Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theater director, producer, actor, and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and for his aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their experience. Nichols began his career in the 1950s with the comedy improvisational troupe The Compass Players, predecessor of The Second City, in Chicago. He then teamed up with his improv partner, Elaine May, to form the comedy duo Nichols and May. Their live improv act was a hit on Broadway, and the first of their three albums won a Grammy Award.
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| Full name at birth | Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky
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| Claim to fame | Primary Colors
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| Date of birth | 6 November 1931
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| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany
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| Date of death | 19 November 2014
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| Age | 83 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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| Resting place | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation | Film director, theatre director, film producer, actor, comedian
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Net worth | $100,000,000 USD
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| High school | Walden School
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| Talent agency | 42 West
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![Mike Nichols - Film en televisie Magazine Cover [Belgium] (May 1972)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/u/d/udl42ba3dxuf4xa.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Fled from Berlin with his family in 1939.
- He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2001 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
- When he won his first Oscar as Best Director for The Graduate (1967), the statuette was presented to him by actress Leslie Caron.
- Attended the University of Chicago.
- Father of Daisy (born in 1964), Max Nichols (born in 1974) and Jenny Nichols (born in 1977).
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