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Del Close
Born
(1934-03-09)March 9, 1934
Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.
Died
March 4, 1999(1999-03-04) (aged 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting place
Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Actor, writer, teacher
Years active
1960–1999
Notable work
The Delmonic Interviews iO The Del Close Theater Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
Del Close (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century.[1] In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was one of the influences on modern improvisational theater. Close is co-founder of the ImprovOlympic (iO).
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DelClose (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of...
2014. Members of the Upright Citizens Brigade originally trained with DelClose at Chicago's ImprovOlympic where they created their signature ASSSSCAT...
Glenda Veronica "Glenn" Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. In a career spanning over five decades of screen and stage, she has received...
ImprovOlympic, now known as iO. Upon iO's founding, in 1983, with partner DelClose, she began teaching Harold to many students in the Chicago theater community...
award-winning actors, directors, and others in show business, including DelClose, Alan Alda, Alan Arkin, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John...
of the premises for its improvisations. Mike Nichols, Ted Flicker, and DelClose were her most frequent collaborators in this regard. When The Second City...
Season 2 on HBO Max". Collider. Retrieved August 8, 2020. "Close Enough, la nueva serie del creador de Un Show Más, llegará a Netflix en Latinoamérica"...
plus Neil Flynn, and Ali Farahnakian), was directed by DelClose, the first long-form group Del focused on. Besser is a founding member of Upright Citizens...
Stay Close is a British mystery drama television miniseries based on the 2012 Harlan Coben novel of the same name, produced by Red Production Company...
hosted performances of improvisational comedy. It was founded in 1981 by DelClose and Charna Halpern. The theater has many notable alumni, including Amy...
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer and songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic...
iO Theater, Improv Institute, and Annoyance Theatre. He studied under DelClose in the early 80s, and became part of the first iO Harold team "Baron's...
Close Friends (Italian: Le amiche del cuore) is a 1992 Italian teen drama film directed by Michele Placido. It was entered into the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs...
Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He began his career in Chicago studying with improv legend DelClose before moving to Hollywood to join the cast of the Fox TV series In Living...
formed the comedy duo Jeff and Ernst. Under the guidance of improv teacher DelClose, the pair were quickly signed by the William Morris Agency and began to...
cited Close Encounters as one of their favorites, among them Stanley Kubrick, Edgar Wright, Bong Joon-ho, Spike Lee, Denis Villeneuve, Guillermo del Toro...
on For Madmen Only, a biographical film about actor and comedy teacher DelClose. "Girls on the Wall | ITVS". Retrieved 2018-05-19. "Heather Ross". IMDb...
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