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Bob Balaban (Robert Elmer Balaban) was born on 16 August, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is an American actor, director and producer (born 1945). Discover Bob Balaban's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

Popular As Robert Elmer Balaban
Occupation Actor, author, comedian, director, producer
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 16 August 1945
Birthday 16 August
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Bob Balaban Height, Weight & Measurements

At 79 years old, Bob Balaban height is 5′ 5″ .

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Height 5′ 5″
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Who Is Bob Balaban's Wife?

His wife is Lynn Grossman (m. 1977)

Family
Parents Eleanor Pottasch Balaban Elmer Balaban
Wife Lynn Grossman (m. 1977)
Sibling Not Available
Children 2

Bob Balaban Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bob Balaban worth at the age of 79 years old? Bob Balaban’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Bob Balaban's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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Timeline

1936

His uncle Barney Balaban was president of Paramount Pictures for nearly 30 years from 1936 to 1964.

His maternal grandmother's second husband, Sam Katz, was a vice president at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer beginning in 1936.

Sam had been an early partner of Bob's uncles Abe, Barney, John, and Max in forming Balaban and Katz.

Sam served as president of the Publix theatre division of Paramount Pictures.

Balaban began his college career at Colgate University where he joined Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and then transferred to New York University.

He studied acting at HB Studio under Uta Hagen.

1945

Robert Elmer Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author, comedian, director and producer.

Balaban was born to a Jewish family on August 16, 1945, in Chicago, the son of Eleanor (née Pottasch) and Elmer Balaban, who owned several movie theatres and later was a pioneer in cable television.

His mother acted under the name Eleanor Barry.

His paternal grandparents emigrated from Russia to Chicago, while his mother's family was from Germany, Russia, and Romania.

His uncles were dominant forces in the theatre business; they founded the Balaban and Katz Theatre circuit in Chicago, a chain which included the Chicago and Uptown Theatres.

Balaban's father, Elmer, and uncle, Harry, founded the H & E Balaban Corporation in Chicago, which operated its own movie palaces, including the Esquire Theatre in Chicago.

They later owned a powerful group of television stations and cable television franchises.

1967

Balaban's first notable role was on stage; he created the role of Linus in the original off-Broadway production of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown in 1967.

1969

Balaban's other film roles include the drama Midnight Cowboy (1969); the science fiction films Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Altered States (1980), 2010 (1984), the comedy Deconstructing Harry (1997), and the historical drama Capote (2005).

Balaban has directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films.

He is also an author of children's novels.

One of his earliest appearances in film was in Midnight Cowboy (1969).

1970

In the 1970s, he appeared as Grady Garrett on an episode of Room 222, Orr in Catch-22, Elliot the Organizer in The Strawberry Statement, and the interpreter David Laughlin in the 1977 Steven Spielberg science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

1979

In 1979, he received a Tony Award nomination for his role in The Inspector General.

1980

During the 1980s he appeared in films including Ken Russell's Altered States (1980) and the 1984 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel 2010 (as Dr. Chandra, the creator of HAL 9000).

1990

In the 1990s, he had a recurring role on the fourth season of Seinfeld as Russell Dalrymple, the fictional president of NBC.

1994

He also directed the Randy Quaid horror comedy film Parents, and the Armin Mueller-Stahl drama film The Last Good Time (1994).

Balaban had supporting roles in films such as Absence of Malice, Bob Roberts, Deconstructing Harry, Ghost World, The Majestic, Lady in the Water, and Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.

Balaban appeared on television in Miami Vice as reporter Ira Stone.

1996

Balaban is most known for his appearances in the Christopher Guest comedies Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006) and in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and The French Dispatch (2021).

He played Warren Littlefield, a real-world NBC executive, in The Late Shift, a 1996 television movie about the battle between Jay Leno and David Letterman for NBC's The Tonight Show.

1999

In 1999, Balaban made a guest appearance in the sitcom Friends as Phoebe Buffay's father Frank in "The One with Joey's Bag".

2001

He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Gosford Park (2001), in which he also appeared.

Balaban co-produced Gosford Park (2001), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

He also appeared in the movie as Morris Weissman, a Hollywood producer.

2006

In 2006, he directed the film Bernard and Doris, starring Susan Sarandon.

The following year, he made a guest appearance in an episode of Entourage as a doctor known for writing prescriptions for medical marijuana.

2009

Balaban directed the 2009 biopic Georgia O'Keeffe, starring Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons.

2010

In 2010, he appeared as Judge Clayton Horn, the real-life judge who presided over the obscenity trial of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights Bookstore in the movie Howl.

2011

Alongside Morgan Freeman and John Lithgow, Balaban appeared onstage in September 2011 as Judge Vaughn Walker in the Broadway debut of the play, 8, which depicts the federal trial that overturned California's Prop 8 ban on same-sex marriage.

The production was held at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre to raise money for the American Foundation for Equal Rights.

2012

In 2012, Balaban directed four episodes of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie, and voiced the audiobook version of Warren Littlefield's autobiography, Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV.

2016

Balaban performed in the short radio play Milton Bradley by Peter Sagal in January 2016, for Playing on Air, a non-profit organization that "records short plays [for public radio and podcast] written by top playwrights and performed by outstanding actors."

In early 2021, Balaban provided the voice of the narrator in The Simpsons episode "The Dad-Feelings Limited".