Introducing Gary Kroeger, guest speaker for KCEDC county-wide breakfast

Gary Kroeger was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa and attended Northwestern University where he studied theatre, radio, television and film. It was here where he and fellow alums Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall created the Practical Theatre Company. These sketches caught the eye of Saturday Night Live producers and the three of them became regulars on the venerable late night comedy show.

After 3 years in New York on SNL, Gary moved to Los Angeles and landed a short lived series on CBS, called Spies with George Hamilton. Gary later produced his daytime chat show The George and Alana Show. Television appearances on Columbo, Murder She Wrote, Night Court and LA Law led to starring roles in the forgettable films A Man Called Sarge, The Return of the Shaggy Dog and Archie To Riverdale and Back. There are a few good films sprinkled in there, but Gary went on to host revamped versions of The Newlywed Game and the classic Beat the Clock.

Gary moved back to his hometown of Cedar Falls two years ago in order to raise his family in a different environment. There Gary works as the Creative Director for The Mudd Group, a nationwide advertising and marketing agency. In the last year, Gary starred along with his wife, Leigh, in “Man of LaMancha” at the Cedar Falls Playhouse.