- Emo Philips
Infobox Comedian
name = Emo Philips
imagesize = 200px
caption = Emo Philips onstage
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birth_date = birth date and age|1956|2|7
birth_place =Chicago, Illinois
death_date =
death_place =
medium = stand-up
nationality = American
active =
genre =Surreal humor ,Wit /Word play
subject =
influenced =Jimmy Carr ,Demetri Martin ,Patton Oswalt ,Mitch Hedberg
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website = [http://www.emophilips.com/ EmoPhilips.com]
footnotes =Emo Philips (born Phil Soltanec,
February 7 ,1956 inChicago, Illinois [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680073/bio Emo Philips - Biography ] ] ) is an Americanentertainer andcomedian . Much of his standup comedy stems from the use ofparaprosdokian s andgarden path sentence s.Career
Aside from Philips' long career as a standup comic, he has been featured in
acting roles ontelevision series such as "Miami Vice " and "The Weird Al Show ". He was featured in a segment of Weird Al's movie, "UHF" as a rather clumsy school shop teacher. He has also recently appeared on British television, appearing as a guest on thepanel game "8 Out of 10 Cats ". He was also included in the top 50 of "E4"'s 100 Greatest Comedians. He also appeared number 54 on channel 4's top 100 greatest standups.Philips has several voiceover credits, including work on the animated series "
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist "; "Home Movies"; ""; and the voice of Dooper in the animated seriesSlacker Cats . [cite web
title = “Slacker Cats” Coming to ABC Family
url = http://www.catchannel.com/News/slacker-cats.aspx
accessdate = 2006-07-13 ]He has appeared in
feature film s, including "UHF" (1989), the original version of "Meet the Parents" (1992) and "Desperation Boulevard " (1998). He was also associate producer of the 1992 film, "Meet the Parents". [imdb title|0104844|Meet the Parents]Philips has recorded three comedy albums; His album "E=mo²" won the 1985 New Music Award for best comedy album. It was later re-released along with his "Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre" album on a single CD. In 2005, a joke of his was voted funniest religious joke ever in an online poll. [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1580529,00.html] In 2006, he appeared at the
Newbury Comedy Festival .Personal life
In 1988, Philips married comedian
Judy Tenuta , another entertainer with an offbeat comic persona. The couple later divorced.References
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NAME= Philips, Emo
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=stand-up comedian
DATE OF BIRTH=February 7 ,1956
PLACE OF BIRTH=Chicago ,Illinois
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