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| x Charna Halpern | iO |
Charna Halpern was born and raised on the North Side of Chicago. She is a co-founder of the ImprovOlympic, now known as The iO. In 1984, with partner Del Close, she began teaching The Harold to many students in the Chicago theatre community. She and...
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iO |
Del Close (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999), is considered one of the premier influences on modern improvisational theater. An actor, improviser, writer, and teacher, Close had a prolific career, appearing in a number of films and television shows. He...
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| x David Shepherd | Compass Players |
David Shepherd (1924 -) is an American producer, director, and actor primarily noted for his work in improvisational theatre
Born in New York City to an old money family, Shepherd grew up with left-leaning sensibilities. He studied English at...
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| x Lew Irwin |
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The Credibility Gap |
Lew Irwin was the founder of comedy groups The Credibility Gap (when it was known as Lew Irwin and the Credibility Gap) and the Fifth Estate. He also interviewed Dick Clark and Elvis Presley for the Pop Chronicles while at KRLA 1110 radio. He wrote...
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| x John Gilliland |
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The Credibility Gap |
John Sanford Gilliland, Jr. (October 18, 1935 – July 27, 1998) was an American radio broadcaster and documentarian best known for the Pop Chronicles music documentaries and as one of the original members of The Credibility Gap. He was born and died...
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| x Len Chandler |
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The Credibility Gap |
Len Hunt Chandler, Jr. (born 27 May 1935), better known as Len Chandler, is a folk musician from Akron, Ohio. He showed an early interest in music and began playing piano at age 8. Studying classical music in his early teens, he learned to play the...
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| x Thom Beck | The Credibility Gap |
Thom Beck was a founding member of The Credibility Gap while at KRLA radio, where he also narrated part of the Pop Chronicles.
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| x Richard Beebe |
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The Credibility Gap |
Richard Beebe (c. 1930 – August 29, 1998) was on the air for five decades in Los Angeles and won two Golden Mic Awards. A founding member of The Credibility Gap, his experience and wit that moulded into its famous four man group. He was an original...
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| x Dave Foley |
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The Kids in the Hall |
David Scott "Dave" Foley (born January 4, 1963) is a Canadian actor, best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, and Celebrity Poker Showdown. He also frequently appears on The Late Late Show on CBS.
After dropping out of high school...
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| x Kevin McDonald |
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The Kids in the Hall |
Kevin Hamilton McDonald (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian comedian and actor, known as a member of the Canadian sketch comedy group Kids in the Hall.
McDonald was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Sheila and Hamilton McDonald, who was a dental...
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| x Jerry Stiller |
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Stiller and Meara |
Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor.
He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife Anne Meara. Stiller and Meara are the parents of actor Ben Stiller (with whom he co-starred in...
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| x Anne Meara |
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Stiller and Meara |
Anne Meara (born September 20, 1929) is an American comedian and actress. She and Jerry Stiller were a prominent 1960s comedy team, appearing as Stiller and Meara, and are the parents of actor/comedian Ben and actress Amy Stiller.
Meara was born in...
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| x Sam Brown |
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The Whitest Kids U' Know |
Samuel Kelly Brown (born October 26, 1981) is an American comedian, actor, satirist and writer. He is mainly known as part of the New York City-based comedy troupe Whitest Kids U'Know, founded by himself and Trevor Moore.
In his youth, Sam Brown was...
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| x Timmy Williams | The Whitest Kids U' Know |
Timmy Williams (b.April 10, 1981 in Watertown, South Dakota) is an American actor, comedian, writer and one of the 5 members that make up the New York-based sketch-comedy group and TV series "The Whitest Kids U'Know." He and Darren Trumeter are the...
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| x Zach Cregger |
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The Whitest Kids U' Know |
Zachary Michael "Zach" Cregger (born March 1, 1981) is an American comedian, actor, satirist, writer, and director. He is known mostly for his current project, the New York City-based comedy troupe Whitest Kids U' Know, and also starred in the film...
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| x Trevor Moore |
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The Whitest Kids U' Know |
Trevor Paul Moore (Born April 4, 1980) is an American comedian, actor, satirist, cartoonist, writer, and director known mostly for his current project, the New York City-based comedy troupe Whitest Kids U' Know. Moore's other noteworthy projects...
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