Tony Randall, born Arthur Leonard
Rosenberg on February 26, 1920 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, attended Northwestern
University’s School of Speech during the 1937-1938 academic
year. Randall left Northwestern to study acting at the Neighborhood
Playhouse School of Theatre in New York City. He made his Broadway
acting debut in 1941 in "A Circle of Chalk" and appeared
in a few more plays before serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps
during World War II. After leaving the Army, Randall resumed his
acting career and in 1957 appeared in his first motion picture role
in "Oh, Men! Oh, Women!" He worked on numerous television
programs including such notable series as "Mr. Peepers,"
"The Odd Couple," and "The Tony Randall Show."
Randall received an Emmy award in 1975 for his work on "The
Odd Couple." Randall was a founder and artistic director for
the National Actors Theatre in New York City. He died on May 18,
2004.
