- Robert Wuhl
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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 theUniversity of Houston , where he was active in the drama department and the Epsilon-Omicron Chapter ofTau 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 actorsTony Danza ,Michelle Pfeiffer andFran Drescher . He wrote two episodes of the TV seriesPolice Squad! in 1982, and did anaudio commentary for its release on DVD in 2006.In 1992, he appeared in "
The Bodyguard " as host of the Oscars. In reality he won twoEmmy Awards for co-writing the Academy Awards in 1990 & 1991 withBilly Crystal .From 1996-2002 he wrote and starred in the
HBO series "Arli$$" as the title character, an agent for high-profile athletes. Wuhl was a player in theGame Show Network 's "Poker Royale " series, a competition between pros and comedians. In 2006, he starred on HBO in a one-man-show, "Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl ", where he taught a history class to show how history is created and propagated in a similar fashion to pop culture. A second chapter entitled "Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl " aired on HBO in July 2007.References
External links
*imdb name|id=0943237|name=Robert Wuhl
* [http://www.hbo.com/arliss/ "Arli$$" 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)Persondata
NAME= Wuhl, Robert
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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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