European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Profile his career has had its ups and Downs by Bob Thomas associated press to George Segal who s had his share of ups and Downs at Liny is a roller Oaster Job. Right now i admits with his customary Candor. Hi1 is in ,1 Down period. It s nothing serious though. He marred re entry with Hurt Reynolds in m beginning to toll again with ears. You gotta keep your humor in the acting profession. I r and an interview with Tom i tanks a hot ii Tor right now. Mi1 was wondering where his next Job would come from. It s thai Way with All of us. No matter How High you Are cresting there is always that soft underside. You keep thinking is this me it can t be All actors have taken their pictures around to i Asting offices and have been turned away. You keep thinking you re not Good enough to make Segal s career has t rested so Many times that he s lost c out. A native new yorker he graduated from Columbia University and swept floors sold soft drinks waited tables and ushered in Heaters while looking for acting jobs. When they did t come he played a Njo and Sang in night clubs. Me began to Click on Broadway and in television plays of a Cath of j and of my e jm7 men. Something got me hot Anco it May have been a a Dot d City i did on to die actor said. Screen gems which produced the series was an act jute t of Columbia pictures and Columbia signed me to a contract one of the. Last under the old studio he made his debut in the 1961 7/tr Youry when George Soga v acting offers Coo off he turns to music. Dorfort and nested with ship of too a and King a it. Then Columbia loaned him to Warner Bros for u to s Vir nil u o. Last year Segal s j i Yar marriage to film editor Vei Al films w Ith i As a sort of jul Marion snoot ended in divorce. It was a Shock to me to said. Even though the kids Are grown it s still a Tough the seals have two daughters Polly 19, and Ali Beth 23. How he Mot his second wife Linda Rogoff onetime manager of the Pointer Sisters could have been a scene in a Mel tank George Segal movie. It happened when Segil a i playing Banjo with the Beverly i tills unlisted a band As opening act for Steve Lawrence and Eydit Gorme at new York s Carnegie mall. I did my usual number of vis. Sir to of s my ," Segal related and i used the Frank Sinatra trick of pit King one person in the audience to sing to. Thu one i puked happened to be Linda. I had Gien three tickets to writer Teiry Southern and he had invited her. When they tame backstage the , i fell m love. Just like a 20 stripes Magazine september 12, 1985
