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Robert Schimmel
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Auditioned for the role of "George" on
Seinfeld (1989)
. Told creator
Larry David
that the script was not funny.
Robert met his wife, Melissa, through his daughter
Jessica Schimmel
. Melissa was Jessica's best friend.
Son of
Otto Schimmel
and
Betty Schimmel
of the Bronx, New York; brother of
Jeff Schimmel
and
Sandy Schimmel
; father of four children with his first wife,
Vicki Schimmel
- two daughters,
Jessica Schimmel
and
Aliyah Schimmel
and two sons,
Jacob Schimmel
and
Derek Schimmel
.
Father of two sons; Max Schimmel and Sam Schimmel, with his second wife, Melissa.
He served in the United States Air Force during which he contracted Hepatitis C during a blood transfusion.
He relocated from Phoenix, Arizona where he worked as a stereo salesman to Los Angeles, California in 1980 to pursue a comedy career.
He survived a battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and cirrhosis.
His son,
Derek Schimmel
, died of leukemia at the age of 11.
Wrote jokes for
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker
in the 1970's.
Father of
Jessica Schimmel
.
Diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, delaying the start of his series. (2000)
Domestic abuse charges for beating his wife Melissa have been dropped due to insufficient evidence [May 21, 2009].
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