Robert Klein

Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appearances on stage and screen. He has released four standup comedy specials including, A Child of the 50s (1973), Mind Over Matter (1974), New Teeth (1975), and Let's Not Make Love (1990). The first two albums received Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nominations. Klein hosted Saturday Night Live in its first season in 1975 and again in 1978. Klein made his Broadway debut in the 1966 production of The Apple Tree opposite Alan Alda. He earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical nomination for his performance in Neil Simon's musical comedy They're Playing Our Song (1979).

He is known for his film roles in The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), Mixed Nuts (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Primary Colors (1998), Two Weeks Notice (2002), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), and Reign Over Me (2007). He is also known for his recurring television roles in Law & Order: SVU (2009-2012), The Good Wife (2013-2014), Madam Secretary (2014), Will & Grace (2018-2019). He has received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his specials, Child in his 50's (2001), and Unfair and Unbalanced (2010). He was profiled in the Starz documentary Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg (2016).

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

6.8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9

Definitely, Maybe

6.9

Two Weeks Notice

6.4

The Back-Up Plan

6.1

Reign Over Me

7.2

Frasier

7.7

Oz

8.0

One Fine Day

6.4

Sharknado 2: The Second One

4.6

The King of Queens

7.1

Law & Order

7.4

The Good Wife

7.6

Heartland

8.3

The Last Unicorn

7.1

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

4.6

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Murder, She Wrote

7.5

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

6.2

Primary Colors

6.3

Family Ties

7.2

Mad About You

6.7

The Twilight Zone

7.7

Mixed Nuts

5.4

People I Know

5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

7.2

Hooper

6.3

Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

7.5

The Mysteries of Laura

7.2

The View

4.5

Life on Mars

6.5

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.4

Next Stop Wonderland

6.0

Will & Grace

7.5

Comedian

6.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.4

Duckman

7.1

Jeffrey

6.3

Dirty Movie

3.3

The Owl and the Pussycat

6.3

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

7.7

Radioland Murders

6.0

Demoted

4.9

The Safety of Objects

6.6

The Landlord

5.8

The Gypsy

6.4

Yes, Dear

6.7

I'm with Lucy

5.4

Ira & Abby

5.5

Poison Ivy

6.3

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show

6.6

The Flip Wilson Show

4.8

Gravity

5.3

The Gang

6.2

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

3.5

Dangerous Curves

3.0

Nobody's Perfekt

3.6

The Pursuit of Happiness

6.3

Before I Go

6.2

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

6.9

Piñero

6.2

Tony Awards

4.6

The History of Comedy

6.6

Clarissa

7.4

The Early Show

5.7

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

Goosed

3.7

The Contract

3.8

Rivals

5.4

Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg

5.4

Another Dirty Movie

2.6

The Midnight Special

7.6

Robert Klein: Unfair & Unbalanced

6.0

Robert Klein: The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue

5.0

Bob Patterson

6.5

Hollywood Squares

6.5

The Bell Jar

3.8

Robert Klein: Child in His 50s

5.3

Labor Pains

3.0

Night of 100 Stars II

8.0

Inside Comedy

6.0

The Bob Hope Show

7.0

Night of 100 Stars III

4.0

Monty Python Conquers America

6.5

Pajama Tops

1.0

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

6.5

Night of 100 Stars

6.5

Rock Concert

8.0

An Evening with Robert Klein

7.0

Robert Klein on Broadway

7.0

Robert Klein Revisited

8.0

Robert Klein: Child of the 50's, Man of the 80's

9.0

Robert Klein: It All Started Here

6.5

The Best of John Belushi

6.0

Putzel

1.0

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

6.0

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

10.0

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

5.0

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

0.0

Yesterday's Tomorrows

0.0

Funny Is Money

0.0

Suits

0.0

On Location: Robert Klein at Yale

0.0

Summer Switch

0.0

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

0.0

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

0.0

This Wife for Hire

0.0

Notice to Quit

0.0

From Where I Sit

0.0

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

0.0

Pocket Full of Soul: The Harmonica Documentary

0.0

Your Place... or Mine?

0.0

Comic Relief '90

0.0

An All-Star Toast to the Improv

0.0

They're Playing Our Song

0.0

Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award

0.0

The Stones

0.0

Comedy Tonight

0.0

George Burns Comedy Week

0.0

The Comedy Factory

0.0