Bob Balaban

Biography

Born 08/16/1945

As a screen actor, Bob Balaban was often seen in character roles as buttoned up and usually bespectacled brains, with his deadpan performances in Christopher Guest films like “Waiting for Guffman” (1996) and “Best in Show” (2000) earning him a following with indie comedy fans. Many of those...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2002, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
In 2002, received BAFTA Award for Best British Film
In 2002, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble

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Highlights

In 2008, Directed the HBO film "Bernard and Doris" about tobacco millionairess Doris Duke (Susan Sarandon) and her relationship with her gay butler (Ralph Fiennes); earned an Emmy nomination for Directing a Miniseries or TV-Movie
In 2008, Portrayed Ben Ginsberg, the national counsel to the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign in the HBO film "Recount"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV-Movie
In 2007, Costarred in Justin Theroux's directing debut, "Dedication"

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Family & Companions

Sam Katz: grandfather (Vice president at MGM beginning in 1936; also served as President of the Publix theatre division of Paramount Pictures)
Elmer Balaban: father (Co-founded the H & E Balaban Corporation in Chicago, which operated their own movie palaces including the Esquire Theatre; later owned a powerful group of television stations and cable television franchises)

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