PETER ELBLING
Born in London, England, Peter Elbling immigrated to Canada at 19 and began performing in coffee houses as a folk singer. A year later, he became part of the comedy team, The Times Square Two (1963). From 1965 to 1969 The TST appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Dean Martin Show, The Johnny Carson Show and many more.
In the early 70s, Peter joined the improvisational acting troupes, The Second City and The Committee. For the next 20 years Peter acted in Taxi, WKRP, Laverne and Shirley, Rhoda, Phyllis, Shaft, and many other TV shows and films. He also choreographed, sang and acted in the cult classic, Phantom of the Paradise.
During this same period, Peter created and co-authored the satirical bestseller, The 1980's - A Look Back (written in 1979) and its sequel, 'The 1990s - A Look Back (written in 1989). Now writing full time, Peter wrote TV shows, including the Emmy winning Push Comes to Shove - Baryshnikov by Tharp.
In 1980 and 1981, Peter produced and directed the political satirical cabaret, The Hollywood Primary. He wrote the children's book Aria, which was published in the United States and England, and co-wrote the film, 'Honey I Blew Up the Kid.'
Peter’s novel, The Food Taster (2010) was published in the US and 20 countries around the world. He released the short, Archie the Anteater and also recorded his children’s poem, Freddy, Or How the Rhinoceros Got His horn, which, like Archie can be found in libraries in the US.
The next ten years saw Peter return to the stage playing St. Clair Byfield in ‘Glorious’ at the Malibu Stage Theater, Murray in The Grand Irrationality and Botard in Rhinoceros. He also acted in episodes of NCIS, Blunt Talk and Criminal Minds as well as co-starring in several Indie features.
He created a series of comic obituaries called ‘Die Laughing’ and comic vignettes called ‘Have you Lost Your fucking Mind.’ He is finishing his latest novel, The Late Spring of Madame Broussard.
In 2023 Peter entered the world of storytelling. This last act has proved to be the most satisfying of all because it combines everything he has learned and, in his one man show, he is also able to include his first love - music. An album of his songs will be finished this year. You can find all the above and more on his website www.peterelbling.com
Life is good.