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Gary Austin (born Gary Moore; October 18, 1941 – April 1, 2017) was an American improvisational theatre teacher, writer, and director who founded The Groundlings theatre company in 1974.
Apr 3, 2017 · Gary Austin, who helped changed the shape of American comedy as the founder and artistic director of the influential improvisational theater company the Groundlings, died on Saturday in Los...
In 1972, Gary Austin (a veteran of San Francisco’s “The Committee”) assembled a group of performers in Los Angeles who just wanted to work on their craft. Together they would improvise, perform monologues, scenes, characters, songs, dances, classic plays, you name it.
Apr 1, 2017 · Gary Austin, founder of the improv group The Groundlings, which launched the careers of countless comedic actors, has died following a long battle with cancer. He was 75.
Gary Austin is the founder and original director of The Groundlings, Los Angeles' premier character-based improv company, which celebrated its 40th Anniversary Season in 2014. Many of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE's actors and writers have come from The Groundlings.
Apr 2, 2017 · Gary Austin, the founder of the influential improvisational theater troupe The Groundlings, died on Saturday at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles following a long illness. He was 75. Austin had...
Apr 4, 2017 · Gary Austin, who created and led one of improvisational theater's most influential troupes, the Groundlings, died Saturday at the age of 75 of cancer. Austin was a writer, director, and musical...
The Groundlings is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by Gary Austin in 1974. You can find out more about us or our history. A “Groundling” is one of the 30 company members who write and perform in the theatre’s shows and teach classes at The Groundlings School. Our school has been the foremost comedy training ground in Hollywood ...
Apr 2, 2017 · Two decades-spanning generations of Saturday Night Live alums offered tributes to Gary Austin, the founder of the wildly influential improvisational theater company The Groundlings. Austin, who...
Apr 4, 2017 · The Groundlings founder Gary Austin has died at the age of 75, following a battle with cancer. His legendary improv troupe memorialized him on Facebook, posting: “Thank you for giving us a...
