# What the heck happened to Charles Grodin? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 21, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569 "2006-04-21T02:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/1 "2006-04-21T02:29:50Z")
Just realized I haven’t seen him in years, indeed since 1994’s [Clifford](http://imdb.com/title/tt0109447/), sure I see he’s back apparently with this year’s [Fast Track](http://imdb.com/title/tt0458364/) in a minor role, but wth, he was kinda a lead more or less right up until the former, worked regularly, sparred famously with Letterman, then _nothing_ for the next 12 years? Anyone know what happened to him? He retire? Whatup? ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/2 "2006-04-21T02:52:25Z")
He had his own talk show on CNBC from '96 to '98. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/3 "2006-04-21T04:05:42Z")
And he was doing an Andy-Rooney-style commentary on 60 Minutes II for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/4 "2006-04-21T04:12:02Z")
Ok, still if that’s it since the millenium, slim pickings, no? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/5 "2006-04-21T04:13:53Z")
Grodin was never a big star, was he? He appeared in a fairly random selection of roles in a fairly random selection of movies, did a few fairly random television shows, then kind of faded out. I never got the impression that he was close to catching fire or anything. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/6 "2006-04-21T04:31:32Z")
[IMDB says](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001301/) that he’s been a correspondent for 60 Minutes II for the past six years. That’s not nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/7 "2006-04-21T04:31:55Z")
He also has a reputation for being difficult to work with (which comes across even in his interviews). Studios will put up with that in a big star who can carry a vehicle but not in an “if he’s not available we can get John Ratzenberger or Ed O’Neill” level actor. James Randi [rants over Grodin](http://www.randi.org/jr/091701.html) (particularly his rudeness and “I know all!” attitude) on his website. ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/8 "2006-04-21T04:45:11Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] [IMDB says](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001301/) that he’s been a correspondent for 60 Minutes II for the past six years. That’s not nothing. [/QUOTE] Hmmm, it seams to imply that, but I haven’t seen him or heard anyone mention him during that time frame, have you? ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/9 "2006-04-21T19:01:39Z")
He was carrying on a slightly obsessive anti-Howard Stern kick a few years back, doing talk shows and sounding kind of goofy. I lost a bit of respect for him. I think he was a pretty big star, The Heartbreak Kid and Midnight Run are pretty darned good movies to have in your resume. ---
**Author:** ![Loopydude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e56c9b/32.png) [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-to-charles-grodin/353569/10 "2006-04-21T19:09:05Z")
I loved that movie…“Now here come two words for you: _Shut_ the _fuck_ up!” Grodin was also excellent, IMO, in _Catch 22_.