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Bob Goldthwait Biography
Birth Name:
Robert Francis Goldthwait
Birth Place:
Syracuse, New York, United States
Profession
Comedian, director, actor
Fast Facts
- Had a punk band in high school
- Started his stand-up career at the age of 15
- Teamed up with school chum Tom Kenny (later the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants) to perform comedy as Tomcat and Bobcat
- Appeared on an episode of The Arsenio Hall Show, during which he flew into a rage at the cancellation of the show, spray-painted a derogatory comment about Paramount Studios on a glass wall and vandalized audio equipment
- Days later, he appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and set his chair on fire
- Began his directing career with the 1991 movie Shakes the Clown (which he also wrote)
Relationships
- Tasha -- Daughter
- Tom Goldthwait -- Father
- Kathleen Goldthwait -- Mother
- Taylor -- Stepson