Garrison Keillor
Known for
Acting
Born
August 7, 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Anoka, Minnesota, USA
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/pod...
Best known work
A Prairie Home Companion
2006
The Colbert Report
2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
The Civil War
1990
The Big One
1997
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
2013
American Experience
1988
Baseball
1994
Redux Riding Hood
1997
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991Filmography
TBA
The Wild West Bank Soundas Self - Performer (archive footage)
2017
2013
Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventureas Farmer O'Dell / Narrator (voice)
2010
A Prairie Home Companion Live in HD!as Self, Writer
2009
2006
A Prairie Home Companionas GK, Story, Screenplay, Radio Play
2006
Afraid Soas Narrator (voice)
2005
2004
A Prairie Home Companion 30th Broadcast Season Celebrationas Garrison Keillor
2004
Voices in Wartimeas Walt Whitman (voice)
2003
2002
The Main Streamas Himself
2000
1997
1997
The Big Oneas Himself
1997
Redux Riding Hoodas The Narrator (voice)
1996
The Wright Stuffas Narrator
1994
1993
1991
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radioas Self - Writer
1991
Rabbit Ears - Johnny Appleseedas Narrator (voice)
1991
Rabbit Ears - Parables That Jesus Toldas Narrator (voice)
1990
1989
The Congressas (voice)
1988