- Judy Graubart
infobox actor
birthdate=October, 1943
birthplace=Fort Worth, Texas
spouse=Bob Dishy Judy Graubart (born October 1943 in
Fort Worth, Texas ) is an American actress. She is best remembered for being a regular cast member of "The Electric Company ", the revolutionary children's show from the 1970s produced by the Children's Television Workshop. She, like the other cast members, who includedMorgan Freeman ,Rita Moreno , andBill Cosby , played hundreds of characters on the show during its 6-year run (1971–1977), Jennifer of the Jungle being a standout. Prior to "The Electric Company", Graubart was also a regular on a little-known show called "Comedy Tonight ", along withPeter Boyle ,Robert Klein , andMadeline Kahn , all of whom were just breaking through in their careers, which aired during the summer of 1970 onCBS and was largely a poor imitation of "Laugh-In ", the smash-hit comedy variety show during that time.After her run with "The Electric Company", she appeared in several little-known films during the early 1980s, including
Marshall Brickman 's "Simon " and "Author! Author! " which starredAl Pacino . She reunited with Madeline Kahn for the 1999 film "Judy Berlin ", which was completed shortly before the latter's death.She appeared, as did many other of the original cast members of "The Electric Company", in interviews and episode introductions on the second volume of "
The Best of the Electric Company "DVD boxed set that was released byShout! Factory andSony BMG Music Entertainment onNovember 14 ,2006 .Trivia
*Graubart is married to character actor
Bob Dishy .
*She was a member ofThe Second City alongside other comedians such asDavid Steinberg andAvery Schreiber .Links
* [http://akas.imdb.com/name/nm0336103/ Judy Graubart at the Internet Movie Database]
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