I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called ‘The Last Good Time’. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn’t in it.
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I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.
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My dad was born in Chicago in 1908… his parents came from Russia. They settled in Chicago, where they lived in a little tiny grocery store with eight or nine children – in the backroom all together – and my grandmother got the idea to go into the movie business.
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Birth: | 16th August, 1945 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Actor, Author, Director |
Bob Balaban was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is an American actor, author, producer, and director. One of his earliest appearances in film was in 1969's Midnight Cowboy. Prior to that, he filled the role of "Linus" in the original off-Broadway production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown in 1967. Balaban has had supporting roles in films such as Absence of Malice, Bob Roberts, Deconstructing Harry, Ghost World, The Majestic, Lady in the Water and Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind and For Your Consideration. Balaban is the author of a series of six children's novels featuring a bionic dog named McGrowl.
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