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 Biography: For more than forty years, Robert Klein has entertained audiences, and he continues to have an acclaimed career in comedy, on Broadway, on television, and in film. Born in the Bronx, he was a member of the famed "Second City" theatrical troupe in Chicago. He was nominated twice for Grammy Awards for "Best Comedy Album of the Year" for his albums "Child of the Fifties" and "Mind Over Matter." He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor and won a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit Neil Simon musical, "They're Playing Our Song." In 1993, Klein won an Obie and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Wendy Wasserstein's, "The Sisters Rosensweig." In 1975, Klein was the first comedian to appear in a live concert on Home Box Office. He has done seven one-man shows for HBO, and is currently preparing his eighth. Among many starring roles in television, he co-starred in the hit NBC series, "Sisters," and regularly appears on talk-shows, making more than 100 appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Late Show with David Letterman" alone. Klein has also appeared in many notable films including, "Hooper," "The Owl and the Pussycat," "Primary Colors," "People I Know," "Two Weeks Notice," and "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Currently he can be seen in "Reign Over Me" and the upcoming, "Ira and Abby." "The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue," his recent first book for Simon & Schuster, is an affectionate coming-of-age memoir about growing up in the '50s and '60s before embarking on a show business career. In it he recounts his journey from an apartment in the Bronx, developing his talent in Chicago and the beginning of his show business stardom. The book is pure Robert Klein: witty, honest, self-questioning and always contagiously funny. Publishers Weekly writes: "...he unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes, writing with wry wit and honesty." Robert, a lifelong New Yorker, makes his home in Westchester and New York City. Robert has also starred in several teleplays including Table Settings for HBO, and the classic French Farce Pajama Tops, for Showtime. From 1986 through 1988, Klein also hosted Robert Klein Time on the USA Network, his own weekly talk/variety/comedy show which was nominated for seven Ace Awards. In 1991-1992 Klein hosted the highly acclaimed Arts and Entertainment Review. Seen on the A&E Network, each week Klein presented the finest in the world of entertainment via his incisive interviews and reviews. From 1993-1996, Klein starred on NBCs Sisters as Big Al Barker. As The Prince of Pricetown, Big Als love affair with Alex (Swoosie Kurtz) kept viewers riveted from the moment Klein joined the cast as the burly, yet lovable, retail appliance magnate. The show is presently in syndication. Klein also hosted E! Stand-Up Sit-Down Comedy, a half-hour series seen on E! Entertainment Television in which Klein interviewed and featured the performance of one of the nation's hottest young Stand-Up comedians each week. Klein hosted New Joke City, which was seen weekly on The Metro Channel. Taped at New Yorks famed Gotham Comedy Club, the series featured some of the hottest stand-up comedians from around the country. Robert recently completed his first book for Simon & Schuster, an affectionate coming-of-age memoir about growing up in the 50s and 60s before embarking on a show business career. In The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue, he recounts his journey from an apartment in the Bronx, developing his talent in Chicago and the beginning of his show business stardom that is pure Robert Klein: witty, honest, self-questioning and always contagiously funny. Publishers Weekly writes: "...he unfurls an array of captivating anecdotes, writing with wry wit and honesty." When Robert isnt making a movie, filming a one-man concert, performing on Broadway, at the White House, or hosting a television show, he relaxes by regularly traveling the country appearing at hundreds of colleges, universities, and theatres, or in Atlantic City performing his brilliant comedy for sold-out houses. *In partnership with The Gersh Agency |
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