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Mitch Hedberg
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American stand-up comedian
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Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American comedian, screenwriter, actor, and film director. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he was a citizen of the United States and spoke English as his native language. His professional work included acting, as noted in his departmental classification, and he is associated with comedy and stand-up genres.
Hedberg died in Livingston from cardiac arrest, which was classified as an accidental death. He had a medical history that included congenital heart disease and palpitations. His recorded works number five. He is remembered for quotes such as, "A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer," and "I am not addicted to gambling although I am addicted to sitting in a semi-circle."
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Film & TV
Acting · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedianknown for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimesone-line jokes, mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs. Hedberg's comedy and on-stage persona gained him a cult following,with audience members sometimes shouting out the punchlines…
Known for
- Group Therapy — Self (archive footage)2024
- Possum Man — Self (archival footage)2019
- Just For Laughs: Over The Edge — Self2009
- Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge — Self2006
- Lords of Dogtown — Urethane Wheels Guy2005
- Mitch Hedberg: Mitch All Together — Himself2003
- Saddle Rash — Muscular Mel (voice)2002
- Saddle Rash2002
- Almost Famous — Eagles Road Manager2000
- Ed — Dave2000
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1968
- Active to
- 2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 240,856
- Total plays
- 7,864,787
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Mitchell Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 29, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his odd subject matter, stylistic elocution and memorable routines that often consisted of a string of one-line non sequiturs. He died at the age of 37 from multiple drug toxicity. Hedberg was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was the son of Swedish immigrants Arne and Mary Hedberg, and was married to Canadian comedian Lynn Shawcroft on February 25th, 1999. He graduated from Harding High School in S
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,796x
- Effects of Losartan on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy
· 2001 · cited 5,912x
- The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis
· 2010 · cited 4,308x
- Work and/or Fun: Measuring Hedonic and Utilitarian Shopping Value
· 1994 · cited 4,178x
- Trastuzumab after Adjuvant Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
· 2005 · cited 4,146x
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Quotes
- “I had an apartment and I had a neighbor, and whenever he would knock on my wall, I knew he wanted me to turn my music down, and that made me angry 'cause I like loud music... So when he knocked on the wall, I'd mess with his head. I'd say "Go around! I cannot open the wall! I don't know if you have a doorknob on your side, but over here there's nothin'. It's just flat."”
- “I was at a bar, and this guy bumped into me, and he did not apologize, and he said, "Move!" I thought that was rude, so I said, "Go to hell!" Then I started to run. He caught up to me. He had a mustache, a goatee, a pair of earrings, sunglasses, a ponytail and he was wearing a hat. He said, "Hey, you got a lot of nerve!" I said, "Hey, you got a lot of... cranium accessories!" (laughter) See, this is a smart crowd. Whenever I play for a dumb crowd, I say, "You got a lot of shit on your head!"”
- “I went to the store and bought eight apples. The clerk said, "Do you want me to put them in a bag?" I said, "Oh no, man, I juggle. But I can only juggle eight. If I'm ever here buying nine apples, bag 'em up!"”
- “A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer.”
- “I am not addicted to gambling although I am addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.”
- “You know they call corn-on-the-cob "corn-on-the-cob," right? But that's how it comes out of the ground, man. They should call that "corn", and they should call every other version "corn-off-the-cob." It's not like if you cut off my arm you would call my arm "Mitch", but then reattach it and call it "Mitch-all-together."”
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Key facts
- Born
- Mitchell Lee Hedberg , ( 1968-02-24 ) February 24, 1968, Saint Paul, Minnesota , U.S.
- Died
- March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30) (aged 37), Livingston, New Jersey , U.S.
- Notable work
- Strategic Grill Locations , Mitch All Together , Do You Believe in Gosh?
- Spouse
- Lynn Shawcroft ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 )
- Years active
- 1989–2005
- Medium
- Stand-up
- Genres
- Observational comedy surreal humor word play non sequitur one-liner deadpan
- Subjects
- Recreational drug use Everyday life American culture Self-deprecation Drinking culture Food
- Website
- mitchhedberg.net
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul
- Place of death
- Livingston
- Occupation
- stand-up comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1968-02-24
- date of death
- 2005-03-30
- birth name
- Mitchell Lee Hedberg
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- manner of death
- accidental death
- medical condition
- palpitation
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Mitch Hedberg
- Commons category
- Mitch Hedberg
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Encyclopedic overview
Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian. He was known for his one-liner comedy, characterized by surreal humor and his distinctive deadpan delivery, as well as his unconventional stage presence.
Hedberg rose to prominence through repeated appearances on Late Show with David Letterman, and was dubbed "the next Seinfeld" by Time. Throughout his career, he recorded three stand-up comedy albums, Strategic Grill Locations (1999), Mitch All Together (2003), and the posthumous Do You Believe in Gosh? (2008). He also wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the independent film Los Enchiladas! (1999), making further cameo appearances in Almost Famous (2000) and Lords of Dogtown (2005).
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