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Richard Belzer
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Actor Born: August 4, 1944 in Bridgeport, CT Biography:Launching his career as a standup comic, American performer "Richard Belzer" entered the 1970s as a member of an odd New York-based comedy troupe called Channel One. Anticipating the home video explosion by over a decade, Channel One staged satirical, scatological routines lampooning the banalities of television -- and staged them in front of TV cameras, which transmitted the routines to little TV monitors, which in turn were watched by the live audience. Some of the best sketches were assembled into an X-rated comedy feature, "The Groove Tube" (1970), which featured Belzer, "Ken Shapiro", and a brash newcomer named "Chevy Chase". For the next decade, Belzer played the comedy-club circuit, popped up as a talkshow guest, and appeared in occasional films like "Fame" (1982). He joined still another comedy troupe in 1983, which appeared nightly on the syndicated interview program "Thicke of the Night". ... Full Biography
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