Richard Kind recalls the good old days with longtime friend George Clooney: Years ago wed chase women together
Ask actor Richard Kind anything and each answer’s a soliloquy.“Born in Trenton.My dad had a jewelry store in Princeton.
When we were robbed my grandmother lost her favorite sapphire ring.Years later a jeweler friend called to say the thing got resold and he was holding the original — which I now have — in his hand.“College was to be Princeton.
But because my uncles went to Dartmouth, I was to go there.I preferred Northwestern for their theater program.
I now have three children in college and with the effing fortune it costs today — and me a character actor on the decline.Please.
So I went to Pennsbury and Bo Diddley and Rodney Dangerfield played my prom.“We’re from Poland.Real last name Katz but Franz Joseph’s edict was you could no longer have that name.
Tracing back to 1623 was our relative named Kind so we took that name from the grave.”About his long friendship with George Clooney, it was: “A dear friend.We years ago did a pilot together and it took off.
He has my same humor, same morality, same love of film.Years ago we’d chase women together.
We gathered a group together in LA called ‘the boys.’ We lived through good times and bad egos and we remain friends.George is godfather to my oldest child.
He was best man at my wedding.He’s double being a good guy.
But I rarely talk about him.”So why are his pal and his pal’s wife in a Jewish city and looking to be big on Broadway while knocking Israel?“Won’t answer that.I won’t get into that. My big thing is my Netflix talk show.
Last year, guests were Letterman, Seinfeld.It was unbelievable.
Next, it will be on between March 12 and May 28.”To hear more, like the story about his very first audition, which he is still retelling — you can try Netflix.It’s “Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney.”To see our terrific new police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, try Due restaurant, on Third Avenue, between 79th and 80th.
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