George Segal

Birthplace: Great Neck, New York
Birthday: February 13, 1934

An accomplished banjo player noted for his wry wit and debonair charm, George Segal organized "Bruno Lynch and His Imperial Jazz Band" while still in high school and continued performing with the group as a college student. After graduating from Columbia University with a degree in drama, he found himself cleaning toilets at NYC's Circle in the Square Theatre during its heyday and understudying a part in "La Ronde" he would never get to play. He made his New York stage debut in Moliere's "Don Juan" (1955), then returned to Circle in the Square,…more

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Murphy s Law
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Many Happy Returns
Bud Robinson
Take Five
Andy Kooper
Deadly Game
Howard Trapp

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2005
Co-starred with Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks and James Marsden in "Heights" a drama following five New Yorkers over a 24-hour period
2001
Made London stage debut in "Art", alongside Paul Freeman and Richard Griffiths
1999
Starred opposite Buck Henry and Wayne Knight in Broadway's long-running, Tony-winning "Art"; the three had previously been in the cast of 1994's "To Die For" (which Henry also scripted) but had no scenes together
1998
Played Harry Houdini's manager Martin Beck in the TNT original presentation "Houdini"
1997
Portrayed recurring character of Nora's father on the NBC sitcom "The Naked Truth", starring Tea Leoni as Nora and Mary Tyler Moore as his wife