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Director, Co-producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor, Screen Story Born: August 9, 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Biography:The son of a Rumanian rabbi, Canadian actor/comedian "David Steinberg" was considered the quiet member of his large family -- until he developed a gift for lying. Steinberg's prevarications did not endear him to his father, who said "I kiss the train that takes you away" when Steinberg left Winnipeg to study theology in Israel. All plans for a rabbinical career ended when Steinberg happened to catch "Lenny Bruce"'s act, whereupon he decided to become a comedian. "Paul Sills" of Chicago's Second City troupe hired Steinberg after seeing the young comic in a University of California production of Candide, but Steinberg didn't really fit in with the communal spirit of Second City and chose to strike out as a solo actor. He appeared in Broadway productions as Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights and Little Murders, both failures. Finally he attained a new agent who guided Steinberg through the... Full Biography
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