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Cruel Shoes Cruel Shoes is a collection of offbeat, mostly humorous essays and short stories by Steve Martin, and his first published book, and is also the title of one of the pieces therein, a satirical short-short story about a woman in a shoe store.
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Steve Martin Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour", and later as a frequent guest on "The Tonight Show". In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy, Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author, playwright, pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning him an Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards, among other honors.
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Steve Melcher Steve Melcher is an American comedian, television writer, and creator of the syndicated panel "That Is Priceless" which provides humorous titles for famed paintings.
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Michael McGrath (actor) Michael McGrath (born September 25, 1957) is a Tony Award-winning American stage actor. He has appeared in many Broadway stage productions, and is especially noted for his roles in the musicals "Spamalot" and "Nice Work If You Can Get It".
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Steve-O Stephen Gilchrist Glover (born June 13, 1974), better known by his stage name Steve-O, is a British-American actor, stunt performer, producer, comedian, author, musician, and clown. His entertainment career is mostly centered on his performance stunts on the American TV series "Jackass", its related movies, and its spin-off series "Wildboyz".
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Joe Mantegna Joseph Anthony Mantegna ( , ] ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor, producer, writer and director.
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Stephen Dunne (actor) Stephen Michael Dunne (January 13, 1918, – September 2, 1977) was an American actor, radio personality and disc jockey. He was active on television and in films from 1945 to 1973 and was also credited as Steve Dunn, Michael Dunne, Stephan Dunne, and Steve Dunne.
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Jim Meskimen James Ross Meskimen (born September 10, 1959) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and impressionist. He is known for his work on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". He is also known for his voice over work in video games.
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Rags Ragland Rags Ragland (born John Lee Morgan Beauregard Ragland, August 23, 1905 – August 20, 1946) was an American comedian and character actor. Ragland made his show business reputation in burlesque, where he was one of the house comics for the famed Minsky burlesque shows. Minsky striptease star Georgia Sothern remembered him fondly in her 1971 memoir, saying she considered Ragland a close friend and the funniest comedian the Minskys had ever produced. His longtime performing partner Phil Silvers referred to Ragland in his autobiography as "my favorite comic".
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Matt Salinger Matthew Robert "Matt" Salinger (born February 13, 1960) is an American actor and producer. He is the son of author J. D. Salinger and psychologist Alison Claire Douglas.
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Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and author. His start in stand-up comedy began at the hungry i in San Francisco; he then landed a starring role in the 1960s television show "I Spy". He was also a regular on the children's television series "The Electric Company" during the show's first two seasons.
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Steve Martino Stephen Michael "Steve" Martino (born 1959) is an American director and designer, best known for directing the films "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008), "" (2012) and "The Peanuts Movie" (2015).
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Jason Stuart Jason Stuart (born Stuart Ted Greif; January 13, 1959) is an American actor and comedian.
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Brian Unger (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and commentator.
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Steven Robman Steven I. "Steve" Robman (born September 27, 1944) is an American television and theatre director/producer.
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Leslie Jordan Leslie Allen Jordan (born April 29, 1955) is an American actor and playwright.
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Jay Leggett Jay Michael Leggett (August 9, 1963 – November 23, 2013) was an American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, and screenwriter.
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Mitch Snyder Mitch Snyder (August 14, 1943 – July 3, 1990) was an American advocate for the homeless. He was the subject of a made-for-television 1986 biopic, "Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story", starring Martin Sheen.
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Gary Owens Gary Owens (born Gary Bernard Altman; May 10, 1934 – February 12, 2015) was an American disc jockey, voice actor, radio announcer and personality. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offered deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". Owens was equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and was frequently heard on television and radio as well as in commercials.
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Eric Davis (clown) Eric Davis (born in Kansas) is an American actor, comedian, director, writer and clown.
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Carson Grant Carson Ferri-Grant (born December 17, 1950) is an American actor and artist. Grant has created characters and stories in visual mediums as drawings, paintings, in films and on stage.
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Stephen Holden Stephen Holden (born July 18, 1941) is an American writer, music critic, film critic, and poet.