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Steven Banks (born November 27, 1954) is an American musician, comedian, actor and writer of television, plays, books and cartoons, including ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''. ==Performing== In 1987, Banks landed his first acting role, performing as a minor character in the fantasy-comedy ''Date with an Angel''. Banks hit it big when he developed (and starred in) a one-man theatrical show titled ''Home Entertainment Center'' – a comedic play about an easily distracted procrastinator trying to meet a work deadline. He gave 440 performances of ''Home Entertainment Center'' at venues like the Canon Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Marines' Memorial Theater, and The One Act in San Francisco (where the show ran for eleven months). For his performances, he was awarded the LA Weekly Theater Award, four Drama-Logue Awards, and three San Francisco Bay Area Critic's Awards. He also performed at the Aspen Comedy festival, the Cast Theater, Callboard Theater, and Las Palmas Theater. In 1989 ''Home Entertainment Center'' achieved national fame when it was filmed and aired on Showtime; the filming was done at the Marines' Memorial Theater. The show featured original songs written and performed by Banks. On May 14, 1989, he appeared (with Penn Jillette) on the Dr. Demento radio program (that year's Mother's Day Special) and performed a number of his songs live on-air. The ensuing fame landed him a TV pilot on Showtime in January 1991 – ''The Steven Banks Show'' (sometimes inaccurately referenced as ''The Steven Brooks Show''). The plot of the show was much the same as his one-act play: Banks portrayed Steven Brooks – an underachieving, chronic procrastinator fascinated by trivia and cursed with a penchant for comedic songs. In the summer of 1991 after Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens was arrested for allegedly masturbating in an adult movie theater, Banks was among a number of entertainers who protested the decision of CBS to drop Reubens' show from their lineup. Banks can be seen in a crowd of protestors on an LA street in the E! ''True Hollywood Story'' episode about Reubens' arrest. Reubens was later offered (and declined) a supporting role on Banks' fledgling TV program. Showtime aired the pilot for Banks' show, but never ran any other episodes. In 1994, PBS took an interest in his act. They filmed and aired ''The Steven Banks Show'' that summer – the first original sitcom ever produced and run by PBS. Brandon Tartikoff produced the show, filmed at WYES in New Orleans. A CD album for the show was also released, consisting of original songs written and performed by Banks. Thirteen shows were shot and the program garnered critical acclaim, but one episode "Miss Janie Regrets" was not aired due to controversy over a PBS-like children's show parody. Banks' show has attained a kind of cult status despite its short run on PBS. On one show, Penn Jillette sang and played guitar, Teller on keyboard, joining Steven Banks. The song was "I wear the clothes of the dead", the setup for which was Penn wearing suits bought at estate sales. However, that same year, Banks landed a bit role in ''Beverly Hills Cop III''. By the late 1990s, Banks was making guest appearances on various TV shows, including ''Dharma & Greg'', ''King of the Hill'', and ''Dream On''. He also appeared in ''Caroline in the City''. Steven Banks performed a set of songs at the 2004 B.O.R.E.D. Tour on the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven Banks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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