Remembering Charles Grodin, Of Heartbreak Kid And Midnight Run Fame
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He was a Pittsburgher born and raised in Highland Park and a Peabody High School graduate. Though not as famous as fellow Peabody grad Gene Kelly, Charles Grodin also made many great movies.
Pittsburghers knew Grodin was from the Steel City because he kept a touch of his Yinzer accent through all of the strange and wonderful movie roles he played.
Born on April 21, 1935, Grodin died of bone marrow cancer on Tuesday at the age of 86.
Grodin earned a scholarship to study acting at the University of Miami but there is no drama school on the planet that could have taught him his quirky, deadpan approach to comedy and storytelling. While it’s been said of many actors, Grodin truly had a style of his own, one he no doubt fashioned from experiences he had growing up in the East End.