Word: kleine
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...money. Not to suggest that Robert Klein, former middle class Jewish Bronx kid (he's still Jewish, but no longer middle class and living in the Bronx), is in need of the bucks, but earning a living seems to be one of the reasons Klein has flown West. "After a wonderful summer I was rudely awakened to open at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe. Two weeks in paradise. Thank you! Quite enough...
...stand-up comic, which Klein takes great, immodest pride in being, he much prefers the college concert circuit to the big money gambling and entertainment dens. "Where they don't serve drinks or food. With theater seats, facing one direction--college gymnasiums, lecture halls, theaters. With college audiences I can reach for the highest...
Dangerfield's is a name that pops up a lot in Klein's conversation. The pair worked together during the fledgling days of the Improvisation club in New York. "Rodney helped me a lot," Klein says, affectionately. Another familiar name from the Improv days is Richard Pryor; despite their considerably different backgrounds, Klein says the two shared a similar comedic sensibility and perspective on life...
...affably acerbic Klein is also a veteran of Chicago's much esteemed comedy training ground, Second City, where he worked with the likes of Fred Willard and David Steinberg. "David was mean. Inconsiderate. A pest and a twirp." (Klein seems to be reveling in the sheer delight of his venom, more than really meaning what he says...
Since his early days, Klein has enjoyed a varied, successful show biz career. He has done Broadway: first, a small part in The Apple Tree; his latest, the lead role and a Tony nomination in Neil Simon's They're Playing Our Song. He has made records; out-of-print classics like Mind over Matter and Child of the Fifties and, upcoming, an all music and song collection for Casablanca (to be followed by more comedy discs). He is oft-seen on television: HBO shows, Johnny Carson, and two NBC specials this fall, with guests Rodney Dangerfield, Jane Curtin, Judd...