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Barry Sobel

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Barry Sobel
Barry Sobel was born in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Doc Hollywood (1991), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) and Larry Crowne (2011).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael J. Fox, Woody Harrelson, and Julie Warner in Doc Hollywood (1991)
    Doc Hollywood
    6.3
    • Shulman
    • 1991
    Robert Carradine, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Curtis Armstrong, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese, and Larry B. Scott in Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
    Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
    5.1
    • Stewart
    • 1987
    Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne (2011)
    Larry Crowne
    6.1
    • Cubby
    • 2011
    Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    Actor

    • Gina Wendkos, Daryl W. Kamack, Franklin Marshall the Third, Allene Quincy, Tom Clark, Bill Devlin, Atsuko Okatsuka, William Chang, Samantha Baxley, Tuesday Thomas, Herman Wrice, Michael A. Pina, Lila Hart, and Brandon Scott Keller in Super Stand Up Comedy Bowl (2019)
      Super Stand Up Comedy Bowl
      TV Movie
      • Judge
      • 2019
    • Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne (2011)
      Larry Crowne
      6.1
      • Cubby
      • 2011
    • David Alan Grier in Chocolate News (2008)
      Chocolate News
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Ron
      • 2008
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Edward Asner, Regina King, Nick Jameson, Charlie Murphy, Greg Travis, Gary Anthony Williams, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Bobb'e J. Thompson, and Carl Jones in The Boondocks (2005)
      The Boondocks
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Chico
      • Pat O'Brien
      • Bill Maher (voice)
      • 2006
    • For da Love of Money (2002)
      For da Love of Money
      4.5
      • Burning Man
      • 2002
    • King of the Open Mics (2000)
      King of the Open Mics
      5.4
      • 2000
    • Captain Jackson (1999)
      Captain Jackson
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Dr. Screwloose
      • 1999
    • Clayton Rohner and Richard Brooks in Good vs Evil (1999)
      Good vs Evil
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Tim
      • 1999
    • Ashli Adams, Tyrone Burton, Suzzanne Douglas, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Robert Townsend, and Curtis Williams in The Parent 'Hood (1995)
      The Parent 'Hood
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Max
      • Dealer
      • 1996–1999
    • Kung Fu Corleon & the Video Bandits
      Video
      • Video Store Manager
      • 1999
    • Vinyl Justice
      TV Series
      • 1998
    • Halle Berry, Ian Richardson, and Natalie Desselle Reid in B*A*P*S (1997)
      B*A*P*S
      4.8
      • Alex - Maitre d' (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Harry Anderson in Dave's World (1993)
      Dave's World
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Jake
      • 1996
    • Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, and Tom Everett Scott in That Thing You Do! (1996)
      That Thing You Do!
      7.0
      • Goofball
      • 1996
    • Jodie Fisher in Love and Happiness (1995)
      Love and Happiness
      7.0
      • Stefan
      • Takashi
      • 1995

    Writer

    • Pretend Time (2010)
      Pretend Time
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2010
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2000–2001
    • Jonathan Katz in Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
      Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
      7.7
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 1995
    • Rodney Dangerfield in Nothin' Goes Right (1988)
      Nothin' Goes Right
      7.4
      TV Special
      • Writer (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Uptown Comedy Express (1987)
      Uptown Comedy Express
      6.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 1987

    Additional Crew

    • Tom Cruise and Amanda Seyfried in 2005 MTV Movie Awards (2005)
      2005 MTV Movie Awards
      5.9
      TV Special
      • consultant
      • 2005
    • Martians Go Home (1989)
      Martians Go Home
      3.2
      • comedy consultant
      • 1989
    • Tom Hanks and Sally Field in Punchline (1988)
      Punchline
      5.9
      • stand-up comedy advisor: Mr. Hanks
      • 1988

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    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • 1959
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Breuners Rents - actor
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      • 3 Articles

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