GLEASON

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• Release Year: 2002
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering amateur contests, performing in sleazy night spots. Along the way, he steals gags from the best comics in town and finds love with Genevieve, a dancer whom he marries. But Gleason isn't the ideal husband or even a responsible father as he abandons his family to answer the call of Hollywood. Brash, arrogant, and egotistical, he alienates his directors and the man who discovers him. When he ends up back in New York, Gleason gets one of those rare second chances in the new medium of television, creating some of its most unforgettable characters. But even as Gleason becomes the talk of the tube, his life - ruled by demons of rage, booze, and insecurity - unravels.
• Cast: Brad Garrett, Saul Rubinek, Gretchen Egolf, Kristen Dalton, Michael Chieffo, Jack Daniel Wells, Mark Camacho, Jason Blicker, Vlasta Vrana, Shawn Lawrence, Kevin Dunn, Terry Farrell, Johanna Nutter, Steve Adams, Shawn Baichoo, Claudia Besso, Howard Bilerman, Marc Boiteax, Terence Bowman, Jake Brockman, Tony Calabretta, Joe Cobden, Carrie Colak, Nadia David, Diana Diaz, Kristella Diotte, Richard Dumont, Kim Feeney, Jane Gilchrist, Jayne Heitmeyer, Robert Higden, Paula Jean Hixson, Arthur Holden, Matt Holland, Michelle Johnston, Barry Julien, Richard Jutras, Kathryn Kriitmaa, Jack Langedijk, Vanessa Larocque, Vincent Leclerc, Pierre Lenoir, Pauline Little, Nancy Loof, Joel McNichol, Lisa Bronwyn Moore, Mabel Palomino, Tim Post, Maud Saint-Germain, David Schaap, Amy Sloan, Lawrence Anthony Smythe, Dino Valiotis, Al Vandecruys, France Viens, Kevin Woodhouse, Brian Wrench, Elizabeth Marleau, Howard Deutch
• Director: Howard Deutch
• Runtime: 1:29
• Media Format: movie