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Robert Klein

By MOJC PRODUCTIONS (other events)

Saturday, October 12 2013 8:00 PM 10:00 PM EDT
 
ABOUT ABOUT

ROBERT KLEIN, FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS , HAS ENTERTAINED AUDIENCES, AND HE CONTINUES TO HAVE AN ACCLAIMED CAREER IN COMEDY, ON BROADWAY, ON TELEVISION, AND IN FILM.

BORN IN THE BRONX, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FAMED "SECOND CITY" THEATRICAL GROUP IN CHICAGO

HE WAS NOMINATED TWICE FOR GRAMMY AWARDS FOR "BEST COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR" FOR HIS ALBUM "CHILD OF THE FIFTIES" AND "MIND OVER MATTER"

HE RECEIVED A TONY AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST ACTOR AND WON A LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE HIT NEIL SIMON MUSICAL, "THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG" IN 1993, KLEIN WON AN OBIE AND THE OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN WENDY WASSERMAN'S "THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG.

IN 1975, KLEIN WAS THE FIRST COMEDIAN TO APPEAR IN A LIVE CONCERT ON HOME BOX OFFICE. HE HAS DONE SEVEN ONE MAN SHOWS FOR HBO, AND IS CURRENTLY PREPARING HIS EIGHTH.

AMONG MANY STARRING ROLES IN TELEVISION, HE CO -STARRED IN THE HIT NBC SERIES, "SISTERS", AND REGULARLY APPEARS ON TALK SHOWS, MAKING MORE THAN 100 APPEARANCES ON "THE TONIGHT SHOW", AND "LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN" ALONE.

KLEIN HAS ALSO APPEARED IN MANY NOTABLE FILMS INCLUDING, "HOPPER, "THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT", "PRIMARY COLORS", "PEOPLE I KNOW", "TWO WEEKS NOTICE", AND "HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS". CURRENTLY HE CAN BE SEEN IN "REIGN OVER ME", AND "IRA AND ABBY"

ROBERT KLEIN , A LIFE LONG NEW YORKER, MAKES HIS HOME IN WESTCHESTER AND NEW YORK CITY.