FEDERMAN CAREER INFO
Stand-up, Actor, Comedy Writer, Emmy-Winning Producer,
author History of Stand-Up, Musician, Cultural Historian, USC Professor,
Pistol Pete Maravich biographer, Podcaster, and Oxford comma enthusiast.
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University of Southern California
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Comedy Renaissance Man (2021)
A Stand-Up Guy (2021)
Jack of Several Trades (2021)
Last Laugh: 15 Minutes... (2013)
The Comedian You Don't Know (2013)
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First celebrity to meet in person: Soupy Sales. Silver Theater - Maryland (1966)
Made TV debut debating the death penalty on Youth and The Issue (Miami 1974)
Made film debut as an extra in Black Sunday - Orange Bowl crowd (1975)
Very rarely drinks alcohol
Plays boogie-woogie piano
Born at Hospital of The Good Samaritan (Los Angeles)
Childhood homes: Canoga Park, CA; Alexandria, VA; Silver Spring, MD; Plantation, FL
Completed the 1985 NYC Marathon in 5:13:15
Jimmy Fallon was once his opening act
Favorite Zep album - Led Zeppelin 2
Bought first pair of Converse All-Stars (Chucks) in 2nd grade (1965)
Still plays full-court basketball, outdoors, in Chucks (as of 2025)
Learned to smoke cigarettes for the play Snow White - 13th Street Theater (NYC 1981)
Saw Slayer (2019) and Edgar Bergen/Charlie McCarthy (1976)
Drove a cab in New York City for two months (only celebrity passenger - Ann Reinking)
Can still drive “stick”
Vary rarely throws up (only 3 times since 1969) - just powers through
Lifetime 81% free-throw shooter
Favorite cheese: Cream. Least favorite cheese: Bleu
Attended, with brother Andrew, Simon and Garfunkel's Central Park reunion concert (1981)
Performed for US troops in Iraq / Operation Enduring Freedom
Was once a member of (ACE) American Coaster Enthusiasts
Shook Jimmy Page's hand
Crashed Studio 54's One Year Anniversary Party (April 1978)
Attended Eddie Murphy's 21st birthday party at Studio 54 (1982)
Stella Adler was his acting teacher
Taught himself ventriloquism in high school
Illegally visited Cuba (via Mexico) for a bachelor party in April 2000
Last CD purchase: Lady Gaga The Fame (favorite songs Poker Face and Brown Eyes)
First major league baseball game was a no-hitter (Dave Righetti 1983)
Played Larry Sanders brother on The Larry Sanders Show (1998)
Doesn't drink hot beverages (never coffee or tea)
Spoke to Irving Berlin on the telephone (1981)
First alcoholic drink - Sloe Gin Fizz - The Button (Ft. Lauderdale) 16 years old
Joined five unions - NYC Taxi Drivers (3036), Federation of Musicians (47), SAG, AFTRA, WGA
Successful "color war" General (green team) at Raquette Lake Boys Camp (1979)
Favorite Beatle: Ringo Starr
Favorite food is Italian (pizza, spaghetti-meat sauce, lasagna, pastas, etc.)
Opened for the Everly Brothers at Westbury Music Fair
Visited Lithuania but not France
Delivered both The Washington Post (1967) and The Miami Herald (1969-70)
Snoop Dogg once called him "my n-word"
Was hired by Bob Newhart to help write a comedy routine
Only World Series game was October 2024 (Game One - Freeman Grand Slam)
Has never broken a bone or spent a night in the hospital (as of 2025)
Saw Johnny Carson perform an hour of stand-up / Sunrise Musical Theater (1979)
Once had a full beer can thrown at him during performance at Fresno State
Wrote jokes for the Muppets (Statler and Waldorf)
Saw both Red Skelton (1985) and Kendrick Lamar (2016)
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