Sandy Baron
Actor

Sandy Baron Net Worth

Sandy Baron was born Sanford Beresofsky in Brooklyn, New York on May 5, 1936. He attended public schools and Brooklyn College, and worked summers in the Catskill Mountain resorts. He made his Broadway debut in 1962 and released a comedy album in 1964. He was a regular on That Was the Week That Was (1964) and Hey, Landlord (1966). He played Lenny Bruce in the show "Lenny" in 1972 and appeared as himself in Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984). He also appeared in Seinfeld (1989) and The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996). His last movie appearance was in The Hi-Lo Country (1998). He died of emphysema in 2001 and a memorial celebration was held in his honor at Hollywood's Ivar Theater.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Writer
Birth Day May 05, 1936
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 84 YEARS OLD
Died On January 21, 2001(2001-01-21) (aged 64)\nVan Nuys, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Gemini
Resting place Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Education Thomas Jefferson High School
Alma mater Brooklyn College
Occupation Film, stage, television actor
Spouse(s) Geraldine Mary Crotty (m. 1962; div. 1967) Mary Jo Webster (m. 1970; div. 1975) Stephanie Ericsson (m. 1976; div. 1981)

💰 Net worth

Sandy Baron, a well-known actor and writer in the United States, is said to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million as of 2024. Having made a name for himself through his remarkable talent and contributions to the film and television industry, Sandy Baron has accumulated significant wealth over the years. With his notable performances and exceptional writing skills, he has undoubtedly carved a successful career that has translated into financial success.

Biography/Timeline

1961

Baron wrote music, too, starting out at the Brill Building in New York with 1961 songs such as "Flying Blue Angels" and Adam Wade's "The Writing on The Wall", and later co-writing Lou Rawls' hit "A Natural Man" with Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") in 1971. Sandy wrote and recorded a number of comedy albums, including The Race Race and God Save the Queens co-written with Reverend James R. McGraw, editor/writer of Dick Gregory's books.

1962

He made his Broadway debut in Tchin-Tchin in 1962. He also appeared in many other Broadway plays, hits as well as flops, including Autoro Ui, Generations and Lenny (Los Angeles production); replacing Cliff Gorman in the lead role of Lenny Bruce on Broadway.

1964

In 1964, he established a reputation for himself as part of That Was The Week That Was and as the opening act for Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme at the Copacabana in New York City. In the 1966-1967 season, Baron co-starred with Will Hutchins in the NBC sitcom Hey, Landlord about an apartment complex in Manhattan. In the 1970s, he made regular appearances on talk shows such as The Mike Douglas Show and The Merv Griffin Show, and multiple guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Sandy was also co-host of The Della Reese Show and hosted a number of television talk shows including A.M. New York and Mid-Morning LA. In addition, he was the host of the pilot for Hollywood Squares and often appeared as a Celebrity contestant on this and other games shows.

1996

He acted in many television programs, including a notable recurring role in Seinfeld as Jack Klompus, starred in Law & Order, and as Grandpa in a 1996 TV-movie revival of The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas. His appearances in feature films included Sweet November (1968), Targets (1968), If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Birdy (1984), and others. Along with several of his contemporaries, Baron played himself in the opening scene of Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984); he also narrated this film.

2014

Sanford Beresofsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in the Brownsville neighborhood and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in East New York; and while he was a student at Brooklyn College, to which he received a scholarship, changed his name to Sandy Baron—taking his inspiration from the nearby Barron's Bookstore. He started his career working in the Catskill Mountains resorts when they were synonymous with the "Borscht Belt" brand of Jewish humor on which Baron made his mark. He then moved on to the Compass Players Improv Comedy group in the late 1950s.

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