{"id":32004,"date":"2023-02-19T14:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T19:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=32004"},"modified":"2023-02-19T14:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T19:39:38","slug":"rip-richard-belzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=32004","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Richard Belzer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Richard Belzer, the comedian, actor and author, died today.\u00a0 He was 78.\u00a0 No cause of death was given.<\/p>\n

Richard Belzer began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian.\u00a0 He appeared in the low-budget film The Groove Tube<\/em> in 1974.\u00a0 He was also a featured comedian on the\u00a0National Lampoon Radio Hour<\/em> along with John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, and Harold Ramis.\u00a0 Richard Belzer would go on to be the audience warm-up comedian for Saturday Night Live<\/em>.\u00a0 Mr. Belzer would go on to make three guest appearances on the show.\u00a0 In addition to stand-up, Richard Belzer appeared in television and movies throughout his career.<\/p>\n

Some Richard Belzer appearances in feature films include: The Groove Tube; Fame; Author! Author!; Night Shift; Scarface; Fletch Lives; The Bonfire of the Vanities; A Very Brady Sequel; Species II<\/em> and The Comedian<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Some of Richard Belzer’s television appearances include: Sesame Street<\/em> (2 episodes); Saturday Night Live<\/em> (3 episodes); Moonlighting; Miami Vice; The Flash<\/em> (10 episodes); Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart; Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman<\/em> (4 episodes); The Invaders<\/em> (2 episodes); The X-Files; Mad About You; Homicide: Life on the Street<\/em> (122 episodes); Homicide: The Movie; Law & Order<\/em> (4 episodes); South Park; 3rd Rock from the Sun; Law & Order: Trial by Jury; The Wire; 30 Rock<\/em> (2 episodes); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em> (326 episodes) and American Dad<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Richard Belzer also wrote four books on conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

I first saw Richard Belzer in The Groove Tube<\/em>.\u00a0 Who could have imagined that the young comedian would go on to have a distinguished acting career, and author several books!<\/p>\n

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Richard Belzer’s family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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