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Actor, Bob Balaban, was born Robert Elmer Balaban on Aug 16, 1945 in Chicago, IL. As of December 2024, Bob Balaban was 79 years old.

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Although Balaban was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
2001Best PictureGosford Park (2001)N/ANominated
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Son of Elmer Balaban (1909-2001), who was last surviving of seven Balaban brothers who dominated the theater business in Chicago and much of the Midwest. The Balaban boys, sons of immigrant Jewish grocery-store owners in Chicago, built city's first "supercolossal" theaters, the 700-seat Circle and the 2,000-seat Central Park. Bob's Uncle Barney Balaban became chairman of Paramount Pictures in Hollywood and wanted to pass the torch to Elmer, but he declined. Elmer has been credited with devising an early version of pay-TV, based on a set-top box that would show first-run movies at home by accepting quarters.

Published a diary of his experiences working on the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

Cousin of director Burt Balaban and Judy Balaban. Nephew of Barney Balaban.

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