George Segal

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George Segal Fast Facts:

Attended a private Quaker boarding school.
As a child, he began his entertainment career as a magician and musician.
An accomplished banjo player, he performed in the band Bruno Lynch and His Imperial Jazz Band during his college days.
Served in the Army for several years.
As an aspiring actor, he toiled as a janitor at Circle in the Square Theatre in New York.
Pulled out of the lead role in Blake Edwards' popular 1979 film 10.
Played the banjo in the Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band, which played a gig at Carnegie Hall in 1981, opening for Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.
In 1996, staged a career comeback playing Mary Tyler Moore's husband in the romantic comedy Flirting with Disaster, which led to a lead role on NBC's sitcom Just Shoot Me from 1997 to 2003.

George Segal Relationships:
Marion Sobel - Ex-wife
Linda Rogoff - Wife (deceased)
Sonia Schultz - Wife
Elizabeth Segal - Daughter
Polly Segal - Daughter
Fannie Segal - Mother
George Segal Sr. - Father
George Segal Awards:
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1965 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actor - Winner
1974 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1966 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1967 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1968 BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Nominee
College:
Attended Haverford College, Haverford, PA; Columbia University, New York, NY