Sandy Baron (May 5, 1937 – January 21, 2001) was an American comedian who acted on stage, in films, and on television.
Baron was born Sanford Beresofsky in Brooklyn, New York, and changed his name while a student at Brooklyn College, taking his inspiration from the nearby Barron's Bookstore. He started his career working in the Catskill Mountains resorts, when they were, synonymous with the "Borscht Belt" brand of Jewish humor on which Baron made...
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Sandy Baron (May 5, 1937 – January 21, 2001) was an American comedian who acted on stage, in films, and on television.
Baron was born Sanford Beresofsky in Brooklyn, New York, and changed his name while a student at Brooklyn College, taking his inspiration from the nearby Barron's Bookstore. He started his career working in the Catskill Mountains resorts, when they were, synonymous with the "Borscht Belt" brand of Jewish humor on which Baron made his mark. He then moved on to the Compass Players Improv Comedy group in the late 1950s.
He made his Broadway debut in Tchin-Tchin in 1962. He also appeared in many other Broadway plays, hits as well as flops, including Generations and Lenny (Los Angeles production); he later replaced Cliff Gorman in the lead role of Lenny Bruce in Lenny on Broadway.
In the 1966-1967 season, Baron costarred with Will Hutchins in the NBC sitcom Hey, Landlord about an apartment complex in Manhattan.
He appeared in countless television programs, including a...
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