Tim Behrens has toured the McManus Comedies since 1992 to 23 states and three provinces in 1500 plus performances to more than 400,000 pretty happy folk. In addition he conducts acting workshops for kids 12-99 and performs two distinct McManus school shows.
Tim comes from an acting family. His dad, Frank Behrens, was a well known radio and TV actor. Frank also wrote material for several comedians, including Tony Randall (for 10 years) and Don Knotts.
Tim’s mom was a working actress for 60 years! Her stage name was Amzie Strickland, and if you watched TV from 1955 to 2001, then you’ve seen Amzie. Originally from Oklahoma, Amzie began acting in radio in New York City, and became sought after for comic roles. As radio waned, she moved to Hollywood.
Amzie guest starred on more than 600 TV shows, everything from I Love Lucy to the Andy Griffith Show (Miss Rosemary plus 3 other appearances) to ER. Indeed, her resume reads like a history of television. She also appeared in 15 feature films including Doc Hollywood, Krippendorf’s Tribe and Pretty Woman. Plus, she had feature roles in more than 35 made-for-TV movies and pilots.
Having been raised in a household of two actors, Tim avoided acting like the plague...until some moment of deranged alchemy got him onto the stage for the first time at age 32.
Tim was the managing/artistic director of Centre Theatre Group for 6 years (1982-1988), and the founder (along with his beautiful jazz songstress wife, Leslie Ann Grove) and artistic director of CenterStage and Ella’s Supper Club (2002-2008), all in Spokane, WA.
He was marketing director for the summer shows at Rockin’ B Ranch for 3 years (2008-2011), and previously, for Books In Motion for 2 years. He won numerous awards for his audiobook readings, particularly Mark Twain.
Tim and Pat look forward to celebrating 20 years of McManus Comedies in October of 2012! Pat will celebrate by sitting in front of a warm fire, sipping a glass of single malt and phoning Tim to suggest yet another revision….and Tim will take the call, grudgingly, with one hand, while using the other to navigate the van through Winnemucca during an early but devastating snow storm, desperately trying to find the theatre.
When not touring, Tim and his wife are avid gardeners, having cultivated several new species of avids.
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