Bill Applebaum
Encyclopedia
Bill Applebaum is an American actor
and writer
. He started working on stage
in Chicago
at The Second City Theater, where he helped start the Second City ETC Theater in 1984. He has worked in hundreds of commercials, tv shows, films and on stage. In addition to writing TV pilots for Second City, he wrote on "The Carol Burnett Show
" and for the television version of the film "Nothing In Common".. Applebaum also had brief roles in the movie "Pretty Woman
" and has guest starred on many television shows, including The Pez Dispenser, and The Pick of the television
series
"Seinfeld
". He founded and runs ActorsImprovStudio (actorsimprovstudio.com) helping people to better harness and use their creativity learning (improv
) techniques whether one is a writer, actor, voice-actor, or non-actor. He also works as a consultant
for touring authors and works with corporations helping executives
prepare to give speeches
and to be interviewed by the media.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and writer
Writer
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. He started working on stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
at The Second City Theater, where he helped start the Second City ETC Theater in 1984. He has worked in hundreds of commercials, tv shows, films and on stage. In addition to writing TV pilots for Second City, he wrote on "The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show is a variety / sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33...
" and for the television version of the film "Nothing In Common".. Applebaum also had brief roles in the movie "Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy film set in Los Angeles, California. Written by J.F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall, this motion picture features Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and also Hector Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy, and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. Roberts played the only...
" and has guest starred on many television shows, including The Pez Dispenser, and The Pick of the television
Television
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series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
"Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
". He founded and runs ActorsImprovStudio (actorsimprovstudio.com) helping people to better harness and use their creativity learning (improv
Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre takes many forms. It is best known as improv or impro, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously...
) techniques whether one is a writer, actor, voice-actor, or non-actor. He also works as a consultant
Consultant
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for touring authors and works with corporations helping executives
Corporate title
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prepare to give speeches
Oratory
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and to be interviewed by the media.