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Rita Rudner is the only child of witty parents. Much
to their dismay, Rita displayed a complete lack of witty until
the age of 25, whereupon she refused to say anything unless
it was laced with wit.
Up until 25, Rita preferred to talk with her feet. She danced
in six Broadway shows that she no longer likes to name because
readers will try to figure out how old she is.
Rita decided to be a comic by standing in front of inebriated
strangers late at night, talking into a microphone and leaving
in the bits where people laughed. She has no idea why she leaped
from chorus lines to punch lines…when she was in therapy she
forgot to ask.
Rita has made appearances on David Letterman, Johnny Carson,
Bill Maher, Jay Leno, Bob Hope, George Burns, Tom Snyder, Conan
O'Brien, Dennis Miller, Martin Short, Oprah Winfrey, Regis Philbin
and Kathy Lee Gifford.
Rita's first HBO special, "Rita Rudner's One Night Stand," was
nominated for two Ace Awards, as was her English television
show, which later appeared on A&E. Rita's two one-hour specials
for HBO, "Born to Be Mild" and "Married Without Children," were
ratings standouts and many viewers liked her dresses.
Rita has written two books: the best-selling "Naked Beneath
My Clothes" and "Rita Rudner's Guide To Men" which continues
to be quoted extensively on the Internet in English and in languages
that she will never understand.
In 1989, Rita married Englishman Martin Bergman. The two have
collaborated in more ways than one. The movie "Peter's Friends"
was their first produced script. It starred Emma Thompson and
Kenneth Branagh and it won the Peter Seller's award for the
best comedy film of the year.
"A
Weekend in the Country" was another script the couple created
together and it was also Martin's directorial debut. It premiered
on the USA network and starred Jack Lemmon, Dudley Moore, Christine
Lahti and Richard Lewis. Rita accidentally wrote a part for
herself and memorized the lines the lines so she could be in
it too.
In between live appearances around the world and in Las Vegas
(which Rita prefers because it is closer to home and she can
bring her dog), Martin and Rita continue to write and sell movies
scripts in Hollywood. She is currently a regular on "Hollywood
Squares" and is running out of interesting blouses.
The couple's most recent project is a half-hour film called
"Unfunny Girl," directed by Martin. It premiered on the E! Network
in the fall of 2000. It starred Rita, Frank Gorshin, Gene Barry,
Phyllis Diller, Shecky Greene, and Jack Carter. Rita plays the
least funny woman in America. She hopes she's not overly convincing.
contact:
Gail A. Stocker
1025 N. Kings Rd Suite 113
Los Angeles CA 90069
323.654.4015 phone
323.654.1150 fax
gail@comedycontact.com
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