Balaban

Rob Liefeld's Shaft (okay, no way around that pun) first appeared in an early issue of X-Force under the name "Balaban"; and except for a change in the coloring of his costume, the McFarlane-drawn Spider-Man villian The Prowler is a dead ringer (there's that pun again) for Spawn.

Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #155 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

On one side of that shot, Bob's Balaban side, you could have thought that was a building in Chicago easily enough.

New York as the Ultimate Stand-In Alexandra Cheney 2011

The building, which was a rental for years and whose residents have included Nora Ephron and Cyndi Lauper —I spotted actor and director Bob Balaban coming out of the elevator—went condo in 2008.

The Apthorp Show Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

It all reminds me of an exchange between Jason Alexander's George and a television executive played by Bob Balaban in the Seinfeld episode "The Pitch," in which the executive asks George why people would watch a show about nothing, and George responds, "Because it's on TV."

Mitchell Bard: Ignoring the Publicity Seekers: A New Year's Resolution We Should All Make Mitchell Bard 2012

Bob Balaban is on hand for a characteristically rich cameo appearance as Ted Mitchell, an eminent psychoanalyst highly suspicious of Fiona's credentials.

Therapy as Shock Treatment Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011

Guest stars in a trove of existing webisodes currently available online include Meryl Streep, Jane Lynch and Bob Balaban.

A Session With a Therapist in a Hurry Amy Chozick 2011

Learning that Gorvy is in possession of a very valuable German violin—one for which a visiting Chicago instrument dealer Bob Balaban is offering $25,000—Mickey tries to steal it, to get himself out of the financial hole being dug by his incipient divorce.

'Undefeated': Real School Football (Almost) John Anderson 2012

Though Auggie has bedded his share of ladies and reunited with his ex, Natasha Liane Balaban, on a case last season, he has yet to be seen in a relationship — until now.

Covert Affairs Exclusive: Meet Auggie's New Girlfriend 2011

Guest stars in a trove of existing webisodes currently available online include Meryl Streep, Jane Lynch and Bob Balaban.

A Session With a Therapist in a Hurry Amy Chozick 2011

There were many notable locals here, including the actor/director Bob Balaban, the singer Lou Reed who snuck up behind Mr. Ross and gave him a hug, the artist Eric Fischl, the fashion designers Nicole Miller and Elie Tahari and the former New Line executives Michael Lynne and Bob Shaye.

Party-Hopping in East Hampton Marshall Heyman 2011