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Encyclopedia > Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Born August 16, 1945(1945-08-16)
Chicago, Illinois

Bob Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and director, best known for his collaborations with Christopher Guest. is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), is a British/American comedian, actor, writer, director, musician and Grammy Award-winning composer known as Christopher Guest. ...

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Biography

Personal life

Balaban was born Robert Elmer Balaban in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Elmer Balaban and Eleanor (Pottasch).[1] His family was a dominant force in the theatre business; his uncles founded the Balaban and Katz Theatre circuit in Chicago, a chain which included the Chicago and Uptown theatres (a 2006 documentary, Uptown: Portrait of a Palace, features one of these theatres). Balaban and Katz operated some of the most beautiful movie palaces in the United States beginning the 1920s. Bob Balaban's father and his uncle Harry founded the H & E Balaban Corporation in Chicago. H & E Balaban Corporation operated their own movie palaces including the Esquire Theatre in Chicago. They later owned a powerful group of television stations and cable television franchises. His uncle Barney Balaban was president of Paramount Pictures[2] for nearly 30 years from 1936 to 1964. His grandmother's second husband, Sam Katz, was a vice president at MGM beginning in 1936. Sam had early partnered with Bob's uncles Abe, Barney, John and Max to form Balaban and Katz. Sam also served as President of the Publix theatre division of Paramount Pictures. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The first incarnation of the Balaban and Katz corporation appeared in 1916 in Chicago by A.J. Balaban, Barney Balaban, Sam Katz and Morris Katz. ... This article is about the landmark theater. ... Uptown Theatre, Chicago, 2005. ... Barney Balaban was one of five Balaban brothers from Chicago who founded the Balaban and Katz Theatre Chain. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ...


Balaban is an alumnus of Colgate University and lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with his family. He is a member of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. He is Jewish,[3] with his paternal grandparents having immigrated from Russia to Chicago.[4] Colgate in fall. ... The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... ΦΚΤ (Phi Kappa Tau) is a U.S. national college fraternity. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...


Career

One of his earliest appearances was in 1969's Midnight Cowboy. Among his early roles in the 1970s were those of Orr in Catch-22, and the interpreter David Laughlin in the 1977 Steven Spielberg science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. In 1979 he received a Tony Award nomination for his role in The Inspector General. During the 1980s he appered in films such as 2010 and directed the Randy Quaid picture Parents. This article is about the 1969 film. ... Catch-22 is a 1970 film, adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. ... It has been suggested that Interpreter (communication) be merged into this article or section. ... Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... This article is about the film; for the a definition of the UFO related phenomenon, see Close encounter. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Cover of the first edition Revizor, The Inspector General or The Government Inspector (Russian: ) is a satirical play by the Russian playwright and novelist Nikolai Gogol, published in 1836 and revised for the 1842 edition. ... 2010: The Year We Make Contact, also known as 2010, is a science fiction film released in 1984 directed by Peter Hyams. ... Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated actor and former comedian. ... DVD cover. ...


Balaban has had supporting roles in films such as Bob Roberts, Deconstructing Harry, The Majestic, Lady in the Water and all of Christopher Guest's films: Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and recently For Your Consideration. Bob Roberts is a 1992 film directed and written by Tim Robbins. ... Deconstructing Harry is a film by Woody Allen released in 1997. ... The Majestic is a 2001 film, written by Michael Sloane, and directed by Frank Darabont. ... Lady in the Water is a 2006 thriller/fantasy film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and also produced by Sam Mercer and Jose L. Rodriguez. ... Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest (born February 5, 1948), is a British/American comedian, actor, writer, director, musician and Grammy Award-winning composer known as Christopher Guest. ... Waiting for Guffman is a mockumentary written,starring, and directed by Christopher Guest that was released in 1997. ... Best in Show (2000) is a mockumentary film following five entries in a prestigious conformation dog show. ... A Mighty Wind is a 2003 mockumentary about a folk music reunion concert and the three groups that must come together to perform on national television for the first time in years. ... For Your Consideration is a heading frequently used in advertisements in entertainment trade publications such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. ...


In the 1990s, Balaban had a recurring role as Russell Dalrymple, the fictional president of NBC and eventually Elaine's love interest on Seinfeld. He also played Warren Littlefield, another NBC executive, in The Late Shift, about the battle between Jay Leno and David Letterman for NBC's The Tonight Show. In 1999 Balaban made a guest appearance in the sitcom Friends as Phoebe's Dad Frank Buffay in "The One With Joey's Bag". The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... The Late Shift is a 1996 TV movie produced by HBO based on the book by Bill Carter. ... James Douglas Muir Jay Leno (born April 28, 1950) is an Emmy-winning American comedian who is best known as the current host of NBC televisions long-running variety and talk program The Tonight Show. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... For the use of the word in a general sense, see Friendship. ... // Phoebe critchley or Phebe may refer to: Phoebe (Name), a feminine name Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβη (Phoibe), which meant bright, pure from Greek φοιβος (phoibos). ... The One With Joeys Bag is the 13th episode of season 5 of the sitcom Friends. ...


In 2001 Balaban produced the Robert Altman picture Gosford Park, for which he received a nomination for Best Picture. For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...


Bob Balaban is the author of a series of six children's novels featuring a bionic dog named "McGrowl".


Balaban recently appeared in an episode of Entourage as a doctor known for writing prescriptions for medical marijuana. Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ...


Further reading

  • Balaban, David. "The Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz", Arcadia Publishing, 2006

References

  1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Bob-Balaban.html
  2. ^ http://moviepoopshoot.com/interviews/30.html
  3. ^ Pine, Dan. "Hooked on ‘Addicted’", The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, 2004-09-24. Retrieved on 2006-12-13. 
  4. ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/387/387771p1.html

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Films by Christopher Guest and his frequent costars
Films This Is Spinal Tap (1984) · Waiting for Guffman (1997)  · Best in Show (2000)  · A Mighty Wind (2003)  · For Your Consideration (2006)
Actors Bob Balaban · Paul Benedict · Ed Begley Jr. · Jennifer Coolidge · Paul Dooley · Christopher Guest · Rachael Harris · John Michael Higgins · Michael Hitchcock  · Don Lake · Eugene Levy · Jane Lynch · Michael McKean · Larry Miller · Catherine O'Hara · Jim Piddock · Parker Posey · Harry Shearer · Deborah Theaker · Fred Willard · Scott Williamson

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