Which The 'Burbs actor was also a writer and a comedian?
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The 'Burbs The 'Burbs is a 1989 American comedy thriller film directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal and Henry Gibson. The film was written by Dana Olsen, who also has a cameo in the movie. The film pokes fun at suburban environments and their eccentric dwellers.
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Rick Ducommun Richard "Rick" Ducommun (July 3, 1952 – June 12, 2015) was a Canadian actor, comedian and writer who appeared in films and television.
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Andy Houts Andrew Laurence "Andy" Houts (June 23, 1965 – February 26, 1997) was an American actor. Houts began his career at Klasky-Csupo, working on "The Simpsons", "Rugrats" (where he wrote two episodes), "Duckman" and "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" in numerous capacities (most commonly as a production coordinator and an actor). He also wrote one episode of "Rocko's Modern Life", and appeared on "The Drew Carey Show" and "Ellen" in small roles. Houts died in 1997 of a brain tumor before the new season of "Rugrats" began. The episode "" is dedicated to his memory. He was a gifted comic.
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Robert Wuhl Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is perhaps best known as the creator and star of the television comedy series "Arliss" (1996–2002) and for his portrayal of newspaper reporter Alexander Knox in Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989).
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Phil Hartman Philip Edward "Phil" Hartman (September 24, 1948May 28, 1998; born Hartmann) was a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family moved to the United States in 1958. After graduating from California State University, Northridge, with a degree in graphic arts, he designed album covers for bands like Poco and America. Hartman joined the comedy group The Groundlings in 1975 and there helped comedian Paul Reubens develop his character Pee-wee Herman. Hartman co-wrote the screenplay for the film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and made recurring appearances as Captain Carl on Reubens' show "Pee-wee's Playhouse".
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Daniel Burt (comedian) Daniel Burt is a writer and comedian from Australia.
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Woody Woodbury Robert “Woody” Woodbury (born February 9, 1924) is an American comedian, actor, television personality and talk show host. He is known for his best-selling comedy albums of risqué stories, most of which were released in the early 1960s. He was among the first standup comedians to receive a gold record.
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Mel Brooks Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, and composer. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for the early TV variety show "Your Show of Shows". He became well known as part of the comedy duo with Carl Reiner in the comedy skit "The 2000 Year Old Man". He also created, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series "Get Smart", which ran from 1965 to 1970.
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Bob Newhart George Robert Newhart (born September 5, 1929) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, noted for his deadpan and slightly stammering delivery. Newhart came to prominence in the 1960s when his album of comedic monologues, "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart", became a worldwide bestseller and reached number one on the "Billboard" pop album chart—it remains the 20th-best selling comedy album in history. The follow-up album, "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!", was also a massive success, and the two albums held the "Billboard" number one and number two spots simultaneously.
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Rusty Magee Benjamin Rush "Rusty" Magee (August 6, 1955 – February 16, 2003) was an accomplished comedian, actor and composer/lyricist for theatre, television, film and commercials.
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Bob Elliott (comedian) Robert Brackett Elliott (March 26, 1923 – February 2, 2016) was an American actor and comedian, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather of actress and comedian Abby Elliott. He is most remembered by the character of Wally Ballou, a mild-mannered, but indefatigable radio reporter.
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Sandy Baron Sandy Baron (born Sanford Irving Beresofsky; May 5, 1936 – January 21, 2001) was an American comedian who performed on stage, in films, and on television.
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Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He hosts "Late Night with Seth Meyers", a late-night talk show that airs on NBC. Prior to that, he was a head writer for NBC's "Saturday Night Live" (2001–2014) and hosted the show's news parody segment, "Weekend Update".
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The Comedian (Playhouse 90) The Comedian is a 1957 live television drama written by Rod Serling from a novella by Ernest Lehman, directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Mickey Rooney, Edmond O'Brien, Mel Tormé and Kim Hunter.
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Charlie Skelton Charlie Skelton is a comedy writer, journalist, artist and actor from Suffolk, England.
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Esmonde and Larbey John Gilbert Esmonde (21 March 1937 – 10 August 2008) and Robert Edward "Bob" Larbey (24 June 1934 – 31 March 2014), better known as Esmonde and Larbey, were a successful British television comedy scriptwriting duo from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating popular sitcoms and hit comedy shows, such as "Please Sir!" (1968–72), "The Good Life" (1975–78), "Get Some In!" (1975–78), "Ever Decreasing Circles" (1984-89) and "Brush Strokes" (1986–91).
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Ernie Kovacs Ernest Edward "Ernie" Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer.
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Charlie Higson Charles Murray "Charlie" Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author, and former singer. He has also written and produced for television.
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Gary Burghoff Gary Rich Burghoff (born May 24, 1943) is an American actor, known for playing Charlie Brown in the 1967 Off-Broadway musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", and the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the film "MASH", as well as the TV series.
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Mike Yarwood Michael Edward "Mike" Yarwood, OBE (born 14 June 1941) is an English actor, comedian and impressionist. He was one of Britain's top-rated entertainers, regularly appearing on television from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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Brian Unger (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and commentator.
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Tracy Harvey Tracy Harvey is a comedian, TV presenter, actor and writer from Melbourne, Australia.