Biography
Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (born August 7, 1942) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He is best known as the creator of the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion (called Garrison Keillor's Radio Show in some international syndication), which he hosted from 1974 to 2016.
Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Other creations include Guy Noir, a detective voiced by Keillor who appeared in A Prairie Home Companion comic skits. Keillor is also the creator of the five-minute daily radio/podcast program The Writer's Almanac, which pairs one or two poems of his choice with a script about important literary, historical, and scientific events that coincided with that date in history.
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Filmography
all 24
Movies 20
self 11
Voice 5
TV Shows 4
Narrator 3
Screenplay 1
Writer 1
Sharon Isbin: Troubadour (2014)
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
The Big One (1997)
Redux Riding Hood (1997)
The Wright Stuff (1996)
Baseball (1994)
Rabbit Ears - Parables That Jesus Told (1991)
Rabbit Ears - Johnny Appleseed (1991)
The Civil War (1990)
The Congress (1989)
American Experience (1988)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1942-08-07 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceAnoka, United States of America
SpouseJenny Lind Nilsson
SiblingsSteven Keillor
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesSaint Paul, United States of America
Also Known AsGary Edward Keillor
AwardsAudie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, Edward R. Murrow Award, National Humanities Medal
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