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Gilda Radner: Michigan
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Gilda Radner was born on June 28, 1946 to a prosperous Jewish family in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating with a degree in drama from the University of Michigan, she moved to Toronto where she joined the local Second City troupe and performed in an infamous production of "Godspell" with other soon-to-be famous actors and comedians (Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Paul Schaeffer).
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Gilda Susan Radner was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 28, 1946. The second of two children born to Herman and Henrietta Radner, Gilda was five years younger than her brother, Michael. Even as a child, Gilda delighted small audiences with her antics, earning the nickname "little ham" from her businessman father.
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Radner was enrolled at the University of Michigan, where she began her broadcasting career as the weather girl for college radio station WCBN, but dropped out in order to follow her then-boyfriend to Toronto, Canada. There she debuted in the 1972 production of Godspell with future stars Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, and Martin Short, and afterward joined the Toronto Second City comedy troupe.
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After graduating High School, Radner was accepted at the University of Michigan, where she planned to major in public speaking and oral interpretation. Her college career was short lived.... Shortly after taking up residency in Michigan, an eager Radner dropped out and relocated to Toronto to join in the production of "Godspell." Following her impressive on-stage performance in the well-received musical, Radner was cast as a regular (opposite John Belushi) with "Second City" troupe, a popular Toronto-based, improvisational comedy show.
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Born to a well-to-do Jewish family in Detroit, Michigan, Radner attended the University of Michigan as a drama major and moved to Toronto, Canada. Her first professional stage experience was a Toronto production of Godspell following which she joined the Toronto Second City comedy troupe.
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