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Celebrity Death Watch: Rest in Peace, Det. Munch/Richard Belzer-
Richard Belzer Dead: The Actor And Comedian Was 78
Richard Belzer, who began his career as a comedian and morphed into his iconic role of police detective John Munch first in Homicide: Life on the Street and then in Law & Order: SVU, among other TV dramas, died today. He was 78. There are no specifics at press time on the cause of his death.
“I’m so sad to hear of Richard Belzer’s passing,” tweeted original Saturday Night Live cast member Laraine Newman. “I loved this guy so much. He was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do SNL. We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest.”
Born August 4, 1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Richard Belzer began his career as a stand-up comedian in various clubs in New York City. He participated in the Channel One comedy group that satirized television and became the basis for the cult 1974 movie The Groove Tube, which he appeared in, and he was the audience warm-up comedian in the early seasons of Saturday Night Live. He made three appearances on the late night variety show.
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Trump Train Updates:
Before Ohio derailment, Norfolk Southern lobbied against safety rules
The Trump administration abandoned rail safety rules that were pursued during the Obama era. The Biden administration is trying to revive some of them.
Perhaps the disgraced, twice impeached, one term (p)resident can throw out a few of these puppies to the residents of East Palestine:
