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Richard Belzer

Richard Belzer plays the acerbic Detective John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, after first portraying Munch on NBC’s critically acclaimed drama series Homicide: Life on the Street. In fact, Belzer has made television history by portraying Detective Munch in ten different television series, including Law & Order, The Wire, and Arrested Development. A veteran stand-up comic, actor, and talk-show host, he appeared in such films as Fame and Scarface; starred in The Richard Belzer Show on Cinemax, his own HBO special, Another Lone Nut; and The Belzer Connection for the SciFi Channel. Belzer is author of I Am Not A Cop!, UFOs, JFK, and Elvis:... Read full bio

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    1. Comedian Richard Belzer Reveals the Inspiration for His Novel I Am Not a Psychic
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I Am Not a Psychic! is now available in Trade Paperback
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I Am Not a Psychic! will be released on October 19, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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I Am Not a Cop! is now available in Trade Paperback
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I Am Not a Cop! will be released on September 08, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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I Am Not a Cop! is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 08, 2009
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from I Am Not a Psychic!
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I Am Not a Cop! will be released on September 08, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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I Am Not a Cop! will be released on October 14, 2008 in Hardcover
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I Am Not a Cop! is now available in Hardcover
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SBWire, April 16, 2013
...memoir of the rise to recognition of a group of comedians with names like Larry David, Richard Lewis, Richard Belzer, Bill Maher, Gilbert Gottfried, Elayne Boosler, Rita Rudner, Larry Miller, Joe Piscopo, Robert Wuhl, Paul Reiser, Jerry Seinfeld and...
Washington Examiner, April 11, 2013
...Nikki Schwab Richard Belzer, better known as his "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" character Det. Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com examinerpolitics.com...
MSN Entertainment, March 27, 2013
...starting out as a comic and hanging out with the other beginners hoping to get some stage time. Richard Belzer was the house emcee. When we think of Belzer today, we think of the laid-back, sarcastic quipster he plays on Law & Order. Back then he was the...
Talking Points Memo, February 1, 2013
...Actor Lauren Bacall - Actress* Sarah Ban Breathnach - Writer William Baldwin - Actor Candice Bergen - Actress Richard Belzer - Actor Tony Bennett - Singer Boys II Men - Pop Group Jon Bon Jovi - Singer Peter Bogdonovich -...
Indiewire, October 26, 2012
...a magazine. There were a few interviews in particular that piqued my interest. One was a statement from Richard Belzer that Joan Rivers used to be known as a female Woody Allen. For the most part, I knew Joan Rivers as the celebrity insult comic who made...
Zap2it.com, October 24, 2012
...until they find the perps. Three actors have starred on the show since the 1999 premiere: Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer and Dann Florek as Detectives Olivia Benson and John Munch and...
Teen Vogue, October 18, 2012
...do hear about how men were barriers, but a lot the women in this book mention guys like Richard Belzer and Louie Anderson who helped." Female-centric movies like Bridesmaids are more provocative, and not as driven by romance. Are audiences becoming...
Broadway World, January 19, 2013
...and threatens to expose the entire police department in a devastating scandal. Also starring: Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins). LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT airs on...
Individual.com, January 18, 2013
...Dave Chapelle; and Ian Edwards, who opened for JB Smoove at the 2010 Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival. Richard Belzer, best known for his work on "Law and Order," is a maybe, depending on if he can get a shooting date for his show moved, said...
Murray Ledger and Times, January 18, 2013
...impressive cast that includes Ossie Davis, Charles S. Dutton, Wendell Pierce, Bernie Mac, Andre Braugher, Isaiah Washington and Richard Belzer. Lee’s most famous and groundbreaking film, 1989’s “Do the Right Thing,†will play at...
Broadway World, January 17, 2013
...Lampoon entertainment projects were: John Belushi, Christopher Guest, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray, Gilda Radner, Meatloaf, Richard Belzer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tom Hulce, Karen Allen, Peter Riegert, Stephen Furst, Martha Smith, Dana Baron,...
Broadway World, January 12, 2013
...struggles with the case and his marriage. Also starring: Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson), Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins). Leave Comments Related Links ...
Broadway World, January 12, 2013
...and threatens to expose the entire police department in a devastating scandal. Also starring: Ice-T (Detective Odafin Tutuola), Richard Belzer (Sergeant John Munch) and Kelli Giddish (Detective Amanda Rollins). Leave Comments Related Links January...
Broadway World, January 10, 2013
...the team's complex cases, guiding the squad through the challenges they face every day. Sergeant John Munch, (Richard Belzer, "Homicide: Life on the Street"), a transfer from Baltimore's homicide unit, brings his acerbic wit, conspiracy theories and...