Bob Balaban
Robert Elmer "Bob" Balaban (lahir 16 Agustus 1945) merupakan seorang aktor, penulis, produser dan sutradara Amerika Serikat.[1] Ia merupakan satu dari beberapa produser yang mendapatkan nominasi Film Terbaik Academy Award dalam film Gosford Park (2001), di mana ia juga berperan sebagai aktor di dalam film tersebut. Film Bob Balaban yang lain termasuk Midnight Cowboy (1969), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Altered States (1980), Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), Lady in the Water (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) dan Isle of Dogs (2018).
| Bob Balaban | |
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 Bob Balaban di Festival Film Tribeca tahun 2012 | |
| Lahir | Robert Elmer Balaban 16 Agustus 1945 Chicago, Illinois, Amerika Serikat |
| Pekerjaan | Aktor, penulis, produser, sutradara |
| Tahun aktif | 1965–sekarang |
| Suami/istri | Lynn Grossman (m. 1977) |
| Anak | 2 |
| Orang tua | Eleanor Pottasch Balaban Elmer Balaban |
| Keluarga | Barney Balaban (paman) A. J. "Abe" Balaban (paman) Burt Balaban (sepupu) Leonard "Red" Balaban (sepupu) Judy Balaban (sepupu) |
Sebagai sutradara, ia menyutradarai tiga film layar lebar dan beberapa episode serial televisi. Ia juga merupakan seorang penulis buku bacaan anak.
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Bob Balaban lahir dari keluarga Yahudi[2] di Chicago, Illinois, dan merupakan putra dari pasangan Eleanor Pottasch Balaban dan Elmer Balaban, yang memiliki beberapa gedung teater dan kemudian menjadi pelopor televisi kabel.[3][4] Ibunya berperan dengan nama panggung Eleanor Barry.[5]
Pamannya merupakan orang yang dominan dalam bisnis teater. Mereka mendirikan jalur Balaban and Katz Theatre di Chicago, sebuah jalur yang mencakup Chicago Theatre dan Uptown Theatre.[6] Ayahnya, Elmer, dan pamannya, Harry, mendirikan H & E Balaban Corporation di Chicago, yang mengoperasikan istana film-nya sendiri, termasuk Esquire Theatre di Chicago. Mereka kemudian memiliki kelompok stasiun televisi dan televisi kabel yang kuat. Pamannya, Barney Balaban, merupakan presiden Paramount Pictures selama hampir 30 tahun dari tahun 1936-1964.[7] Suami kedua dari neneknya, Sam Katz, merupakan wakil presiden Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer yang dimulai pada tahun 1936. Sam telah menjadi mitra awal dari paman-paman Bob, Abe, Barney, John dan Max dalam mendirikan Balaban and Katz. Sam menjabat sebagai presiden divisi teater Publix Paramount Pictures.[8]
Bob memulai pendidikannya di Universitas Colgate di mana ia bergabung dengan komunitas Phi Kappa Tau, kemudian ia pindah ke Universitas New York. Ia tinggal di Upper West Side, Manhattan bersama keluarganya. Otang tua dari ayahnya beremigrasi dari Rusia ke Chicago, sementara keluarga dari ibunya berasal dari Jerman, Rusia dan Rumania.[4]
Ia menikah dengan Lynn Grossman. Mereka memiliki dua putri, Mariah dan Hazel.[9]
Filmografi sunting
Film sunting
| Tahun | Film | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Morris | |
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Siswa dari New York | |
| 1970 | Catch-22 | Kapten Orr | |
| 1970 | The Strawberry Statement | Elliot | |
| 1971 | Making It | Wilkie | |
| 1974 | Bank Shot | Victor Karp | Kredit sebagai Robert Balaban |
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | Joey Egan | Kredit sebagai Robert Balaban |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | David Laughlin | |
| 1978 | Girlfriends | Martin | |
| 1980 | Altered States | Arthur Rosenberg | |
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Rosen | |
| 1981 | Prince of the City | Santimassino | |
| 1981 | Whose Life Is It Anyway? | Carter Hill | |
| 1984 | 2010 | Dr. Chandra | |
| 1987 | End of the Line | Warren Gerber | |
| 1989 | Dead Bang | Elliot Webly | |
| 1990 | Alice | Sid Moscowitz | |
| 1991 | Little Man Tate | Pembawa acara kuis | Tidak ada kredit |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Michael Janes | |
| 1993 | For Love or Money | Ed Drinkwater | |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Dr. R.A. 'Roy' Fink | |
| 1994 | Greedy | Edward "Eddie" Ault | |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn | Tidak ada kredit |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman | Lloyd Miller | |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Paul Entamen | |
| 1996 | Conversation with the Beast | Philip Koontz | |
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Milton Lasky | |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Richard | |
| 1999 | Three To Tango | Decker | |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Harry Hopkins | |
| 1999 | Jacob the Liar | Kowalsky | |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Dr. Theodore W. Millbank III | |
| 2001 | Ghost World | Ayah Enid | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Morris Weissman | |
| 2001 | The Majestic | Elvin Clyde | |
| 2001 | The Mexican | Bernie Nayman | |
| 2002 | The Tuxedo | Winton Chalmers | Tidak ada kredit |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Jonathan Steinbloom | |
| 2004 | Marie and Bruce | Roger | |
| 2005 | Trust the Man | Terapis Tobey | Tidak ada kredit |
| 2005 | Capote | William Shawn | |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | Harry Farber | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Philip Koontz | |
| 2007 | No Reservations | Terapis | |
| 2007 | Dedication | Arthur Planck | |
| 2007 | License to Wed | Petugas toko perhiasan | Tidak ada kredit |
| 2009 | Rage | Mr. White | |
| 2010 | Howl | Hakim Clayton Horn | |
| 2011 | A Monster in Paris | Inspektur Pâté | |
| 2011 | Thin Ice | Leonard Dahl | |
| 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Narator | |
| 2013 | Girl Most Likely | Ayah Imogene | |
| 2013 | Fading Gigolo | Sol | |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | Perwira Preston Savitz | |
| 2014 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | M. Martin | |
| 2016 | Mascots | Sol Lumpkin | |
| 2016 | I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House | Mr. Waxcap | |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs | King (pengisi suara) |
Televisi sunting
| Tahun | Judul | Peran | Catatan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Hank | Harvey | Episode: "Will The Real Harvey Wheatley Please Stand Up?" |
| 1969 | Room 222 | Grady Garrett | Episode: "Father & Sons" |
| 1971–1972 | The Mod Squad | Walter / Tony | 2 episode |
| 1971 | Love, American Style | Nick | Episode: "Love and the Fuzz" |
| 1976 | Maude | Ambrose Riley | Episode: "Maude's Ex-Convict" |
| 1985–1986 | Miami Vice | Ira Stone | 2 episode |
| 1987 | Amazing Stories | Jo-Jo Gillespie | Episode: "Gershwin's Trunk" |
| 1990 | The Face of Fear | Ira Preduski | Film televisi |
| 1992–1993 | Seinfeld | Russell Dalrymple | 5 episode |
| 1995 | Legend | Harry Parver | 2 episode |
| 1996 | The Late Shift | Warren Littlefield | Film televisi |
| 1998 | Friends | Frank Buffay Sr. | Episode: "The One With Joey's Bag" |
| 1999 | Swing Vote | Justice Eli MacCorckle | Film televisi |
| 1999 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Diri sendiri | Episode: "Expert Witness" |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Ted Marcus | Episode: "20 Hours in L.A." |
| 2000 | Now and Again | Frederick Lizzard | Episode: "Lizzard's Tale" |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Dr. Lowell Sherman | Episode: "I Never Schlunged My Father" |
| 2006 | Tom Goes to the Mayor | Walt Pickle (pengisi suara) | Episode: "The Layover" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Dokter | Episode: "The Dream Team" |
| 2008 | Recount | Ben Ginsberg | Film televisi |
| 2011 | Web Therapy | Ted Mitchell | Episode: "Shrink Rap" |
| 2011–2012 | The Good Wife | Gordon Higgs | 2 episode |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Pengacara | Film televisi |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Melvin Schmelff / Tumbleweed Tim | Episode: "Cowboys" |
| 2013–2015 | Girls | Mr. Rice | 3 episode |
| 2014 | Alpha House | Senator Elliot Robeson | 2 episode |
| 2015–2016 | Broad City | Arthur Wexler | 2 episode |
| 2015 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Diri sendiri (sebagai maskot ATF) | Episode: "Paid Family Leave" |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero | Hakim Leonard Burke Sand | 4 episode[10] |
| 2016 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Crazy Walter | Episode: "Auto Lending" |
| 2016 | Pitch | Frank Reid | 3 episode |
| 2016 | Graves | Sekretaris Burns | Episode: "Nothing Can Come From Nothing" |
| 2017 | Wormwood | Dr. Harold A. Abramson | |
| 2018 | Condor | Reuel Abbott[11] | Peran utama |
Sutradara sunting
| Tahun | Judul | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Tales from the Darkside | Episode: "Trick or Treat (Pilot)" |
| 1983 | The Brass Ring | Film televisi |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Episode: "Fine Tuning" |
| 1987 | Invisible Thread | Film televisi |
| 1989 | Parents | |
| 1991–1992 | Eerie, Indiana | 3 episode |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | |
| 1994 | The Last Good Time | |
| 1995 | Legend | Episode: "Revenge of the Herd" |
| 1997 | Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground | Film televisi, segmen: "The 5:24" |
| 1998 | Oz | Episode: "Great Men" |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candy | Episode: "Jerri Is Only Skin Deep" |
| 2000 | Now and Again | Episode: "Lizzard's Tale" |
| 2000 | Deadline | Episode: "Perception" |
| 2001 | Dead Last | 2 episode |
| 2002–2003 | The Twilight Zone | 2 episode |
| 2005 | The Exonerated | Film televisi |
| 2008 | Bernard and Doris | Film televisi |
| 2008 | Swingtown | Episode: "Go Your Own Way" |
| 2009 | Georgia O'Keefe | Film televisi |
| 2011–2012 | Nurse Jackie | 4 episode |
| 2013–2014 | Alpha House | 3 episode |
| 2016 | Graves | 2 episode |
Produser sunting
| Tahun | Film | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Last Good Time | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park |
Penulis naskah sunting
| Tahun | Film | Catatan |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Last Good Time | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park |
Bacaan lanjutan sunting
- Balaban, David. The Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz, Arcadia Publishing, 2006
- Balaban, Bob. Spielberg, Truffaut & Me: An Actor's Diary, Titan Books, 1978 (revisi 2002)
Referensi sunting
- ^ "Bob Balaban profile". The New York Times. NYTimes.com. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2007-10-30. Diakses tanggal August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Being Bob Balaban: From Downton Abbey to The Monuments Men - is the actor the best-connected person in Hollywood?". 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Bob Balaban profile". filmreference.com. Diakses tanggal 2013-08-15.
- ^ a b P., Ken (March 3, 2003). "An Interview with Bob Balaban". IGN. Diakses tanggal August 15, 2013.
- ^ Bob Balaban profile. Films in Review. 40. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. 1989. hlm. 92. Diakses tanggal 2013-08-15.
- ^ Uptown: Portrait of a Palace, 2006 documentary film
- ^ "Bob Balaban Gets "Exonerated"". Fred Entertainment. December 3, 2003. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal October 5, 2013. Diakses tanggal August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Paramount Studios – History". theStudioTour.com. Diakses tanggal 23 January 2018.
- ^ New York Times: "Realistic Idealists" by Alex Williams September 11, 1995
- ^ Tirdad Derakhshani, HBO's 'Show Me a Hero': Intelligent but hardly heroic, Philadelphia Inquirer (August 16, 2015).
- ^ Denise Petski (April 12, 2017). "'Condor': William Hurt & Bob Balaban To Topline Audience Network Series; Full Cast Set". Deadline magazine. Diakses tanggal March 1, 2018.
Pranala luar sunting
- Bob Balaban di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)