Robert Wuhl

Infobox actor


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1951|10|9|mf=y
birthplace = Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
emmyawards = Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
1991 "The 63rd Annual Academy Awards"
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program
1992 "The 64th Annual Academy Awards"

Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American comedian turned actor/writer.

Biography

Early life

Wuhl was born in Union, New Jersey to a father who worked as a produce distributor. [cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Robert-Wuhl.html |title=Robert Wuhl Biography (1951-)] After attending Union High School, Wuhl headed to the University of Houston, where he was active in the drama department and the Epsilon-Omicron Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

Career

After several years of stand-up comedy, Wuhl had roles in movies including "Batman" with Jack Nicholson, "Bull Durham" with Kevin Costner, "Cobb" with Tommy Lee Jones, "Mistress" with Robert DeNiro and "Good Morning, Vietnam" with Robin Williams. His first role in movies was a starring role in the 1980 comedy "Hollywood Knights" along with other fledgling actors Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer and Fran Drescher. He wrote two episodes of the TV series Police Squad! in 1982, and did an audio commentary for its release on DVD in 2006.

In 1992, he appeared in "The Bodyguard" as host of the Oscars. In reality he won two Emmy Awards for co-writing the Academy Awards in 1990 & 1991 with Billy Crystal.

From 1996-2002 he wrote and starred in the HBO series "Arli$$" as the title character, an agent for high-profile athletes. Wuhl was a player in the Game Show Network's "Poker Royale" series, a competition between pros and comedians. In 2006, he starred on HBO in a one-man-show, "Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl", where he taught a history class to show how history is created and propagated in a similar fashion to pop culture. A second chapter entitled "Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl" aired on HBO in July 2007.

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0943237|name=Robert Wuhl
* [http://www.hbo.com/arliss/ "Arli$$" website]
* [http://www.hbo.com/events/rwuhl/ "Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl" website]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6828633870980249586&q=innerviews InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse: Robert Wuhl] (TV Interview)

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1951-10-9
PLACE OF BIRTH= Union, Union County, New Jersey
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