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Garrison Keillor

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Garrison Keillor was born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942, in Anoka, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was one of six children in the family. His parents were of Scandinavian and Scottish ancestry. Keillor graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English in 1966... See full bio »

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Gary Edward Keillor
in Anoka, Minnesota, USA
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2011 The Darkest Evening of the Year (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2011 The Minus Touch (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Afraid So (short) (voice)
 
2006 A Prairie Home Companion
GK
 
1998 Hercules (TV series)
Odin
– Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods (1998) … Odin (voice)
 
1997 Redux Riding Hood (short)
The Narrator (voice)
 
1996 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Wright Stuff (1996) … Narrator (voice)
 
1993 The Dakota Conflict (TV movie)
Co-Narrator
 
1990 The Civil War (TV mini-series documentary)
Walt Whitman
– The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (1990) … Walt Whitman (voice)
– War Is All Hell (1865) (1990) … Walt Whitman (voice)
– Most Hallowed Ground (1864) (1990) … Walt Whitman (voice)
– Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864) (1990) … Walt Whitman (voice)
– Simply Murder (1863) (1990) … Walt Whitman (voice)
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Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
2010 A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again! (TV movie) (written by)
 
2010 A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! (TV movie) (written by)
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (2008) (based on monologues by)
 
2006 A Prairie Home Companion (radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" - uncredited / screenplay / story)
 
2000 The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (TV movie) (novel)
 
1988 A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance (TV movie)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2010 A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again! (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2010 A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2006 Great Performances (TV series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
– Garrison Keillor's New Year's Eve Special (2006) (executive producer)
– Garrison Keillor's Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood (2006) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2006 A Prairie Home Companion (music: "I Used To Work In Chicago", "Slow Days Of Summer", "Coffee Jingle", "The Day Is Short", "Goodbye To My Mama", "Bad Jokes" / lyrics: "Guy Noir", "Go Tell Aunt Gladys", "Piscacadawadaquoddymoggin", "Jens Jensen's Herring Commercial", "Slow Days Of Summer", "My Minnesota Home", "Beboparebop Rhubarb Pie", "Whoop-I-Ti-Yi-Yo", "Baby, Baby, Be My Man", "Coffee Jingle", "The New Munich Beer Commercial", "The Day Is Short", "The Prince Of Pizza Commercial", "Goodbye To My Mama", "Bad Jokes", "Frankie & Johnny" / performer: "Piscacadawadaquoddymoggin", "Tishomingo Blues", "Jens Jensen's Herring Commercial", "Slow Days Of Summer", "Beboparebop Rhubarb Pie", "You Have Been A Friend To Me", "When The Bloom Is On The Sage", "Gold Watch & Chain", "Let Your Light Shine On Me", "Coffee Jingle", "The New Munich Beer Commercial", "The Prince Of Pizza Commercial")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2006 A Prairie Home Companion (additional lyrics: "Tishomingo Blues", "Happy Baked Beans", "Powdermilk Biscuit Theme")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2000 The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (TV movie) (consultant)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1997 The Big One (documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (28 titles)
1997-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 11 December 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 29 May 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 28 October 1997 (1997) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Let There Be Light (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
2011 Overheard (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Garrison Keillor (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2010 A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! Again! (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2010 A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD! (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Humorist / Singer
– Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (2008) … Himself - Humorist/Singer
 
2007 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself
– Garrison Keillor (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The States (TV series documentary)
Himself (Minnesota)
– Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Hawaii, South Carolina, Montana (2007) … Himself (Minnesota)
 
2006 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Garrison Keillor's New Year's Eve Special (2006) … Himself - Host
– Garrison Keillor's Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood (2006) … Himself - Host
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'A Prairie Home Companion' (2006) … Himself
 
2006 A Prairie Home Companion: Exclusive Sneak Peek (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Al Franken Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.59 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.90 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.20 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 August 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 A Prairie Home Companion 30th Broadcast Season Celebration (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Danish Solution: The Rescue of the Jews in Denmark (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2002 The Main Stream (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Haunted History of Halloween (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Big One (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Himself
 
1994 Baseball (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– A Whole New Ball Game (1994) … Himself (voice)
– A National Heirloom (1994) … Himself (voice)
– The Faith of Fifty Million People (1994) … Himself (voice)
– Something Like a War (1994) … Himself (voice)
 
1994 The Roots of Country: Nashville Celebrates the Ryman (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Austin City Limits (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Garrison Keillor & the Hopeful Gospel Quartet with Special Guests Chet Atkins & Johnny Gimble (1993) … Himself
 
1991 Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (documentary)
Himself - Writer
 
1988 A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1988 Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 The Congress (TV documentary) (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2004 The Jane Pauley Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Lake Wobegon Days" - New York: Antheneum, 1985; See more »

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2 Interviews  | 13 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

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Trivia:

Recovering in a hospital after suffering a minor stroke on September 7, 2009. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo