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Also known as Robert Elmer "Bob" Balaban, Robert Elmer Balaban

American actor, director and producer

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Bob Balaban is an American actor, film director, and film producer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1945, he began his work period in 1965. He is educated at Colgate University and HB Studio. Balaban works primarily in the United States and speaks, writes, and signs in English.

His professional credits include roles in acting departments. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Balaban is a male human citizen of the United States.

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Chicago, Illinois, USA

Robert Elmer Balaban, Born: August 16, 1945, Chicago, Illinois, U.S (Height: 5' 5" [1.65 m]). is an American actor, author, comedian, director, and producer. He is best known for his appearances in the Christopher Guest mockumentary comedies Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006), as well as his roles in the films Midnight Cowboy…

Known for

  • Fantasy Life — Lenny2026
  • Bad Actors2024
  • 80 for Brady — Mark2023
  • Asteroid City — Larkings Executive2023
  • Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy — Self2023
  • How Dare You Want More: The Short Film2022
  • Severance — Mark Wilkins2022
  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun — Uncle Nick2021
  • How Moving — Uncle Aaron2021
  • The Chair — Elliot Rentz2021

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Instance of
human
Given name
Bob
Family name
Balaban
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chicago
Occupation
stage actor
Educated at
HB Studio
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Bob Balaban 2012 Shankbone.JPG
Work location
United States
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Commons category
Bob Balaban
date of birth
1945-08-16
start of work period
1965-00-00
writing language
English language
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