Budd Friedman
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1932 to 2022 · aged 90
Gerson Merton Lenord Friedman, known professionally as Budd Friedman, was an American actor and comedian, as well as the founder and original proprietor and MC of the Improvisation Comedy Club, which opened in 1963, on West 44th Street near the SE corner of 9th Avenue, in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.
Budd Friedman is read about 20 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 14 July 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicFilm
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick WallFilm, 20132010
I Am ComicFilm2009
Funny PeopleFilm, Budd Friedman2008
The Boneyard CollectionFilm, Improv Host (segment "Cry of the Mummy")2003National Lampoon's Funny MoneySeries, Producer2002
Mr. Bill Does VegasFilm2001
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest ComediansFilm1999
Man on the MoonFilm, Himself1989
Can We Be SeriousFilm
That's AdequateFilm, 1989Standup Comic1984
The Rosebud Beach HotelFilm, Customer1983
Star 80Film, Emcee1979
Diary of a Young ComicFilm, Himself1932Born6 June 1932People around Budd
Close ties
Danny DeVito Produced Man on the Moon (1999)
Miloš Forman Directed Man on the Moon (1999)
Connie Sawyer Also in The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)
Stacey Sher Produced Man on the Moon (1999)
Jonathan Schmock Also in The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)
Hank Garrett Also in The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)- Harry Hurwitz Directed The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)
Known for
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Man on the Moon 1999
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013
Star 80 1983
Funny People 2009
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 13
15 credits on file
Television 1
About this person
He was instrumental in launching the comedy careers of Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Lewis, Robert Klein, Jay Leno, Andy Kaufman, Freddie Prinze, Steve Landesberg, Jimmie Walker, and for a brief time, managed Bette Midler at the early stages of her career. It was with Friedman's help and guidance that Ms. Midler first appeared on The Tonight Show.
