Buck Henry 561182 225657650 2008-07-14T19:40:29Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[zh:巴克·亨利]] {{Infobox actor | image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- [[Freely licenced]] images only. Please do not put a fair-use image here, it will be deleted - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | imagesize = | caption = | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1930|12|9}} | birthplace = [[New York City, New York]], [[United States|USA]] | deathdate = | birthname = Buck Henry Zuckerman | othername = | emmyawards = '''[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series|Writing in a Comedy Series]]'''<br>1967 ''[[Get Smart]]'' }} '''Buck Henry Zuckerman''' (born [[December 9]] [[1930]]) is an [[Academy Award]]-nominated [[United States|American]] [[actor]], [[writer]] and [[television director|director]], known for his work in [[television]], [[film]], [[comedy]], and [[satire]]. ==Biography== ===Early life=== Henry was born in [[New York City]], the son of silent film actress [[Ruth Taylor (actress)|Ruth Taylor]] and Paul S. Zuckerman, a former air force [[general]] and [[stockbroker]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Buck-Henry.html Buck Henry Biography (1930-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,219497,00.html That Old Feeling: Sweet Smells - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He went to boarding school at [[Choate Rosemary Hall]] and graduated from [[Dartmouth College]], where he worked on the ''[[Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern]]'' humor magazine. He soon cultivated a flair for deadpan humor, saying the most nonsensical things with utter conviction. From 1959 to 1962, as part of an elaborate hoax by comedian [[Alan Abel]], he pretended to be G. Clifford Prout, president of the [[Society for Indecency to Naked Animals]]. Henry, as the quietly outraged Mr. Prout, presented his point of view on talk shows. ===Television career=== Henry's dry humor attracted attention in the entertainment community. He became a cast member on [[television|TV]] programs such as ''[[Steve Allen (comedian)|The New Steve Allen Show]]'' (1961) and ''[[That Was The Week That Was]]'' (1964-65). He was a co-creator and writer for ''[[Get Smart]]'' ([[1965]]-[[1970|70]]), with [[Mel Brooks]]. Two of his TV projects had short runs but are fondly remembered by fans: ''[[Captain Nice]]'' (1967) with [[William Daniels]] as a reluctant superhero, and ''[[Quark (TV series)|Quark]]'' (1978), with [[Richard Benjamin]] in command of a garbage scow in outer space. He recently appeared on the television show ''[[Will and Grace]]'' (2005). As of August 8th 2007, he is a ''[[Daily Show]]'' contributor. He also appeared on the December 13th, 2007 [[30 Rock]] episode "[[Ludachristmas]]." ===''Saturday Night Live''=== From 1976 to 1980, he hosted NBC's ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' 10 times (it became a tradition that he hosted the last show of the year, as he was considered one of the easiest hosts to work with). Henry also hosted the only live remote attempted by ''SNL'', broadcast live from [[Mardi Gras]] in [[New Orleans]]. On 10/30/1976, Buck Henry was injured in the forehead by [[John Belushi|John Belushi's]] [[katana]] in the [[Saturday Night Live Samurai]] sketch. Henry's head began to bleed and was forced to wear a large bandage on his forehead for the rest of the show. As a gag, the SNL cast each wore a bandage on their forehead. ====Recurring characters on SNL==== *Howard, a sadistic stunt coordinator *Marshall DiLaMuca, one of the Nerds *Mr. Dantley, the straight man and frequent customer to Samurai Futaba's ([[John Belushi]]) many businesses. *Uncle Roy, a single, [[pedophilic]] babysitter who disguises his attempts at molesting his charges (played by [[Gilda Radner]] and [[Laraine Newman]]) as games. ====Celebrity impersonations on SNL==== *[[Charles Lindbergh]] *[[John Dean]] *[[Ron Nessen]] ===''The Daily Show''=== On [[August 8]], [[2007]], Henry appeared on ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]'' to talk about the acquisition of the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' by [[Rupert Murdoch]]. The name of his segment was "The Henry Stops Here", humorously used in place of the more obvious choice "[[the buck stops here]]". He reappeared on the show on [[September 24]], 2007, where he attempted to explain why Iowa and New Hampshire have the first primaries. ===Film and stage career=== Henry has appeared in more than 40 films including ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]'' (1970), ''[[Taking Off (film)|Taking Off]]'' (1971), ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth (film)|The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' (1976), ''[[Gloria (film)|Gloria]]'' (1980), ''[[Eating Raoul]]'' (1982), ''[[Aria]]'' (1988), ''[[Tune In Tomorrow]]'' (1990), ''[[Defending Your Life]]'' (1991), ''[[The Player]]'' (1992), and ''[[Grumpy Old Men (movie)|Grumpy Old Men]]'' (1993). He co-directed ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]'', the 1978 remake of ''[[Here Comes Mr. Jordan]]'', and appeared in the film as an officious angel, reprising the character originally played by [[Edward Everett Horton]]. His many writing credits include ''[[Candy (1968 film)|Candy]]'' (1968, adaptation), ''[[The Owl and the Pussycat (film)|The Owl and the Pussycat]]'' (1970, adaptation), ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'' (1972), ''[[The Day of the Dolphin]]'' (1973, adaptation, with a role as the voice of the dolphin), ''[[Protocol (film)|Protocol]]'' (1984), and ''[[To Die For]]'' (1995, adaptation, with a role as the high school teacher). He shared an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for his [[screenplay]], ''[[The Graduate]]'' (1967, adaptation), a film in which he made a cameo appearance. His [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] credits include the 2002 revival of ''[[Morning's at Seven]]''. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{imdb|0377750}} *{{tv.com person|33965}} {{EmmyAward ComedyWriting 1950-1975}} {{The Daily Show correspondents}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Buck}} [[Category:1930 births]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American film directors]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:Dartmouth College alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from New York City]] [[de:Buck Henry]] [[fr:Buck Henry]] [[it:Buck Henry]] [[fi:Buck Henry]] [[zh:巴克·亨利]]