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The quintessential character actor, Stephen Tobolowsky has appeared in more than 100 movies and more than 200 television shows in his career (USA TODAY recently noted that he was the ninth most frequently seen actor in film today). Along the way his roles have spanned almost all aspects of being a working actor, from the big-budget and Oscar Award-worthy (as head of the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi Burning), to the cult phenomenon (Groundhog Day), to the buzzworthy (Glee). But despite a lifetime devotion to the craft of acting that also includes a classical theater training and a Tony Award nomination, you probably wouldn't recognize him if you saw him on the street. He lives in Los Angeles. ...more

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Where’s Waldo

The pandemic recalls the sting of several books I was required to read to my children at bedtime. One of these books was Where’s Waldo. Where’s Waldo was the opposite of a go-to-sleep-book. It had the effect of giving the children a thermos of black coffee. Once the loathsome question was asked “Where’s Waldo?”, you were stuck staring at the same page for minutes, hours, days, who can remember –

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Average rating: 3.93 · 2,363 ratings · 325 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	From a Buick 8 by Stephen King (Goodreads Author), James Rebhorn (Reading), Bruce Davison (Reading) 3.49 avg rating — 73,905 ratings — published 2002 — 156 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dangerous Animals Club 4.04 avg rating — 1,265 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bleak House: Book I by Charles Dickens, "Retired Filmmaker George Lucas" (Editor), Stephen Tobolowsky (Contributor) 4.21 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 1853 — 138 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cautionary Tales by Stephen Tobolowsky, David Chen (Editor), Mark Crilley (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 459 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Adventures with God 4.17 avg rating — 305 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Good Day at Auschwitz 4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[The Dangerous Animals Club] [Author: Tobolowsky, Stephen] [September, 2012] by Stephen Tobolowsky, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Girl Lost: The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas by Richard Matheson, Stacy Keach (Narrator), Stephen Tobolowsky (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chaser: The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas by John Collier, Stacy Keach (Narrator), Stephen Tobolowsky (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Fairly or unfairly, many people are tried in life. The mistake people make is that they think the trial is a sign of failure. It’s not. It’s only a doorway that leads to who you really are.”
― Stephen Tobolowsky, The Dangerous Animals Club

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“Relationships never operate at the level of your greatest strengths. They operate at the level of your greatest weakness. Whoever is unfaithful, whoever is more needy, whoever is late, controls the nature of the friendship. You can swing with it or not, but you can’t count on changing it.”
― Stephen Tobolowsky, My Adventures with God

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“The one common tragedy I have seen woven throughout my life and the lives of others is that we can't feel the miracle of our own lives.”
― Stephen Tobolowsky, The Dangerous Animals Club

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