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Elayne Boosler Biography (c. 1952-)

Born c. 1952 in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Charles (a tool-and-die maker) andMarcia (a ballerina) Boosler.

Nationality

American

Occupation

comedian, screenwriter, actress, producer, director

Birth Details

c. 1952

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Elayne Boosler: A Party of One (also see below), Showtime, 1986.
• Comedy from Here (also see below), Cinemax, 1986.
• Elayne Boosler: Broadway Baby (also see below), Showtime, 1987.
• All-Star Party for Joan Collins, CBS, 1987.
• Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987.
• Merrill Markoe's Guide to Glamorous Living, Cinemax, 1988.
• The 9th Annual ACE Awards, HBO, 1988.
• Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989.
• Samantha, Elayne Boosler: The Call (also see below), Cinemax, 1989.
• Elayne Boosler: Top Tomata, Showtime, 1989.
• The 10th Annual ACE Awards, Black Entertainment Television (and various other cable services), 1989.
• Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990.
• Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, CBS, 1990.
• The Tube Test, ABC, 1990.
• 25th Anniversary MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, syndicated, 1990.
• Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, HBO, 1991.
• A Party for Richard Pryor, CBS, 1991.
• Elayne Boosler: Live Nude Girls, Showtime, 1991.
• Also appeared on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1990.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Mother Hubbard, Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, Disney Channel, 1990.
• Credits; Other Television Appearances
• The Shape of Things (series; also see below), NBC, 1982.
• Mabel and Max (pilot; also see below) CBS, 1987.
• Credits; Television Work; Specials
• Producer, Elayne Boosler: A Party of One (also see below), Showtime, 1986.
• Director, Comedy from Here (also see below), Cinemax, 1986.
• Producer and director, Elayne Boosler: The Call (also see below),Cinemax, 1989.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Mother, Meatballs Part II, Tri-Star, 1984.
• Credits; Television Specials
• 99 Ways to Attract the Right Man, ABC, 1985.
• Comedy from Here, Cinemax, 1986.
• Disney Goes to the Oscars, ABC, 1986.
• Elayne Boosler: A Party of One, Showtime, 1986.
• Elayne Boosler: Broadway Baby, Showtime, 1987.
• Elayne Boosler: The Call, Cinemax, 1989.
• Also screenwriter for Prime Times.
• Credits; Television Screenplays
• The Shape of Things (series), NBC, 1982.
• Mabel and Max (pilot), CBS, 1987.
• Also screenwriter for The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein'Me (series), 1982.

Further Reference

Periodicals

• People, October 12, 1987, pp. 114, 116.
• Time, fall, 1990, pp. 62-63.
• TV Guide, October 7, 1989, p. 19.