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Lewis Black: Biography

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Birth Place: Silver Spring, MD
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/30/1948, Virgo
Profession: Comedian; actor; playwright

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Lewis Black Fast Facts:

Was sent to work for the Appalachian Regional Commission under the Nixon Administration.
Aspired to be a playwright following college and has written more than 40 plays.
Co-owned a renovated theater in Colorado Springs where he headed a repertory company.
Voted "Best Male Stand Up" at the 2001 American Comedy Awards.
Rants often about the fantasy-football craze in his Inside the NFL commentaries on HBO.
In 2004, collaborated with students at the University of North Carolina to create the Carolina Comedy Festival, an annual weeklong festival featuring performances, workshops and lectures for aspiring performers.
Visited U.S. military bases in the Middle East and Europe in 2007 as part of a USO tour that also featured Robin Williams, Lance Armstrong, Kid Rock and Rachel Smith (Miss America 2007).

Lewis Black Relationships:
Jeannette Black - Mother
Ronald Black - Brother
Sam Black - Father
Lewis Black Awards:
2010 Grammy: Best Comedy Album - Winner
2006 Grammy: Best Comedy Album - Winner
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Nominee
College:
Yale University, School of Drama, New Haven, CT (MFA in Drama); attended University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; attended University of Maryland, College Park, MD

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Artie Lange, Patrice O'Neal, Dave Atell, Todd Barry, Eddie Brill, Colin Quinn, Lewis Black Scott Gries/Getty Images

The Big Bang Theory, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Kunal Nayyar, Lewis Black Sonja Flemming/CBS

George Carlin The Mark Twain Prize, Peter Kaminsky, Kelly Carlin, Lewis Black, Richard Belzer courtesy PBS

George Carlin The Mark Twain Prize, Lewis Black, Richard Belzer courtesy PBS

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