| General info : | | Robert Elmer Balaban, known as Bob Balaban (born August 16, 1945, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is an American actor, author, producer, comedian and director.
He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Gosford Park (2001), in which he also appeared.
Balaban is most known for his appearances in the Christopher Guest comedies Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006) and in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018). Balaban's other film roles include the drama Midnight Cowboy (1969); the science fiction films Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Altered States (1980), 2010 (1984), the comedy Deconstructing Harry (1997), and the historical drama Capote (2005).
Balaban has directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films. He is also an author of children's novels. | |
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