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Life and career. Gregory was born in Lithonia, Georgia, on May 6, 1946, and worked as a salesperson until he was 36, when he began introducing performers at The Punch Line comedy club in Atlanta. His first feature act at the Punch Line was February 17, 1982. [ 4]
Dick Gregory. Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. [ 1][ 2] His writings were best sellers. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and ...
A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, ... Dick Gregory (1932–2017) James Gregory (born 1946) Tamsin Greig (born 1966) Adrian Grenier (born 1976)
James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002) [1] [2] was an American character actor who played roles such as Schaffer in Al Capone (1959), the McCarthy-like Sen. John Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), the audacious General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), and crusty Inspector Frank Luger in the television sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982).
Dave Attell (born 1965), stand-up comedian; host of Insomniac with Dave Attell [550] Victor Borge (born Børge Rosenbaum, 1909–2000), humorist and concert pianist [551] Andrew Ginsburg (born 1979), comedian, actor, and three-time champion bodybuilder [552] Adam Friedland (born 1986), comedian, podcaster, host of The Adam Friedland Show
James Gregory FRS (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer.His surname is sometimes spelt as Gregorie, the original Scottish spelling.He described an early practical design for the reflecting telescope – the Gregorian telescope – and made advances in trigonometry, discovering infinite series representations for several trigonometric functions.
Bob Newhart. George Robert Newhart (September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his deadpan and stammering delivery style. Beginning as a stand-up comedian, he transitioned his career to acting in television. He received numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a Golden ...
Richard Pryor. Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.