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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. In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was one of the influences on modern improvisational theater .
Del Close. Actor: The Blob. Del Close was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas, and attended Kansas State University, after touring with a sideshow act for a period of time in his teenage years.
Infamously dedicated to establishing improv as a unique art form in its own right, Del Close was an influential teacher, an impassioned, complicated guru and a true comedy maestro who pushed all artistic boundaries and trained many of the most celebrated performers of the late 20th century.
27 juil. 2021 · A viewer might come away from Heather Ross’ creatively free-wheeling, celebrity-filled documentary, For Mad Men Only: The Stories of Del Close, with the impression that the improv comedy movement from the 1950s was primarily the work of one troubled genius. That would be misleading.
16 mars 1999 · Del Close, an actor, improvisational comic and mentor to such comedians as John Belushi, John Candy and Bill Murray, died on March 4 at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago.
Gourou de la comédie américaine, Del Close a influencé des dizaines d'humoristes célèbres, tout en restant lui-même largement méconnu. Portrait éclaté d'un génie comique torturé. Efficace mélange de témoignages, d'extraits d'archives et de reconstitutions dramatiques.
Del Close was a director and performer who helped launch the careers of many Second City stars. He also appeared in Broadway musicals, movies and Shakespeare plays, and donated his skull to the Goodman Theatre.
