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Al Waxman
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Born: April 2, 1935 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Biography:Ubiquitous Canadian actor/director "Al Waxman" is not always cast in leading roles, but he is invariably given special billing, usually with a box around his name in the opening credits. This honor is well-deserved; in show business since the 1950s, Waxman labored long and hard to make a name for himself. During his first Hollywood stay in the 1960s, Waxman worked as a waiter and bouncer between engagements. He was fired from his job as a short-order cook at Barney's Beanery after sneaking extra portions of food to his fellow starving artists. Returning to Canada in the late 1960s, Waxman directed several intriguing but unsuccessful low-budget films, among them Tviggy (the story of a Jewish model), "The Crowd Inside," and the soft-core "My Pleasure is My Business." He finally struck gold in the role of blue-collar blowhard Larry King on the popular 1970s Canadian sitcom King of Kensington, which... Full Biography
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