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Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Maltin on Movies · Leonard Maltin

May 7, 20211h 8m

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Show Notes

Bob Balaban's resumé is filled with milestones: he shares an unforgettable scene with Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy, plays Francois Truffaut's interpreter in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and is part of the Christopher Guest ensemble (Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show) and the Wes Anderson repertory group (Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel). He writes, directs, and shares an Oscar nomination as a producer of Robert Altman's Gosford Park. That doesn't even scratch the surface of a fascinating life and career, which Jessie and Leonard were happy to explore.