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Randy Pausch Biography

Birth Name:Randolph Frederick Pausch

Birth Place:Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from Brown University and Carnegie Mellon University
  • Had three children, Dylan, Logan and Chloe, with wife Jai Glasgow
  • His career began teaching at the University of Virginia
  • Known for his 2007 lecture "The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," delivered after a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis
  • After garnering attention for his 2007 lecture, he was invited by director J․J․ Abrams to appear in a brief, one-line role in the 2009 film "Star Trek․"