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My Take
There is a beautiful irony in Terry Kiser's career. A serious stage actor from Omaha, Kansas-trained and a Theatre World Award winner, with more than 140 credits over fifty years, yet the whole world remembers him best as a corpse. Playing the dead Bernie Lomax in Weekend at Bernie's is a strange kind of immortality, but a real one. I have a soft spot for character actors like him, the dependable faces who hold scenes together for decades while the stars come and go. To turn one absurd role into something genuinely timeless takes more craft than it gets credit for.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Terry Kiser
- Name (Japanese)
- テリー・カイザー
- Reading
- てりー・かいざー
- Born
- August 1, 1939 (age 87)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- Westside High School
- University
- University of Kansas
Awards & achievements
- 1967 Theatre World Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Terry Kiser born?
Born August 1, 1939 (age 87).
Where is Terry Kiser from?
Terry Kiser is from Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
What does Terry Kiser do?
Terry Kiser works as film actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.