Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman

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birthname = Sheldon Leonard Berman
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birthplace = Chicago, Illinois
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occupation = Film, television actor, comedian
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Sheldon Leonard "Shelley" Berman (born February 3, 1926) is an American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor.

Biography

Berman was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Irene (née Marks) and Nathan Berman. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Shelley-Berman.html Shelley Berman Biography (1926-) ] ] His early years were filled with dreams of the stage. After numerous failed serious plays, Berman found himself with The Compass Players, an improv comedy troupe, where he found his first success. This troupe would later become The Second City. He left the group in 1957.

His 1959 debut album, "Inside Shelley Berman", won the first spoken word comedy Grammy Award ever,Fact|date=April 2008 and the cover of that album cemented his image as a skinny guy sitting on a high chair, cigarette in hand. He was the first standup comedian to appear at Carnegie Hall, and went on to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (over 20 times), "The Jack Paar Show", and numerous other variety and TV specials throughout the 1960s. Berman's Broadway theatre credits include "The Girls Against the Boys" and "A Family Affair".

By 1989, he had returned to comedy by taking small roles. In 1995, Berman released a new live comedy album called "Live Again! At the Improv". Since then, he has been part of numerous projects, including "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Boston Legal", "Friends", "Arli$$", "King of Queens", "The Bernie Mac Show" and "Meet the Fockers".

Since 1982, Berman has been teaching in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California, in the subject of Writing Humor, Literary and Dramatic. He has written three books and continues to write and act. In 2006, he hosted the annual Chabad Telethon broadcast in several cities.

In 2007, he guest-starred in an episode of HBO's "Entourage" as "Uncle Shelley" to Mrs. Ari and her husband, Ari Gold.

In 2008, he appeared alongside Adam Sandler in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan, playing the role of his father and also a veteran of the 6 day war in Israel.

References

External links

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* [http://www.shelleyberman.com Official website]
*Audio interview on The Sound of Young America: [http://libsyn.com/media/tsoya/tsoya043005.mp3 MP3 Link]
* [http://www.laughterlog.com/Personalities/per-sberman.HTM Laughterlog.com] — Discography
* [http://www.aarpmagazine.org/entertainment/berman Shelley Berman Laughs Last] by Margaret Guroff, "AARP The Magazine", November & December 2005

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NAME = Berman, Shelley
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor
DATE OF BIRTH = February 3 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH = Chicago, Illinois, USA
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