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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. In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was one of the influences on modern improvisational theater .
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.
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Mar 5, 1999 · Del Close was a director and performer who helped launch the careers of many Second City stars. He also appeared in Broadway musicals, movies and Shakespeare plays, and donated his skull to the Goodman Theatre.
Mar 26, 1999 · Del Close was a pioneer of improvisational comedy who influenced many famous performers. He died in 1999 after a long struggle with drugs and mental illness.
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.
Jul 2, 1999 · Chicago improv legend Del Close, who died in March, has achieved in death what most actors crave their whole lives: a steady gig.
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.
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