| Robert Wuhl | |
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| Born | October 9, 1951 Union, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Barbara Koldys Capelli (1983-present) |
Robert Wuhl (born October 9, 1951) is an American actor, comedian and writer.
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Wuhl was born in Union, New Jersey to a Jewish family, including a father who worked as a produce distributor.[1] After attending Union High School, Wuhl headed to the University of Houston, where he was active in the drama department and the Epsilon-Omicron Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
After several years of stand-up comedy, Wuhl had roles in movies including Batman with Michael Keaton, Bull Durham with Kevin Costner, Cobb with Tommy Lee Jones, Mistress with Robert DeNiro and Good Morning, Vietnam with Robin Williams. His first role in movies was a starring role in the 1980 comedy The Hollywood Knights along with other fledgling actors Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer and Fran Drescher. He wrote two of the six episodes for the TV series Police Squad! in 1982, and did an audio commentary for its release on DVD in 2006. He also had a small role in the 1983 Film, Flashdance.
Wuhl was in the beginning of the music video to Madonna's 1985 hit "Material Girl."
In 1992, he appeared in The Bodyguard as host of the Oscars. In reality he won two Emmy Awards for co-writing the Academy Awards in 1990 & 1991 with Billy Crystal.
From 1996-2002 he wrote and starred in the HBO series Arli$$ as the title character, an agent for high-profile athletes. From 2000-2001, he was a frequent panelist on the ESPN game show 2 Minute Drill, often quizzing the contestants on sports-related movies. Wuhl was a player in the Game Show Network's Poker Royale series, a competition between pros and comedians. In 2006, he starred on HBO in a one-man-show, Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl, where he taught a history class to show how history is created and propagated in a similar fashion to pop culture. A second chapter entitled Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl aired on HBO in July 2007. Wuhl is currently developing a stage adaptation of "Assume the Position" at Ars Nova in New York City.
He also hosts a sports, sports business and entertainment daily talk radio show for Westwood One which started January 2011 and is available online at robertwuhlshow.com.