Mr. Grodin is an actor known for The Heart break kid

[ladybritney]

I had heard that the actor( charles Grodin ) was going to in Dover delaware May 7th . As luck would have I live like 15 minutes from there. I contacted the governors office to what I needed to do to get a signed photo. So i made a photo . Dropped it off at the governors office. They in turn did get him to sign it. That was may 7th but due the governors office being busy as of May 20th got it in the mail and signed to me .


DOVER, Del. — Governor Jack Markell and Major General Francis D. Vavala of the Delaware National Guard have announced that the guest speaker for the 51st Annual Governor’s Prayer Breakfast will be the multitalented Charles Grodin.

Mr. Grodin is an actor known for his roles in movies like "The Heartbreak Kid," "Rosemary’s Baby," "Midnight Run," the children’s classic "Beethoven," and the 1960s television series "The Virginian."

Beyond his role in film, he has also worked to bring attention to the needs of the poor, and will speak about his experiences as a human rights activist seeking clemency for others.

For the last 15 years, Grodin has been a commentator for CNBC, MSNBC, and 60 Minutes II, and is currently a commentator for CBS News. He has received Habitat for Humanity’s Help Hero Award and was honored by Mentoring USA, where he is a board member.

The theme of the prayer breakfast will be "We Believe, Resilience Works!"

The event will be held Thursday, May 5 at the Modern Maturity Center, 1121 Forrest Ave., Dover. Doors open at 6:30 a.m., with a breakfast buffet beginning at 6:45 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 7:30 a.m.

Tickets are $20 per person or $200 for a table of 10. Tickets may be purchased online at http://governorsprayerbreakfast.eventbrite.com.

To order tickets by mail, call Denise Myles at (302) 674-7306 and confirm your request. Checks should be made payable to Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, P. O. Box 186, Dover, DE 19903-0186.

Ticket sales either online or by mail must be received no later than April 27. Tickets will be picked up at the door.

ABOUT CHARLES GRODIN

Charles Grodin is a unique figure in the American culture.

He is a movie star, a screenwriter, a movie producer, a Broadway star, a Broadway producer and director, a playwright with three plays produced in New York, a television star, a television director, a writer of television specials, and a talk show host on CNBC and MSNBC for five years.

Talkers Magazine called The Charles Grodin Show one of the 10 most talked about television shows in America. He was a writer and director for Candid Camera. He is a member of The Actor's Studio, a best-selling author and monologist with his show An Evening of Humor with Charles Grodin. Not to mention a human rights activist whose two-year effort to gain clemency for three women sentenced under New York's harsh Rockefeller drug laws ended successfully during Christmas 1999.

Grodin attained movie stardom with "The Heartbreak Kid" in 1972 and then went on to star in a number of outstanding films, including "Heaven Can Wait," "Seems Like Old Times," "Midnight Run" and the "Beethoven" movies.

At the peak of his stardom, he chose to stop doing movies and for the next five years hosted his own television show on CNBC and MSNBC. This was a place in television where the unprotected people in our country could regularly count on being heard. Grodin hosted shows on the homeless, the hungry, domestic violence and prison reform.

Grodin is the author of three critically acclaimed books: "It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here," which is considered by many to be the show business bible for actors, "How I Get Through Life" and "We're Ready For You Mr. Grodin." He also authored a children's book, "Freddy the Fly." He's contributed pieces to The New York Times, Esquire Magazine and The Village Voice among many other publications.

Grodin has been honored for his work in all mediums. He's received four Cable Ace nominations for The Charles Grodin Show as well as a Cable Ace nomination for his performance in Jules Feiffer's play Grownups. Grodin's received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in "The Heartbreak Kid" and an Outer Critic's award for his performance on Broadway in "Same Time Next Year."

On the other side of the camera, Grodin directed the Emmy-winning special "Acts of Love and Other Comedies." He also earned an Emmy Award for his writing on "The Paul Simon Special" for CBS.

In addition, he produced and directed "Paradise," an Emmy-nominated special, and wrote and directed "The Simon and Garfunkel Special." The latter dealt with many of the same social issues Grodin addresses today and it was chosen as the American entry in the Montreaux International Television Festival.

Currently, Grodin is a regular contributor to The Today Show and Court TV where he continues to put the spotlight on injustices in the justice system and is at work on a new volume of memoirs.