Biography
After beginning his career on Broadway opposite Anthony Quinn, Grodin quickly segued into movies, landing memorable supporting roles in "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) and "Catch-22" (1970) before landing his breakout leading role in "The Heartbreak Kid" (1972). His career gradually slowed down throughout the remainder of the decade, though he had villainous supporting parts in "King Kong" (1976) and "Heaven Can Wait" (1978). By the time the 1980s …
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Career Milestones
1962 | First acting role was in the Broadway production of "Tchin-Tchin" |
1964 | Feature acting debut in "Sex and the College Girl" (shot in Puerto Rico in 1964 as "The Fun Lovers"; released in Chicago in 1970 as "Sex and the College Girl") |
1965 | Began working as assistant to director Gene Saks in New York |
1966 | Co-wrote (lyrics and libretto) and directed first off-Broadway play, "Hooray! It's a Glorious Day...and All That" |
1968 | Directed play, "Lovers and Other Strangers" on Broadway |
1968 | Film debut, "Rosemary's Baby" |
1974 | Adapted "11 Harrowhouse" to film (also starred) |
1974 | Produced first Broadway play, "Thieves" (also director) |
1975 | Starred on Broadway in "Same Time, Next Year" |
1977 | Co-writer of "The Paul Simon Special" |
1977 | Produced and directed off-Broadway production, "Unexpected Guests" |
1980 | Played Goldie Hawn's husband in roles included Neil Simon's "Seems Like Old Times" |
1983 | Directed Marlo Thomas TV special "Love, Sex and Marriage" |
1985 | Debut as screenwriter and co-producer of film, "Movers and Shakers" |
1988 | Played a bounty hunter opposite Robert De Niro in the well-reviewed comedy, "Midnight Run" |
1990 | Wrote and starred in off-Broadway comedy, "Price of Fame" |
1992 | Played the nervous family man in the kids' comedy "Beethoven" |
1993 | Reprised his role in the sequel, "Beethoven's 2nd" |
1995 | Hosted own talk show on CNBC cable network titled, "The Charles Grodin Show" |
1998 | Moved to MSNBC as host of weekend talk show; show cancelled in November 1999 |
2000 | Joined CBS' "60 Minutes II" as a commentator |
2004 | Cast in the play "The Right Kind of People," at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco; play is based on Grodin's experience sitting on the board of the New York co-op he lived in from 1986 to 1992 |
2004 | Wrote "The Right Kind of People," an off-Broadway play about Co-op boards in certain buildings in Manhattan |
2007 | Returned to acting in the Zach Braff comedy "The Ex" |
Awards
1972 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Heartbreak Kid |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Comedy-Variety or Music Special in The Paul Simon Special |