David Brenner

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David Brenner was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author

Feb 4, 1936

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: February 4, 1936
  • Died on: March 15, 2014
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Jewish Comedians, Temple University, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians, Stand-up Comedians, Writers
  • Spouses: Elizabeth Slater (2000–2001; divorced; 3 children), Ruth (2011–2014; his death)
  • Known as: David Norris Brenner
  • Universities:
    • Temple University

David Brenner born at

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Birth Place

From 1980 to 1983, he was in a relationship with Charisse Brody, and together they had a son, Cole Jay, born in 1982. After the couple broke up, they fought the custody battle for Cole for several years, which he won in 1992.

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Personal Life

On February 19, 2000, he married Elizabeth Slater of New York in the closing minutes of his ‘Live from The Venetian Hotel HBO Special’ recorded in Las Vegas. The couple was blessed with two sons, Slade and Wyatt. Later they got divorced and fought two custody battles, both of which he won.

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Personal Life

In 2005, he was engaged to Tai Babilonia, a former American pair skater, but they never married.

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Personal Life

He was born on February 4, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to Louis Yehuda Brenner, a vaudeville comedian, and his wife, Estelle Anne Rosenfeld.

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Childhood & Early Life

His parents belonged to Jewish community and he was raised in poor areas of South and West Philadelphia.

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Childhood & Early Life

After completing high school, he joined the U.S. Army where he served in the 101st Airborne. He also worked as a cryptographer of the 595th Signal Corps in Böblingen, Germany.

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Childhood & Early Life

After being discharged from the army, he enrolled in the Temple University from where he majored in mass communication and graduated with honors.

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Childhood & Early Life

In June 1969, he performed his first paid gig at The Improv. After that, he began performing frequently at clubs in Greenwich Village.

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Career

In 1971, he made his national television debut on ‘The Tonight Show’, an American late-night talk show which aired on NBC. Since then, he became the show's most frequent guest, making a total of 158 appearances on the show.

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Career

Between 1975 and 1984, he guest-hosted ‘The Tonight Show’ with Johnny Carson 75 times. In addition to ‘The Tonight Show’, he also appeared on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’, ‘The David Frost Show’, ‘The Mike Douglas Show’, and ‘The Daily Show’.

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Career

In 1976, he became the lead actor of the TV series ‘Snip’, which was inspired by the film ‘Shampoo’ and was set in a hair dressing salon. But the comedy series was cancelled by NBC before it aired due to its inclusion in the supporting cast of what would have been one of the first gay characters in an American situation comedy.

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Career

In 1983, he released the comedy album ‘Excuse Me, Are You Reading That Paper?’ on the MCA Records.

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Career

In 1984, he was conferred the title of ‘Person of the Year’ by the ‘Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia’. In 2003, he was inducted into their Hall of Fame.

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Awards & Achievements

Comedy Central ranked him on #53 on its list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics of all time.

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Awards & Achievements