Robert Klein

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Born: February 8, 1942
From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appearances on stage and screen. He has released four standup comedy specials including, A Child of the 50s (1973), Mind Over Matter (1974), New Teeth (1975), and Let's Not Make Love (1990). The first two albums received Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nominations. Klein hosted Saturday Night Live in its first season in 1975 and again in 1978. Klein made his Broadway debut in the 1966 production of The Apple Tree opposite Alan Alda. He earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical nomination for his performance in Neil Simon's musical comedy They're Playing Our Song (1979). He is known for his film roles in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), Mixed Nuts (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Primary Colors (1998), Two Weeks Notice (2002), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), and Reign Over Me (2007). He is also known for his recurring television roles in Law & Order: SVU (2009-2012), The Good Wife (2013-2014), Madam Secretary (2014), Will & Grace (2018-2019). He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his specials, Child in his 50's (2001), and Unfair and Unbalanced (2010). He was profiled in the Starz documentary Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016).

Works

83 films

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

20036.9

Definitely, Maybe

20086.9

Two Weeks Notice

20026.4

Reign Over Me

20077.2

The Back-Up Plan

20106.1

One Fine Day

19966.5

Sharknado 2: The Second One

20144.6

Poison Ivy

19856.0

Mixed Nuts

19945.4

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

19906.2

The Last Unicorn

19827.3

Primary Colors

19986.3

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

20154.6

The Gang

19776.1

People I Know

20025.2

The Gypsy

19756.2

The Owl and the Pussycat

19706.2

Hooper

19786.3

Dirty Movie

20113.2

National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie

20122.1

Radioland Murders

19945.9

Jeffrey

19956.3

Night of 100 Stars III

19904.0

Night of 100 Stars II

19856.8

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

I'm with Lucy

20025.4

Yesterday's Tomorrows

19998.5

Ira & Abby

20065.6

The Landlord

19706.0

Demoted

20114.8

Dangerous Curves

19883.2

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

19987.5

The Safety of Objects

20026.6

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

19777.0

Table Settings

19825.0

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

Monty Python Conquers America

20086.3

The Contract

19994.6

Before I Go

20216.2

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

19987.1

From Where I Sit

20009.0

Comic Relief '90

19906.5

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

19927.0

Piñero

20016.1

Goosed

19993.5

The Pursuit of Happiness

19716.2

Funny Is Money

199910.0

The Bell Jar

19794.2

Since '45

197910.0

Next Stop Wonderland

19985.9

Comedian

20026.6

Let's Go Mets

1986

An All-Star Toast to the Improv

1988

Nobody's Perfekt

19813.6

The Best of John Belushi

19857.5

Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award

20076.0

Suits

19996.8

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

19829.0

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

19792.0

Rivals

19725.6

Pajama Tops

19833.6

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

19909.0

They're Playing Our Song

1979

Labor Pains

20004.0

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

19806.0

On Location: Robert Klein at Yale

1982

This Wife for Hire

19857.0

Putzel

20121.0

An Evening with Robert Klein

19757.0

Summer Switch

1984

Robert Klein: Child of the 50's, Man of the 80's

19849.0

Robert Klein: It All Started Here

19956.5

Clarissa

19957.4

Your Place... or Mine?

19838.0

Robert Klein on Broadway

19867.0

Robert Klein: Child in His 50s

20006.4

Robert Klein Revisited

19778.0

Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg

20165.4

Notice to Quit

20244.8

Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced

20106.4

Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary

2009

Robert Klein: The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue

20056.0

Tax Attack '87

1987