Comedians from Chicago

Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards, as well as five Grammy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.

Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire, he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time.

American actor

American actor (born 1965)

American actor (1957–2008)

American actor (1949–1982)

American actor

American comedian and actor

American actor and comedian (1964–1997)

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014)

American actor (born 1970)

American actress and comedian

American comedic entertainer (1894–1974)

American actor (1948-2017)

American stand-up comedian

American actress and comedian

American comedian and actor

American actor, comedian (born 1957)

American actor, comedian, musician and presenter (1921–2000)

American actor and comedian (1927–2008)

American actor, director and producer

American actor and comedian (born 1960)

American actor and comedian

American actress (born 1953)

American stand-up comedian and actor (1922–1991)

American actor, radio performer, comedian and ventriloquist (1903-1978)

American comedian and writer

American comedian and actor (born 1982)

American actor and stand-up comedian

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

Lena Waithe is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She is the creator of the Showtime drama series The Chi (2018–present) and the BET comedy series Boomerang (2019–20) and Twenties (2020–21). She also wrote and produced the crime film Queen & Slim (2019) and is the executive producer of the horror anthology series Them (2021–present).

American actor (1943–2024)

American actress

actress, entertainer, singer, writer, and producer (born 1931)

American actor & comedian (1964-)

American comedian

American actress and comedian

American actor (1935-2012)

American stand-up comedian

American actor (born 1979)

American actor (born 1969)

American comedian, actor, writer, and teacher (1925–2017)

American actress and comedian

American singer

American actor

American actress

American stand-up comedian

Actress, vaudevillian (1883-1952)

American actor (1920–1986)

American actor and writer

American actor and writer (1927-2018)

American actor

American comedian

American actor (1969-)

American actor and stuntman (1919-1989)

American comedian, playwright, feminist, television writer and director

American actor and comedian

American actor and director

American actor (1905–1974)

American stand-up comedian and actor