Richard Belzer

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The veteran standup comic, actor, talk-show host and author was born in Bridgeport, Conn. Due to his "uncontrollable wit," Belzer was politely asked to leave every school he ever attended. He first worked as a reporter for the Bridgeport Post and several other newspapers ound the country. This interest in journalism is traced directly to his days as a paperboy in his hometown. Belzer honed his life experiences into bbed comedic material drawn from other former jobs including teacher,census-taker, jewelry salesman and dockworker.

Belzer began his ceer in show business with a string role in "Groove Tube," the counterculture film that went on to become a cult classic. Since then, Belzer's comedic talents have been featured in every entertainment medium from off-Broadway ("The National Lampoon Show" with Bill Murray, Gilda Radner and John Belushi) to radio (Brink and Belzer on WNBC) to film ("Fame," "Author, Author," "Night Shift" and "Scface"). He also appeed as himself in the Andy Kaufman biopic "Man on the Moon." His other film credits include "Scface," "Species II," "Get on the Bus," "Girl 6," "A Very Brady Sequel," "North," "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "The Big Picture." Additionally, Belzer stred in his own HBO comedy special, "Another Lone Nut," and released a comedy CD of the same title. He hosted ABC's primetime special "When Cs Attack," stred in the six-pt comedy Showtime series "The Richard Belzer Show," hosted the live Lifetime talk show, "Hot Properties," and Court TV's "Crime Stories."

Belzer is also the author of "UFOs, JFK and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Believe," and is the co-author of "How to Be a Standup Comic." The first of a series of novels, "I Am Not A Cop," will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2008. Belzer hosted and produced "The Belzer Connection," a series of conspiracy-theory prime time specials for the Sci-Fi Channel. He is currently co-writing and will be producing and string in the feature film satire "The Last Supper—The Roast." Multiple Emmy Awd-winner Lry Chles ("Seinfeld," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage") is co-writing and co-producing.

Belzer was honored by the New York Fris Club and the Toyota Comedy Festival as the honoree of the first-ever roast that was open to the public. Comedians and friends on the dais included Roast Master Paul Shaffer, Christopher Walken, Danny Aiello, Bry Levinson, Robert Klein, Bill Maher, "SVU" co-sts Miska Hgitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, and Dann Florek, and "Law & Order's" Jerry Orbach. In addition, Richard Belzer was nominated for a 2007 People's Choice Awd for Favorite Scene Stealing St.