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Bob Balaban
Acting

Bob Balaban

Born August 16, 1945Chicago, Illinois, USA

Yearbook Entry

Class of… whatever timeline this is.

“I promised to sign yearbooks after saving reality.”

Robert Elmer Balaban, Born: August 16, 1945, Chicago, Illinois, U.S (Height: 5' 5" [1.65 m]). is an American actor, author, comedian, director, and producer. He is best known for his appearances in the Christopher Guest mockumentary comedies Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006), as well as his roles in the films Midnight Cowboy (...

In THE MULTIxVERSE

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

as Morris Weissman

OTHERverse

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as David Laughlin

OTHERverse

Bob Balaban in Cinematic Lore

All Lore

Lore entries connected to movies featuring this actor.

Doctrine

The Conspiracy of Silence

They know. They have always known.

DEPTH IV
Philosophy

First Contact as Mirror

We have never made a film about aliens. We have always made films about ourselves.

DEPTH V
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Also Known For

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

2018

The Tuxedo

The Tuxedo

2002

Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021

No Reservations

No Reservations

2007

Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

2012

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

1969

80 for Brady

80 for Brady

2023

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

2014

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