Sandy Baron
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| birthname = Sanford Beresofky
| birthdate = {{birth date|1937|5|5|mf=y}}
| birthplace = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]
| deathdate = {{death date and age|2001|1|21|1937|5|5|mf=y}}
| deathplace = [[Van Nuys, California]]
| occupation = [[Film]], [[theatre|stage]], [[television]] [[actor]]
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'''Sandy Baron''' ([[May 5]], [[1937]]—[[January 21]], [[2001]]) was an American [[comedian]] who acted on stage, in [[film]]s, and on [[television]].
Baron was born '''Sanford Beresofsky''' in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]. He cut his teeth working in the [[Catskill Mountains]] resorts. The Catskills were, and still are, synonymous with the "[[Borscht Belt]]" brand of [[Jewish]] humor on which Baron made his mark. He then moved on to the Compass Players Improv Comedy group in the late 1950s.
He made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in ''Tchin-Tchin'' in 1962. He also appeared in many other Broadway plays, hits as well as flops, including ''Generations'' and ''Lenny'' (Los Angeles production); he later replaced Cliff Gorman in the lead role of [[Lenny Bruce]] in ''Lenny'' on Broadway.
In the 1966-1967 season, Baron costarred with [[Will Hutchins]] in the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Hey, Landlord]]'' about an [[apartment]] complex in [[Manhattan, New York|Manhattan]].
He appeared in countless television programs, including a notable role in ''[[Seinfeld]]'' as Jack Klompus. He also starred in ''[[Law & Order]]'' and as Grandpa in a 1996 TV-movie revival of ''[[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]]''. He also starred in the short-lived television sitcom, "Hey Landlord!" (1967). Along with several other of his contemporaries, Baron played himself in the opening scene of Woody Allen's ''[[Broadway Danny Rose]]''; he also narrated the film.
Baron died of [[emphysema]] in [[Van Nuys]], in the [[San Fernando Valley]] of southern [[California]]. His interment was located at [[Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California]].
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[[Category:American Jews]]
[[Category:American comedians]]
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[[Category:New York actors]]
[[Category:People from Brooklyn]]
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