Buck Henry
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| Buck Henry | |
| Birth name | Buck Henry Zuckerman |
| Born | December 9, 1930 (age 76) New York, New York,  United States |
Buck Henry (born December 9, 1930 in New York, New York as Buck Henry Zuckerman) is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his work in television, film, comedy, and satire.
Henry is the son of Ruth Taylor, silent film actress. He went to boarding school at Choate Rosemary Hall and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he worked on the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern humor magazine.
From 1959 to 1962, he pretended to be 'G. Clifford Prout', president of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals, as part of an elaborate hoax by comedian Alan Abel.
He was a cast member on TV programs such as The New Steve Allen Show (1961), That Was The Week That Was (1964-65), and Quark (1978), a show for which he also wrote. He was a co-creator and writer for Get Smart (1965-70), with Mel Brooks, and Captain Nice (1967). From 1975 to 1980, he hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live 10 times (it became a tradition that he hosted the last show of the year, as he was considered one of the easiest hosts to work with). He recently appeared on the television show Will and Grace (2005).
Henry has appeared in more than 40 films including Catch-22 (1970), Taking Off (1971), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Gloria (1980), Eating Raoul (1982), Aria (1988), Tune In Tomorrow (1990), Defending Your Life (1991), The Player (1992), and Grumpy Old Men (1993). His Broadway credits include the 2002 revival of Morning's at Seven.
His many writing credits include Candy (1968, adaptation), The Owl and the Pussycat (1970, adaptation), What's Up, Doc? (1972, adaptation), The Day of the Dolphin (1973) (with a role as the voice of the dolphin), Protocol (1984), and To Die For (1995). He shared an Oscar nomination for his screenplay, The Graduate (1967), a film in which he made a cameo appearance.
[edit] Recurring Characters on SNL
- Howard, a sadistic stunt coordinator
- Marshall DiLaMuca, one of the Nerds
- Mr. Dantley, the straight man and frequent customer to Samurai Futaba's (John Belushi) many businesses.
- Uncle Roy, a single, pedophilic babysitter who disguises his attempts at molesting his charges (played by Gilda Radner and Laraine Newman) as games.
