Bob Balaban

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AKA: Robert Elmer Balaban, Rob Balaban
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 08/16/1945
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

biography

As a screen actor, Bob Balaban was often seen in character roles as buttoned up and usually bespectacled brains, with his deadpan performances in Christopher Guest films like “Waiting for Guffman” (1996) and “Best in Show” (2000) earning him a following with indie comedy fans. Many of those same fans – as well as ones who enjoyed his recurring role as the network executive who greenlights and then cancels Jerry and George’s sitcom project on “Seinfeld” (NBC, 1989-1998) – may not have known that Balaban also enjoyed a steady career behind the camera as a director of dark comedies for film and Continued

Credits

Actor
2010
(TV Show)
2008-2008
Director
2008
Arthur Planck
2007
Therapist
2007
Philip Koontz
2006
Harry Farber
2006
William Shawn
2005
(TV Show)
2002-2003
Director
2003
Director
2002
Jonathan Steinbloom
2003
Rosen
2003
(TV Show)
2002-2002
Dr Lowell Sherman
2002
Story By
2001
Morris Weissman
2001
Producer
2001
Enid's Dad
2001
Bernie Nayman
2001
Dr Theodore W Millbank III
2000
Dr R Chandra
2000
Decker
1999
Kowalsky
1999
(TV Show)
1999-1999
Frank, Sr.
1999
(TV Show)
1998-1998
Director
1998
Actor
1998
Executive Producer
1998
Richard
1997
(TV Show)
1993-1993
Russell
1993
Santimassino
1981
Arthur Rosenberg
1980
Morris
Ed
Mr Entamen
Warren Gerber
Victor Karp
Mr Drinkwater
Wilkie
Martin
Arnold Webster
Elliot Webly
Director
screenplay

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began performing with the Second City troupe in Chicago while still in high school
1967 
Off-Broadway debut, as Linus in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
1969 
Broadway debut (while a student at NYU) as bellhop in Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite"
1969 
Film acting debut in "Midnight Cowboy"
1970 
Portrayed Captain Orr in "Catch 22"
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