Editing Del Close (section)

{{Short description|American actor, writer, and teacher (1934–1999)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Del Close
| image        = Del Close.jpg
| caption      = 
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1934|3|9}}
| birth_place  = [[Manhattan, Kansas]], U.S. 
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1999|3|4|1934|3|9}}
| death_place  = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. 
| occupation   = Actor, writer, teacher
| resting_place = [[Goodman Theatre]], Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| years_active = 1960–1999
| notable_works = The Delmonic Interviews<br>iO<br>The Del Close Theater<br>Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
}}

'''Del Close''' (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known [[comedian]]s and [[comic actor]]s of the late twentieth century.<ref name=obit/>  In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was one of the influences on modern [[improvisational theater]]. Close was co-founder of the [[ImprovOlympic]] (iO).