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rowid	first_name	last_name	gender	career_sec	personal_sec	info	seed_first_name	seed_last_name	occupation
23	Roger	Shahoian	m	Jeff Altman began his career in 1974 at the Comedy Store. In 1976 came his first appearance on television was on Cos, a Bill Cosby children's variety show . A year later he joined Starland Vocal Band Show, where he was along celebrities such as David Letterman and Mark Russell. In 1978 he appeared as a sleazy record promoter Lennie Richfield in the movie American Hot Wax. Altman also had a starring role as the host of the short-lived NBC variety show Pink Lady and Jeff in 1980, which TV Guide has ranked No. 35 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.Altman appeared on the first episode of An Evening at the Improv. Later in the decade, he became the in-house comedian on Solid Gold, where his characters included Al Punker, fast-talking proprietor of "Al Punker's Music Barn," the "music vampire Count Downula," and the ex-boxer Leonard Moon, the last of whom would state "I don't have the brains of a ice cube" and claim, "I am the Solid Gold music critic. Tonight, my subject is music." Altman has directed many sitcoms. In the mid-1980s, he was the spokesman for Arby's restaurants, Tostitos corn chips, and Valvoline motor oil, and by 1990 he was a Budweiser spokesman. In 1982, he appeared in a movie Send in the Clowns. In 1989, Altman released his one and only comedy record album entitled "I'll Flip You Like A Cheese Omelette" (Mercury 842 070-1) and the same year had appeared in three Hollywood clubs: the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and the Irvine Improvisation. He also has been the (uncredited) host of the defensive driving course available through Blockbuster Video. In the 1990s, Altman was on the NBC series Nurses during its first season (1991–1992). He was written out as the show was re-worked for its second season. A regular feature of his stand-up act has typically included a comical impression of his father, and Altman continued to find his Nixon impression humorous well into the 1980s. In 1991 he was a host of The Sunday Comics, but later was replaced by Lenny Clarke. On February 22, 1991, Altman had created his own show called Jeff Altman's Scrap Book, where he continued to parody his "Dad" as Uncle Carl which he started back in early 1980s. In 2017, Jeff Altman played a fundraiser, at the Chicago branch of the Laugh Factory, for McCormac College of Lake View, Chicago. Altman met Letterman in 1975 at the Comedy Store in Hollywood. After a few dinners and even attending Indianapolis 500 together, they became great friends. During one such outing, a woman, who was a huge Letterman fan, had approached them and asked if Altman could take a picture of her and Letterman. Ever since that time Jeff Altman appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman a combined 45 times.	Altman is a drummer, and a longtime fan of Buddy Rich, whom he once enticed to appear at Hopkins for one of his classes. In 1979 he married Leslie Ackerman and together they had a daughter Faith. Altman is also an accomplished magician. A much admired "card man", one of his effects has been included in the famous Tarbell Course in Magic.	Roger Shahoian began his career in 1974 at the Comedy Store. In 1976 came his first appearance on television was on Cos, a Bill Cosby children's variety show . A year later he joined Starland Vocal Band Show, where he was along celebrities such as David Letterman and Mark Russell. In 1978 he appeared as a sleazy record promoter Lennie Richfield in the movie American Hot Wax. Shahoian also had a starring role as the host of the short-lived NBC variety show Pink Lady and Roger in 1980, which TV Guide has ranked No. 35 on its "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" list.Shahoian appeared on the first episode of An Evening at the Improv. Later in the decade, he became the in-house comedian on Solid Gold, where his characters included Al Punker, fast-talking proprietor of "Al Punker's Music Barn," the "music vampire Count Downula," and the ex-boxer Leonard Moon, the last of whom would state "I don't have the brains of a ice cube" and claim, "I am the Solid Gold music critic. Tonight, my subject is music." Shahoian has directed many sitcoms. In the mid-1980s, he was the spokesman for Arby's restaurants, Tostitos corn chips, and Valvoline motor oil, and by 1990 he was a Budweiser spokesman. In 1982, he appeared in a movie Send in the Clowns. In 1989, Shahoian released his one and only comedy record album entitled "I'll Flip You Like A Cheese Omelette" (Mercury 842 070-1) and the same year had appeared in three Hollywood clubs: the Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and the Irvine Improvisation. He also has been the (uncredited) host of the defensive driving course available through Blockbuster Video. In the 1990s, Shahoian was on the NBC series Nurses during its first season (1991–1992). He was written out as the show was re-worked for its second season. A regular feature of his stand-up act has typically included a comical impression of his father, and Shahoian continued to find his Nixon impression humorous well into the 1980s. In 1991 he was a host of The Sunday Comics, but later was replaced by Lenny Clarke. On February 22, 1991, Shahoian had created his own show called Roger Shahoian's Scrap Book, where he continued to parody his "Dad" as Uncle Carl which he started back in early 1980s. In 2017, Roger Shahoian played a fundraiser, at the Chicago branch of the Laugh Factory, for McCormac College of Lake View, Chicago. Shahoian met Letterman in 1975 at the Comedy Store in Hollywood. After a few dinners and even attending Indianapolis 500 together, they became great friends. During one such outing, a woman, who was a huge Letterman fan, had approached them and asked if Shahoian could take a picture of her and Letterman. Ever since that time Roger Shahoian appeared on Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman a combined 45 times.Shahoian is a drummer, and a longtime fan of Buddy Rich, whom he once enticed to appear at Hopkins for one of his classes. In 1979 he married Leslie Ackerman and together they had a daughter Faith. Shahoian is also an accomplished magician. A much admired "card man", one of his effects has been included in the famous Tarbell Course in Magic.	Jeff	Altman	comedians