Years active 1973-2012 Name Sandy Helberg | Role Actor | |
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Spouse Harriet B. Helberg (m. 1975) Children Simon Helberg, Mason Helberg Parents Tonia Helberg, Sam Helberg Grandchildren Adeline Helberg, Wilder Towne Helberg Movies Up the Creek, Mortal Kombat, This Is Spinal Tap, The Granny, School for Scoundrels Similar People Harriet B Helberg, Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne, Stephen Furst, Jennifer Runyon | ||
Sandy helberg
Sandy Helberg (born May 28, 1949) is a German-born American actor.
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- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Helberg was born in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Tonia (née Altman) and Sam Helberg. His parents were both Holocaust survivors from Poland who met in a concentration camp. They emigrated to the United States in 1950, where his father, originally a barber, eventually became a real estate developer in Toledo, Ohio, where Sandy and his brothers Ted and Tom were raised.
Career
He relocated to New York City and studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He performed stand-up comedy and was part of an improv group that appeared in clubs in Greenwich Village. He later moved to Los Angeles, becoming an original member of the Los Angeles improv group, The Groundlings. Acting in several comedy films, in particular three Mel Brooks films High Anxiety, History of the World: Part 1 and Spaceballs, he starred in the comedy films The Hollywood Knights and Up the Creek.
Helberg wrote and starred in short lived 1977 TV series The Lorenzo and Henrietta Music Show and the 1979 CBS TV series Flatbush. He has made numerous guest appearances on TV shows, including Trapper John, M.D., Remington Steele, Newhart, The Jeffersons, M*A*S*M*A*S*H, Married... with Children, The Wonder Years, Night Court, Fernwood Tonight, Knight Rider, Too Close for Comfort, Get a Life, House Calls, Cybill, and Days of Our Lives among others.
Helberg co-starred in the NBC miniseries, Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue, and a CBS movie of the week, More Wild Wild West. He played Gopher Smith in The Love Boat pilot.
Helberg and his wife, Harriet Helberg, wrote episodes for such television series as The Golden Girls, Perfect Strangers, Dear John, and Harry and the Hendersons. He also co-produced USO Salute to the Troops for HBO/TBS.
Personal life
He has been married to Harriet Helberg (née Birnbaum) since April 6, 1975, and has two sons, Mason and actor Simon.