Bob Balaban
Actor
- Born
- August 16, 1945, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Age
- 81 years old
- Zodiac
- Leo
- Total works
- 117 movies, 47 TV shows
- Latest work
- Fantasy Life (2026)
- Genres
- Comedy,Romance,Drama
Bob Balaban is an American actor, author, comedian, director, and producer who made his breakthrough in the film Midnight Cowboy (1969), portraying a young hustler. He has appeared in several notable films, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), 2010 (1984), and Capote (2005). Balaban has collaborated extensively with Christopher Guest, featuring in all of Guest's mockumentary comedies such as Waiting for Guffman (1996) and Best in Show (2000). In addition to acting, he has directed three feature films and authored children's novels. Balaban has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on Lou Grant and Designing Women, and he is a recipient of the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award.
