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Birth Name: Garson M. Friedman
Born: 6 June 1932 Died: 14 November 2022
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Gone, but not forgotten
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Budd M. Friedman (born Gerson M. Friedman, June 6, 1932 – November 12, 2022) 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. 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.
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1. Man on the Moon (1999)
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2. Funny People (2009)
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3. Star 80
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4. Sandy Wexler
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5. I Am Comic (2010)
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1. Louie (2010)
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3. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
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5. Biography
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Gone, but not forgotten (1954 person items)
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