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Gerry Bednob

Actor and comedian

Actor
comedian

Years active1970s–presentWebsitegerrybednob.net

Gerald Baldeo^[1] (born 1935 or 1936),^[2] known professionally as Gerry Bednob, is a Trinidadian-American comedian and actor.

Biography

Bednob was born in Trinidad and Tobago and is of Indian and Bangladeshi descent.^[2]^[3] He moved to Canada in 1963,^[2] later graduating from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He worked as a high school counselor before turning to stand-up comedy,^[4] taking his stage name—which he initially used to disguise his comedy career from his employer—from the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.^[2] After spending two years honing his skills at Yuk Yuk's comedy club in Toronto, Bednob moved to Los Angeles in the late 1970s,^[4] eventually becoming an American citizen.^[1]

Bednob has co-starred as "Bling Bling Shelton" in the VH1 comedy series Free Radio and recurred on shows such as Wilfred, Playing House, and Undeclared. He has appeared in films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Furry Vengeance, Encino Man, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, The Five-Year Engagement, and Walk Hard.

Filmography

The Wonder Years (1992, 1 episode) .... Maharishi
Encino Man (1992) .... Kashmir* The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) .... Mooj
Seinfeld (1993, 1 episode) .... Babu's friend
Monkey Trouble (1994) .... Mr. Rao aka Pet* Friday After Next (2002) .... Moly's Father
Don't Quit Your Day Job (1996) (VG) .... Gupta Chandi
Mad About You (1997, 1 episode) .... Cabbie #2
Undeclared (2001–2002, 2 episodes) .... Mr. Burundi
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) .... The Maharishi
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007) .... Hanu Vindepeshs
Americanizing Shelley (2007) .... Priest
George Lopez (2007, 1 episode) .... Mr. Gidwani
The Golden Door (2008) .... Cabbie
Witless Protection (2008) .... Omar
Kissing Cousins (2008) .... Mr. K
Free Radio (2008–2009) .... Bling Bling Shelton
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) .... Mr. Surya
Shades of Ray (2008) .... Naseem Khaliq
Lonely Street (2009) .... Bongo
Why Am I Doing This? (2009) .... Ajay
Furry Vengeance (2010) .... Mr. Gupta
Honey 2 (2011) .... Mr. Kapoor
Caught (2011) .... Convenience Store Owner
Politics of Love (2011) .... Vijay Gupta
The Lie (2011) .... Radko
Wilfred (2011–2013, 6 episodes) .... Mr. Patel
The Cynical Life of Harper Hall (2011, 3 episodes) .... Rajit
Lizzie (2012) .... Jared
The Five-Year Engagement (2012) .... Pakistani Chef
Playing House (2014–2017, 7 episodes) .... Mr. Nanjiani
The Bet (2016) .... Bob
Deserted (2016 film) (2016) .... Lizard
OFF-TIME (2019) .... Raj

References

^ ^a ^b Eldridge, John (June 4, 1987). "Lounging Around". The Miami News. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2024. ...Gerald Baldeo got an engagement at the Yuck Yuck Comedy Club and became Gerry Bednob, stand-up comedian...now an American citizen...
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kirkland, Bruce (April 3, 1978). "Yuk Yuk Comic Takes a Swipe at Racists". The Toronto Star. p. D3. Retrieved May 12, 2024. Toronto comic Gerry Bednob...[a] plump little 42-year-old, straight-faced, funny man...
^ ""Gerry Bednob in Hindi is not money, glamour or greed."". www.zoiksonline.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Gerry Bednob - Bio". Gerry Bednob. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.