Brother Theodore
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Brother Theodore was a German-American monologist and actor known for his darkly comedic, existential rants and cult appearances on late-night television and in offbeat films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brother Theodore canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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comedian ⓘ cult performer ⓘ monologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| birthName | Theodore Gottlieb ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-04-05 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Gottlieb ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist comedy
ⓘ
black comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodore ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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German ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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stage ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult following
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dark comedy ⓘ existential monologues ⓘ late-night television appearances ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Late Night with David Letterman
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surface form:
Late Night with David Letterman appearances
Nocturna ⓘ The Burbs ⓘ The Last Unicorn ⓘ The Merv Griffin Show appearances ⓘ The Tonight Show ⓘ
surface form:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson appearances
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ monologist ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Düsseldorf ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| stageName | Brother Theodore self-link ⓘ |
| style |
existential humor
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macabre storytelling ⓘ ranting monologue ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.