What is Charles Grodin?
{{Infobox person | name = Charles Grodin | image = Charles Grodin 2013.jpg | alt = | caption = Grodin in 2013 | birth_name = Charles Sidney Grodin | birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|04|21}} | birth_place = [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|18|1935|4|21}} | death_place = [[Wilton, Connecticut]], U.S. | nationality = American | other_names = | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer|talk show host}} | years_active = 1954–2017 | spouse = Julie Ferguson (divorced)<br>{{Marriage|Elissa Durwood|1983}} | children = 2 }} '''Charles Sidney Grodin''' (April 21, 1935 &ndash; May 18, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] actor, comedian, author and television [[talk show]] host. He won an [[Emmy Award]] for writing in 1978. Grodin is best known for his appearances on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and ''[[Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Show]]''. Grodin's movie roles include ''[[Catch-22 (movie)|Catch-22]]'' (1970), ''[[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 movie)|The Heartbreak Kid]]'' (1972), ''[[Midnight Run]]'' and ''[[The Couch Trip]]'' (both 1988), ''[[Beethoven (movie )|Beethoven]]'' (1992) and ''[[Beethoven's 2nd]]'', ''[[Dave (movie)|Dave]]'' and ''[[Heart and Souls]]'' (all 1993). Grodin was born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], to an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] family. He had a daughter with his first wife, Julie Ferguson. He married Elissa Durwood in 1983. They had a son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gothamcomedyclub.com/comedian.cfm?id=454|title=Charles Grodin|publisher=Gotham Comedy Club|access-date=December 15, 2017|archive-date=January 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102082058/http://gothamcomedyclub.com/comedian.cfm?id=454|url-status=dead}}</ref> Grodin died of [[bone marrow cancer]] at his home in [[Wilton, Connecticut]], on May 18, 2021. He was 86.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/charles-grodin-heartbreak-kid-broadway-dead?cmpid=fb_fnc&fbclid=IwAR2b