1. Mitchell Lee Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery.
17 Facts About Mitch Hedberg
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Mitch Hedberg was born on February 24,1968, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Arne and Mary Mitch Hedberg.
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Mitch Hedberg was of Finnish-Swedish, Czech, and German descent.
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Mitch Hedberg said he was a good student, and often ahead of the rest of the class, but got bored and lost interest around 10th grade, when he started cutting classes.
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Mitch Hedberg struggled to graduate from high school, and did not attend college.
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Mitch Hedberg began his stand-up career in Florida, and after a period of honing his skills, he moved to Seattle and began to tour.
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Mitch Hedberg soon appeared on MTV's Comikaze, followed by a 1996 appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman that brought him his big break.
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Mitch Hedberg won the 1997 grand prize at the Seattle Comedy Competition.
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Mitch Hedberg performed at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal three times: in 1998,2001, and 2004.
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Concurrent with his rising fame in the entertainment industry, Mitch Hedberg appeared on Letterman nine more times, signed a half-million-dollar deal with Fox for a television sitcom, and was dubbed "the next Seinfeld" by Time magazine.
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Mitch Hedberg's act usually consisted of compact one- or two-liners and longer routines, often with each line as a punchline.
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Mitch Hedberg was married to Canadian comedian Lynn Shawcroft from 1999 until his death in 2005.
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Mitch Hedberg was interviewed by Jonathan Davis in the December 2001 issue of Penthouse.
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On October 12,2004, Mitch Hedberg sat in on the news with Robin Quivers on The Howard Stern Show.
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On March 30,2005, Mitch Hedberg was found dead in his room at The Westminster Hotel in Livingston, New Jersey.
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Mitch Hedberg's death was initially believed to be the result of a congenital heart defect, but in December 2005, the New Jersey Medical Examiner's office reported that he died accidentally as the result of "multiple drug toxicity", including cocaine and heroin.
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Mitch Hedberg's funeral was held at St Ambrose Catholic Church in Woodbury, Minnesota.