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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. In 1957, at the age of 23, he became a member of the St. Louis branch of "The Compass Players", the direct precursor of "The Second City", which opened ...
Jun 4, 2005 · Author Jeff Griggs talks about Guru: My Days with Del Close. Close was central to Chicago's Second City club, which gave rise to John Belushi, Bill Murray and many other comic talents.
Apr 3, 2008 · As Del Lay Dying. On his deathbed, comedy genius Del Close held court at one last party. by Kim "Howard" Johnson April 3, 2008. Del Close is perhaps the least famous of the great comedy maestros ...
Jul 27, 2021 · The film covers many of the Del Close stories, about a man whose creative powers and anxiety disorders were apparently inextricable. Close was a hippie, gap-toothed wild man who practiced witchcraft, a bipolar genius who worked with Mike Nichols and Elaine May in their salad days, who became a mentor to many of the most famous names in late 20th century comedy.
Mar 11, 1999 · Del Close, a Kansas-bred second cousin of Dwight D. Eisenhower, became the presiding genius of Chicago’s Second City. He acted there until he was fired in 1965, and came back in 1972 to direct ...
Aug 1, 2021 · Jason Sudeikis (“Ted Lasso”) in “For Madmen Only.”. Del Close was certifiable. He ran away from home at the age of 17 and joined the circus, working as a fire-eater and being shot from a cannon. He spent time in mental hospitals and was checked out to do his show in Chicago and then checked back in to the Cook County Hospital Psych Ward.
Mar 5, 1999 · Del Close, a seminal figure in Chicago’s improvisational movement who had far-flung influence and was a priceless comic actor, died Thursday. He was 64.Mr. Close died at Illinois Masonic Medical ...
