Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor

actor, writer, producer

Garrison Keillor was born on Aug 07, 1942 in USA. Garrison Keillor's big-screen debut came with The Civil War - Season 1 directed by Ken Burns in 1990, strarring Walt Whitman / Various. Garrison Keillor is known for Redux Riding Hood directed by Steve Moore, Garrison Keillor stars as The Narrator and Michael Richards as The Wolf. Garrison Keillor has got 3 awards and 23 nominations so far. The most recent award Garrison Keillor achieved is CableACE Awards. The upcoming new movie Garrison Keillor plays is Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure which will be released on Aug 06, 2013.

Garrison Keillor was born Gary Edward Keillor on August 7, 1942, in Anoka, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota. He is one of six children of Grace Ruth (Dunham) and John Philip Keillor, who was a carpenter and postal worker. His father was of English, Welsh, and German, descent, and his paternal grandfather was Canadian. His maternal grandparents were Scottish immigrants.Keillor graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English in 1966. There he began his broadcasting career on the student-operated radio station, named Radio K. In 1969 he began writing for The New Yorker. On July 6, 1974 he started "A Prarie Home Companion" in a St. Paul college theatre before an audience of twelve people. In 1987, he moved to New York where, in 1989, he started "The American Radio Company", which after four seasons returned to the name "A Prarie Home Companion" in 1993, and is again based in Minnesota. From 1996-2001 Keillor authored an advice column, titled "Mr. Blue", on Salon.com. He resigned after having a heart surgery in 2001. Since June of 2005 Garrison Keillor has been a syndicated newspaper columnist at Salon.com.Garrison Keillor is a prolific author with over 100 of written or recorded works. He is also a storyteller, performance artist, radio host and comedian. He published eleven books, including three books for children. He is married to Jenny Lind Nilsson, a violinist in the Minnesota Opera Orchestra, with whom he has a daughter. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife and daughter, and owns a Manhattan apartment.

  • Birthday

    Aug 07, 1942
  • Place of Birth

    Anoka, Minnesota, USA
  • Also known

    Gary Edward Keillor

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 23 nominations

CableACE Awards
1989
Entertainment Host
Winner - ACE
A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance (1988)
1989
Variety Special or Series
Winner - ACE
A Prairie Home Companion: The Second Annual Farewell Performance (1988)
1988
Music Host
Winner - ACE
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor (1986)
Grammy Awards
1988
Best Spoken Word Album
Winner - Grammy

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