Robert Klein - co-star of new film BEFORE I GO

ROBERT KLEIN BIO<br /><br />Klein was born in the Bronx in a typical Jewish neighborhood. After graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School, Klein planned to study medicine but after graduating from Alfred University, switched directions and went to Yale Drama School. It was there he got wind of auditions for The Second City. In a piece he wrote for the improvisational troupe's book, Klein recalled sitting in a room full of other hopefuls, including the late Fred Willard. Klein's audition consisted of an improvisation set with Willard about two guys in a nightclub, it was successful enough to get Klein and Willard hired.<br /><br />He made his Broadway debut in 1967 in Mike Nichols' musical, The Apple Tree. His first television role was hosting the short-lived comedy-variety series, Comedy Tonight in 1970. The Robert Klein Radio Show, a syndicated comedy/rock program that was taped before a live audience ran for two years in the early '80s. He has been nominated for two Emmy® Awards.<br /><br />With a career spanning over 50+ years, Klein has appeared in dozens of movies, a few of which include The Owl and the Pussycat, Primary Colors, Radioland Murders, Ira and Abby, One Fine Day, Two Weeks' Notice, The Safety of Objects, with Adam Sandler in Reign Over Me, and in two of the Sharknado franchise films. He had a recurring role in the TV drama series Sisters and more recently was seen, and reprised his role, in Will & Grace as Martin Adler. A myriad other TV credits include The Mysteries of Laura, Madame Secretary, The Good Wife, Law & Order: SVU, and he has hosted Saturday NightLive twice. His latest film is the dark yet humorous feature Before I Go, where he plays the father of the complicated and depressed protagonist portrayed by Annabella Sciorra (The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Jungle Fever).<br /><br />Klein is the author of The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back, his autobiography published in 2006. In September 2007 he released a new DVD compilation of his eight live HBO spe