George Segal Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series at the 1999 and 2000 Golden Globes
• After appearing in 1969's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?", he would be nominated for a BAFTA, Laurel, Golden Globe and Academy Award for the role
• Graduated from Columbia University in New York in 1955
• Quote: "I have a dread of being considered bland, but I've had to reconcile myself to the fact that that's what I am․"
• Quote: "(Regarding his music) "The lyrics are quite solid and informative, as well as witty, sharp and funny․ That's what makes it work․""
• After almost three decades of both comical and dramatic supporting roles in film, he would eventually gain the most notoriety playing on NBC's ensemble comedy series, "Just Shoot Me!" in the late '90s
• Before making it big in film, he would earn money as a banjo player in a seven-man Dixieland band
• Graduated from the George School in 1951, a Quaker preparatory academy located in Newtown, Pennsylvania
• Married his high school sweetheart after bumping into her following the death of his second wife
• Is an accomplished banjo player and continues to book gigs to this day