Bob Balaban

As a director, Balaban has directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films. He is also an author of children\'s novels.\n', ' He directed a documentary about Robert Altman.\n', ' Balaban was born to a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Eleanor (née Pottasch) and Elmer Balaban, who owned several movie theatres and later was a pioneer in cable television. His mother acted under the name Eleanor Barry.\n', '