Bob Nelson

Bob Nelson (born March 3, 1958) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Life and career Nelson began doing stand-up in comedy clubs while a theater student at Nassau Community College in the late 1970s.

Nelson specializes in rubber-faced comedy characters. He is also known for his Jacques-Yves Cousteau impersonations and his "football act", in which he parodies the old team rundowns in the College Football All-Star games, wherein players announce their names, numbers, and teams.

Nelson was Rodney Dangerfield's opening act for eight years and was featured in two of Rodney's HBO stand-up comedy showcases, alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, Rita Rudner, and Bob Saget. That led to two HBO specials starring Nelson, including "Nelson Schmelson."

Nelson won an Emmy Award in Philadelphia for a children's show he wrote and starred in, called Double Muppet Hold the Onions, in 1983. He also had supporting roles in Nora Ephron's directorial film debut This Is My Life. He also starred in the film Brain Donors, the 1992 update of the Marx Brothers' comedy A Night at the Opera.

Filmography Kindergarten Cop (1990) – Henry Shoop Nothing Upstairs (1990) – Bob This Is My Life (1992) – Ed Brain Donors (1992) – Jacques Miss Evers' Boys (1997) – Source musician The Appleby Sensation (1997) – Linguist