Charles Grodin

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Charles Sidney Grodin (born April 21, 1935 in Pittsburgh , † May 18, 2021 in Wilton , Connecticut ), was an American actor , comedian , writer , radio host and theater director .

life and career

Grodin studied at the University of Miami and then learned acting with Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen in New York.

He made his acting debut on Broadway alongside Anthony Quinn . He then played in other plays , made his feature film debut in 1954 and has been seen in smaller roles in various television programs since 1958 . In 1965 Grodin became assistant to the theater and film director Gene Saks . Grodin's breakthrough as a film actor came in 1970 with a supporting role in Mike Nichol 's film adaptation of Joseph Heller's Catch-22 of the same name .

Grodin was known as a comic actor in the first place, he had his first starring role in Elaine May's renowned comedy changing horses in the wedding night ( The Heartbreak Kid ) from 1972, for which he for the Golden Globe Award in the category Best Actor - Comedy or musical has been nominated. This was followed by appearances in Gene Wilder's comedy The Woman in Red from 1984 and the action comedy Midnight Run , in which he starred alongside Robert De Niro . He was also active as a writer, including winning an Emmy Award for his work on a Paul Simon television show (in the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special category ).

According to the film critic Tobias Kniebe, Grodin embodied hardly any radiant heroes in the SZ , much more often the "everyone fighting the pitfalls of life", who occasionally dared to break out of his average life. Grodin was also known from films such as the 1976 remake of King Kong , the Muppets film The Great Muppet Sause from 1981, Ron Underwood's 4 Heavenly Friends from 1994 and the children's films produced by John Hughes A Dog Called Beethoven (1992) and A Family Called Beethoven (1993). For his performance in Ivan Reitman's political satire Dave , Grodin received the 1994 American Comedy Award for "Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film".

In the mid-1990s, Grodin largely withdrew from the film business in order to devote himself to activities as a writer and presenter. He was the author of several non-fiction books and plays. He was also involved in several radio broadcasts. From 1995 to 1998 he hosted his own radio show The Charles Grodin Show on CNBC . In the mid-2010s he returned to the camera again for several productions, for example he appeared in the television series Louie with Louis CK in a recurring supporting role and played in the tragic comedy Feels in his mid-twenties , directed by Noah Baumbach . His work for film and television includes around 70 productions.

Grodin's second marriage from 1983 until his death to Elissa Durwood, with whom he had a son. His daughter from his first marriage is the comedian Marion Grodin.

Filmography (selection)

Theatrography

  • 1962: Tchin-Tchin
  • 1964: Absence of a cello
  • 1968: Lovers and Other Strangers
  • 1974: Thieves
  • 1975: Same Time, Next Year
  • 1977: Unexpected Guests

Fonts

  • It would be so nice if you weren't here: my journey through show business . Morrow, New York c1989.
  • Price of fame: a play . S. French, New York c1991.
  • One of the all-time greats: a comedy . S. French, New York c1992.
  • How I get through life: a wise and witty guide . Morrow, New York c1992.
  • Freddie the fly . With illustrations by Sal Murdocca. Random House, New York c1993.
  • We're ready for you, Mr. Grodin: behind the scenes at talk shows, movies, and elsewhere . Charles Scribner's Sons, New York c1994.
  • I like it better when you're funny: working in television and other precarious adventures . Random House, New York c2002.
  • If I only knew then--: learning from our mistakes . Springboard Press, New York c2007.
  • The right kind of people . Samuel French, New York c2008.
  • How I got to be whoever it is I am . Springboard Press, New York 2009.

Web links

Commons : Charles Grodin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Charles Grodin, Actor, Author, and Talk Show Host, Dies at 86. In: extratv.com. May 18, 2021, accessed May 18, 2021 .
  2. ↑ Tobias Kniebe: Obituary for Charles Grodin: Beloved Everyman. Retrieved May 19, 2021 .
  3. ^ Neil Genzlinger: Charles Grodin, Star of 'Beethoven' and 'Heartbreak Kid,' Dies at 86 . In: The New York Times . May 18, 2021, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 19, 2021]).
personal data
SURNAME Grodin, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grodinsky, Charles (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, comedian, writer, radio host and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH April 21, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Pittsburgh
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Wilton , Connecticut