Charles Grodin Remembered as ‘One of the Funniest People’

Though Charles Grodin was identified for his droll, deadpan humor and awkward, uncomfortably hilarious moments on display, he’s being remembered with the utmost heat and sincerity on Tuesday following information of his passing.

Icons of comedy and movie like Steve Martin, Albert Brooks, Kathy Griffin, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt and plenty of extra shared their experiences assembly and dealing with Grodin, with Martin referring to him as “one of the funniest people I ever met.”

“I loved Charles Grodin so much. He would bust my balls and give me so much s— in a way that left me no choice but to giggle with glee. Never mean spirited, just quick and brilliant,” Griffin mentioned in a tweet.

“A brilliant comedy actor. I had the wonderful experience of working with him in my first feature ‘Real Life’ and he was amazing. Rest In Peace, Chuck,” Brooks added.

Fans and celebs on-line mentioned it’s essential to rush out and see the unique “Heartbreak Kid” or “Midnight Run” when you haven’t had the pleasure, and thru his work on “Saturday Night Live” and in movies like “Beethoven” or “The Great Muppet Caper,” Maron even dubbed him one of many “great cranky comedy geniuses.”

Rob Schneider shared a narrative about assembly Grodin and saying the way it was one in all his desires to be on stage when Grodin and Robert DeNiro had been filming a basic scene from “Midnight Run.”

“In my opinion, the funniest performance ever given by an Actor in a Hollywood movie was Charles Grodin in ‘The Heartbreak Kid!’ He once told me that ‘If you like that movie too much, I worry about you.’ Clearly Charles spent too much time in therapy. Thank you for ALL the LAUGHS,” Schneider mentioned.

Grodin died Tuesday at age 86 after affected by bone marrow most cancers.

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