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Stand-up comedianGeorge Wallace
George Wallace (born July 21, 1952, in Atlanta) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for easygoing observational comedy and a decade-long run as a Las Vegas headliner..
- Born
- July 21, 1952, Atlanta
- First set
- 1977, New York
- Award
- Best Male Stand-Up, 1995 American Comedy Awards
- Vegas
- 10-year headliner run
Who is George Wallace?
George Wallace (born July 21, 1952, in Atlanta) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, known for easygoing observational comedy and a decade-long run as a Las Vegas headliner.
After college at the University of Akron he moved to New York, worked in advertising, and first walked onstage in 1977, wearing a preacher's robe as "The Right Reverend Dr. George Wallace." In New York he roomed with his friend Jerry Seinfeld. In 1978 he moved west, wrote for The Redd Foxx Show, then went back to stand-up as a regular at The Comedy Store and an opening act for George Benson, Diana Ross, Donna Summer and Smokey Robinson.
He was named Best Male Stand-Up Comedian at the 1995 American Comedy Awards and was a regular on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. On screen he played the Mayor of Gotham in Batman Forever (1995), Sheriff Wyner in the Coen brothers' The Ladykillers (2004), the doctor in Seinfeld's "The Checks" and Mayor Benson in Hubie Halloween (2020).
Timeline
- 1952Born July 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1977First time on stage, in New York.
- 1978Moves to the West Coast; writes for The Redd Foxx Show.
- 1988Appears in Punchline.
- 1995Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards; Mayor of Gotham in Batman Forever.
- 2004Sheriff Wyner in The Ladykillers.
- 2007Guest spot on Scrubs ("My Words of Wisdom").
- 2014Wins his lawsuit over a 2007 onstage fall at the Bellagio; ends his 10-year Las Vegas headliner run.
- 2020Mayor Benson in Hubie Halloween.
Movies & TV
George Wallace FAQ
Is George Wallace friends with Jerry Seinfeld?
Yes. They lived together in New York when both were starting out, and Wallace appears in the intro to Seinfeld's I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1999).
Where is George Wallace from?
Atlanta, Georgia, where he was born on July 21, 1952.
Did George Wallace have a Las Vegas show?
Yes, he headlined in Las Vegas for about ten years and ended that run in 2014.
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