Lewis Black
Lewis Black (born August 30, 1948 in Silver Spring , Maryland ) is an American comedian , actor and author .
He graduated from Yale University in 1977 with a Master of Fine Arts. He worked in the theater for many years until he switched to comedy in the early 1990s.
In 2000, Black received the American Comedy Awards in the Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic category. In 2007 he received the Grammy Award for his CD The Carnegie Hall Performance . Black received his next Grammy Award in 2011 with the album Stark Raving Black .
Lewis Black is a frequent guest star on the satirical news program The Daily Show .
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Hannah and Her Sisters
- 1990–1991: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV series, five episodes)
- 1990: Jacob's Ladder - In the violence of the hereafter (Jacob's Ladder)
- 1991: The Hard Way (The Hard Way)
- 1991: Law & Order (TV series, one episode)
- 1993: Joey Breaker
- 1993: The Night We Never Met (The Night We Never Met)
- 1997: Homicide ( Homicide: Life on the Street , TV series, an episode)
- 1997: Going the Distance ( Mad About You , television series, one episode)
- 2004: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode)
- 2004: Educating Lewis (TV movie)
- 2005: The Happy Elf (voice)
- 2006: Farce of the Penguins (voice)
- 2006: East Broadway
- 2006: SHIT - Die Highschool GmbH (Accepted)
- 2006: Man of the Year
- 2006: Oh dear, you happy ones (Unaccompanied Minors)
- 2009: The Big Bang Theory (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2010: Peep World (voice)
- 2010-2013: Mission Scooby-Doo ( Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated , TV series, 23 episodes, voice)
- 2011: The Penguins of Madagascar ( The Penguins of Madagascar , TV series, 1 episode, voice)
- 2012-2014: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV series, 2 episodes, voice)
- 2015: Everything is upside down ( Inside Out , voice)
Books
- 2005: Nothing's Sacred
- 2008: Me of Little Faith
- 2010: I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas
DVDs
- 2002: Unleashed
- 2004: Black On Broadway
- 2006: A Pair of Lewis Black Shorts
- 2006: Red, White, and Screwed
- 2009: Stark Raving Black
- 2012: In God We Rust
Audio CDs
- 2000: The White Album
- 2002: revolver
- 2002: The End of the Universe
- 2003: Rules of Engagement
- 2005: Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues
- 2006: The Carnegie Hall Performance
- 2008: Anticipation
- 2010: Stark Raving Black
- 2011: The Prophet
- 2013: Lewis Black: Old Yeller (Live At The Borgata)
Web links
Commons : Lewis Black - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of Lewis Black
- Lewis Black at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lewis Black at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Black, Lewis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comedian, actor, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Silver Spring , Maryland |