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Avery Lawrence Schreiber (April 9, 1935 – January 7, 2002) was an American actor and comedian. He was a veteran of stage, television, and movies[1][2] who came to prominence in the 1960s in a comedy duo with Jack Burns. He acted in an array of roles mostly on television sitcoms and a series of popular advertisements for Doritos tortilla chips.[3]

Avery Schreiber
Schreiber (left) with Jack Burns in 1966
Born	Avery Lawrence Schreiber (1935-04-09)April 9, 1935 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 7, 2002(2002-01-07) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1964–2001
Spouse	Rochelle Isaacs ​ (m. 1962)​
Children	2

Life and career

Schreiber was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Minnie (née Shear) and George Schreiber.[2] He started his career in Chicago at the Goodman Theatre. He joined The Second City and later teamed with Jack Burns to form the comedy team of Burns and Schreiber.[3] They recorded several comedy albums and appeared on numerous television shows.

Schreiber is remembered for his many Doritos commercials during the 1970s and 1980s,[4] as well as his appearances on several television series. He was known for his trademark bushy handlebar moustache, curly hair, and comedic reactions.

In 1965, Schreiber played the role of Captain Manzini on My Mother the Car. In the summer of 1973, he co-hosted the ABC comedy The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour.[5] He was a regular guest star on the situation comedy Chico and the Man, and was also a frequent guest panelist on the game show Match Game, and a guest in a first-season episode of The Muppet Show (written by former partner Jack Burns, whom he mentioned during a stand-up routine in the episode). In addition, he participated in the 1980 Tournament of Celebrities on the Jim Perry-hosted version of Card Sharks.

His movie appearances include The Monitors (the first film production of Chicago's Second City comedy troupe, 1969), Don't Drink the Water (1969), Deadhead Miles (1972), Swashbuckler (1976), The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977), The Concorde ... Airport '79, Silent Scream (1979), Scavenger Hunt (1979), Caveman (1981), Jimmy the Kid (1983) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993).

Avery continued to work in film, television and theater, as well as teaching improvisational theater technique up until the time of his death. He taught master classes at The Second City in Chicago and Los Angeles.

He and his wife Rochelle had two children.[3]

Death

In 1994, Schreiber suffered a heart attack resulting from complications of diabetes. Although he survived triple coronary artery bypass surgery, he never fully recovered. He died of another heart attack on January 7, 2002, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.[1]

Legacy

In 2003, the Avery Schreiber Theatre was founded in North Hollywood, California. In 2013, the Avery Schreiber Theatre changed its name to The Avery Schreiber Playhouse with the approval of Rochelle Isaacs Schreiber (née Shelley), Avery's widow. It is located at 4934 Lankershim Boulevard in the NoHo Arts District.[6]

Filmography

Features

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	The Monitors	Max Jordan
1969	Don't Drink the Water	The Sultan
1972	Deadhead Miles	Boss Fulano
1974	The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine	Mr. Evil
1976	Swashbuckler	Pulaski
1976	The Southern Double Cross
1977	The Last Remake of Beau Geste	Arab Chieftain / Used Camel Salesman
1977	Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me
1978	Loose Shoes	Theatre Manager
1978	Christmas at Walt Disney World	Geppetto
1979	The Concorde ... Airport '79	Russian coach Markov
1979	Silent Scream	Sgt. Manny Ruggin
1979	Scavenger Hunt	Zookeeper
1980	Steve Martin: All Commercials
1980	Galaxina	Captain Cornelius Butt
1981	Caveman	Ock
1983	Jimmy the Kid	Dr. Stevens
1984	Cannonball Run II		Uncredited
1987	Hunk	Constatine Constapopolis
1988	Saturday the 14th Strikes Back	Frank Baxter
1993	Robin Hood: Men in Tights	Tax Assessor
1995	Dracula: Dead and Loving It	Peasant on Coach
1997	The Lay of the Land	Dean Bill Whittier
1998	The Russian Room	Old Russian Man	Short
2000	Rebel Yell	Granddaddy of Punk
2000	Pedestrian
2001	Dying on the Edge	Saul

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	East Side/West Side	Truck Driver
1964	Vacation Playhouse
1965-1966	My Mother the Car	Captain Bernard Manzini	11 episodes
1967	Our Place
1968	Premiere	Spivak
1968	Get Smart	Oleg
1969	The Mothers-in-Law	Mr.Crawford
1969	Love, American Style		Season 1, Episode 7: Love and the Advice-Givers
1969	The Ghost and Mrs. Muir	Fire Commissioner Lilly	Season 2, Episode 10: The Firehouse Five Plus Ghost
1969-1970	That Girl	Al Taylor	Season 4, Episodes 1 and 2: Mission Improbable, Part 1 and Part 2
1970	The Doris Day Show	Warren Coleman
1971	Story Theatre
1971	Escape	Nicholas Slye	TV movie
1972	McCloud	Milton
1972	Second Chance	Roberto Gazzari	TV movie
1973	The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour	Host	Unknown episodes
1974	The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine	Mr. Evil	Saturday Morning Variety Series
1975	Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya	Regular Performer	Unknown episodes
1975	Chico and the Man	Gypsy / Fortune Teller	2 episodes
1975	Sammy and Company	Himself	3 episodes
1976	The Muppet Show	Himself
1976	The Rockford Files	Azie Boyajian	Episode: Rattlers' Class of '63
1976	Monster Squad	The Weatherman	Episode: The Weatherman
1977	Sha Na Na	Himself
1977	Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready	Announcer	TV movie
1978	The Love Boat	Marooned
1979	The Dukes of Hazzard	Wendel	Episode 1:13 - Double Sting
1979	Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers	Munroe	TV movie
1980	Avery Schreiber Live From the Second City	Himself	TV movie
1980	More Wild Wild West	Russian Ambassador	TV movie
1982	Fantasy Island	Ed Turner
1984	The Fall Guy	Truck Driver	(Episode 4:1 - Losers Weepers)
1984	Faerie Tale Theatre Pinocchio	Boatman
1985	The Pound Puppies	Tubbs	Voice, TV movie
1985	Shadow Chasers	Jordan Kerner
1985-1987	The Smurfs	Additional Voices	2 episodes
1986	Outlaws	Halifax
1987	Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats	Benny the Ball	Voice, TV movie
1988	A Pup Named Scooby-Doo	Additional Voices	13 episodes
1989	Saved by the Bell	Dr. Mertz
1990	Wake, Rattle & Roll	Dr. Lester T. Quirk	Voice, TV Series, Unknown episodes
1992	Days of Our Lives	Leopold Alamain
1993-1995	Animaniacs	Beanie the Brain-Dead Bison	Voice, 3 episodes
1999	Becker	Man Outside Reggie's Diner

References

External links

• Avery Schreiber at IMDb
• Avery Schreiber at Find a Grave

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Avery Lawrence Schreiber[1] (9 de abril de 1935 – 7 de enero de 2002) fue un actor y comediante de nacionalidad estadounidense, activo en el teatro, el cine y la televisión.

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