2005Nominee
Best Performance
The Aristocrats
David Brenner
Actor · Producer · Writer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
February 4, 1936
Biography
David Norris Brenner (February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner "was a pioneer of observational comedy." His friend, comedian Richard Lewis, described Brenner as "the king of hip, observational comedy."
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1989Nominee
Best Performance
Worth Winning
2013Nominee
Best Performance
When Jews Were Funny
Career Highlights
2000Highlight
Best Performance
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
1988Highlight
Best Performance
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
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The Aristocrats
When Jews Were Funny
Goodnight, We Love You