Charles Grodin
Born | April 21, 1935 |
Hometown | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
Net worth | $12 million |
Height | 6'1" (1.85m) |
Spouse | Elissa Durwood |
Children | Nick Grodin |
Parents | Lena Singer, Theodore I. Grodin |
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The Best Movies to Watch in the Summer
- Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Touchstone/Studio Ghibli/Universal/Orion/Warner Bros/SonyThis is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by editor Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here.This week:I’m on vacation! (Oh! Ah! I read a book!) My esteemed, beloved colleagues helped me answer a prompt: What is your favorite movie to watch during the summer? Hopefully you’ll get some good inspira
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'The Heartbreak Kid' And 'Beethoven' Star, Charles Grodin, Dead At 86
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AWARDS
Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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1973 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film) | Nominated |
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Pays Tribute To The Late Charles Grodin
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Charles Grodin, deadpan star of 'Midnight Run' 'Heartbreak Kid,' 'Beethoven' movies, dies at 86
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Celebrated character actor Charles Grodin died Tuesday at the age of 86. The “Heartbreak Kid” star’s multihyphenate career spanned six decades and virtually every medium. However, Grodin did some of his most influential work as himself. Long before Will Ferrell was interviewed by Jimmy Fallon as Little Debbie or Paul Rudd was trotting out that clip from “Mac and Me” on “Conan,” Grodin was pioneering unpredictable, deadpan humor on the talk show circuit. Check out some of his most memorable small
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