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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Belzer and friend, from a 2006 ad shoot for the Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center.]] |
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4 | Richard Jay Belzer (August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor best known for playing the character JustForFun/JohnMunch for 25 years across multiple shows and continuities. He was otherwise best known as a stand-up comedian (look for his 1997 album[=/=]{{Creator/HBO}} comedy special ''Another Lone Nut'') -- who was a stalwart of the club scene throughout the 80s -- and author (among the titles he's wrote are ''How to Be a Stand-Up Comic'' and the fiction novels ''I am Not a Cop'' and ''I am Not a Psychic''). |
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6 | He was Creator/HenryWinkler's cousin. |
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8 | He passed away in 2023 after a period of ill health. Reportedly, his last words were "Fuck you, motherfucker." |
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10 | We would show you a page of stuff he did, which doesn't just include playing John Munch in fifty different shows over the course of several decades, but we don't have such a page prepared yet so you might as well go to the JustForFun/JohnMunch page instead. |
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12 | !!Some of the non-JustForFun/JohnMunch acting roles include: |
13 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. First appeared in a 1975 episode. |
14 | * ''Series/SesameStreet''. First appeared in a 1978 episode. |
15 | * ''Film/{{Fame}}'' (1980). Plays the emcee at Catch a Rising Star. |
16 | * ''Film/{{Night Shift|1982}}'' (1982). As Pig, part of the BigBadDuumvirate. |
17 | * ''Film/{{Scarface|1983}}'' (1983). Plays the nightclub emcee. |
18 | * ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}''. First appeared in a 1985 episode. |
19 | * ''Series/MiamiVice''. First appeared in a 1986 episode. |
20 | * The video for Music/MikeAndTheMechanics' 1986 single "Taken In". Belzer plays the father of a family who was double-booked into a house with the band. |
21 | * ''Series/{{Tattingers}}''. First appeared in a 1989 episode. |
22 | * ''Series/{{The Flash|1990}}''. Regular cast member from 1990 to 1991. |
23 | * ''Series/{{Monsters}}''. Appeared in a 1991 episode. |
24 | * ''Good Sports''. First appeared in a 1991 episode. |
25 | * ''Series/HumanTarget''. First appeared in a 1992 episode. |
26 | * ''Series/LoisAndClark''. Semi-regular cast member as Inspector William Henderson in 1994. |
27 | * ''Series/Nurses1991''. First appeared in a 1994 episode. |
28 | * ''Film/GetOnTheBus''. Plays Rick. |
29 | * ''Series/MadAboutYou''. First appeared in a 1999 episode. |
30 | * ''The Beat''. First appeared in a 2000 episode. |
31 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. Voice actor. First appeared in a 2000 episode. |
32 | * ''Minding the Store''. First appeared in a 2005 episode. |
33 | * ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''. First appeared in a 2006 episode. |
34 | * ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive''. First appeared in a 2009 episode. |
35 | * ''Series/ThirtyRock''. First appeared in a 2011 episode. |
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