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  1. Sheldon Leonard Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and lecturer.. He was awarded three gold records for his comedy albums and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy recording in 1959. In 2008 he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Larry David's father on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

  2. Sep 1, 2017 · Shelley Berman, whose brittle persona and anxiety-ridden observations helped redefine stand-up comedy in the late 1950s and early ’60s, died early Friday morning at his home in Bell Canyon ...

  3. Shelley Berman. Actor: You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Shelley Berman began studying acting shortly after he was honorably discharged from the US navy. He enrolled as a drama student at Chicago's Goodman Theater, where he met Sarah Herman, another aspiring thespian. They fell in love and were married in 1947. After graduating from the Goodman Theater, Shelley joined the Woodstock Players, a ...

  4. Sep 1, 2017 · Inside Shelley Berman, his live record released in 1959, became the first comedy album to go gold (reaching sales of 500,000 units) and was the first non-musical recording to win a Grammy Award ...

  5. Sep 1, 2017 · Shelley Berman, who tapped into the neuroses and frustrations of post-World War II America and brought an actor's sensibility to his monologues to become one of the top comedians of the late 1950s ...

  6. Sep 1, 2017 · Berman was the first comedian to win a Grammy Award, winning the inaugural Best Comedy Performance, Spoken Word in 1959 for his debut comedy album Inside Shelley Berman; the LP was also the first ...

  7. Sep 1, 2017 · Shelley Berman, a widely popular GRAMMY-winning comedian in the late 1950s and 1960s who later came to prominence as an actor on shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm," has died following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 92 years old.

  8. Sep 1, 2017 · NEW YORK --Comedian Shelley Berman, who won gold records and appeared on top television shows in the 1950s and 1960s delivering wry monologues about the annoyances of everyday life, has died.He ...

  9. Welcome to The Official SHELLEY BERMAN Web Site! Please join us at Shelley’s official Facebook fan group, where we celebrate all things Shelley! You'll find rare photos, video clips, and comments from Shelley's fans all over the world. To view a wide variety of photos and memorabilia from Shelley’s remarkable life and career, click here. Shelley's classic comedy albums (including gold ...

  10. Sep 1, 2017 · Shelley Berman, a Grammy Award-winning comedian whose nervous, fidgety style of humor influenced Jerry Seinfeld and other standup comics, and who had a late-career resurgence playing Larry David ...

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