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Del Close (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century. [1] In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was one of the influences on modern improvisational theater. Close was co-founder of the ImprovOlympic ...
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.
For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close is a 2020 comedy - documentary hybrid film about comedian Del Close (1934–1999), who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century. [1]
Mar 26, 1999 · Del Close, actor, director and acting coach: born Manhattan, Kansas 9 March 1934; died Chicago 4 March 1999.
Del Close, a legendary influence on countless Second City performers and a towering figure in the Chicago theatre, has died at the age of 64. Mr. Close succumbed at the Illinois Masonic Medical...
Infamously dedicated to establishing improv as a unique art form in its own right, Del Close was an influential teacher, an impassioned, complicated guru and a true comedy maestro who pushed all artistic boundaries and trained many of the most celebrated performers of the late 20th century.
Mar 16, 1999 · Del Close, an actor, improvisational comic and mentor to such comedians as John Belushi, John Candy and Bill Murray, died on March 4 at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago.
Jun 4, 2005 · Learn more about Close, a forefather of improvisational comedy, the Second City club that gave rise to John Belushi, Bill Murray and many other comic talents, and Chicago's surrounding Old Town...
Jul 27, 2021 · For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close: Directed by Heather Ross. With Andrew Alexander, Ike Barinholtz, Bernadette Birkett, Stephen Burrows. Documentary film about the legendary improv guru, Del Close.
Mar 8, 1999 · Del Close, an actor and coach who taught John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray and elevated improvisation to an art form, died Thursday in Chicago of complications from emphysema.
