Raye Birk was born on May 27, 1943 in Flint, Michigan, United States, is Actor, Soundtrack. Raye Birk was born in Flint, Michigan in 1943. He grew up there and graduated from Southwestern High school in 1961. He attended Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois and graduated with a degree in theater in 1965. He received an MFA in theater from the University of Minnesota in 1967.He then taught acting and performed at Southern Methodist University in Dallas from 1967 to 1970. In 1970, and for the next 13 years, he acted and directed professionally in regional theaters in Oregon, Milwaukee and San Francisco. Birk moved to Los Angles in 1983 to pursue work in television and film. Despite and active career in TV and film, he continued to find time for his first love, the theater, doing at least one stage production a year during the 20 years he live and worked in LA.He moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota in 2003. Since that time he has appeared in 12 productions at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, including "Pride and Prejudice", "Pygmalion", "Hamlet", "The Great Gatsby" and the musical "1776". He has played Ebenezer Scrooge in the Guthrie production of "A Christmas Carol" since 2005.Raye has been married to his wife Candace Barrett for 41 years. They have one son, Joshua, who is a professor of medieval history.
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Raye Birk |
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Actor |
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81 years old |
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Gemini |
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May 27, 1943 ( Flint, Michigan, United States) |
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Flint, Michigan, United States |
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🌙 Zodiac
Raye Birk’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Raye Birk was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
Biography/Timeline
1985
Furthermore, in 1985, 1986 and 1992, he appeared on three episodes of Cheers as Walt Twitchell, a mailman who got into minor altercations with Cliff Clavin. Birk reprised the role of Twitchell in a 2002 episode of the Cheers spinoff series, Frasier, in which the title character (played by Kelsey Grammer) returned to Boston and re-acquainted himself with old friends from the bar. He played a recurring role on Coach as Riley Pringle from 1989 to 1993. He also appeared in an episode of Mr. Belvedere as an accordion player.
1991
In addition to these roles, he had a frequently occurring role as the headmaster on The Wonder Years; starting with the pilot episode, when he had a conference with Kevin Arnold's parents for throwing food in the cafeteria. While generally antagonist, a more sympathetic role on the show was seen in the award winning episode "Goodbye" where he confides in Kevin that he is Kevin's new math Teacher as Kevin's hardnosed algebra Teacher has just died. He was also on a pair of Home Improvement episodes as one of Tim's poker buddies. In 1991, Raye appeared on the TV series Night Court as Frank Pepitone. He has appeared twice on The Golden Girls, both times playing a wedding caterer.
2004
In 2004–2008, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
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