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Adrienne Zurub

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Born

in Cleveland, The United States

Website

http://adriennezurub.typepad.com

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Mind & Body, Entertainment

Influences

Philip Lopate, Alexander McCall Smith, Zora Neale Hurston, Vikram Seth ...more

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Adrienne Zurub aka UBU (you be YOU!) Zurub the stand up comedian, is a Actor/Comedian/Speaker/Writer/Spoken Word POeT and former Registered Nurse on the Open Heart team at Cleveland Clinic.

As UBU, she has performed stand up at The Hollywood Improv-Melrose, for Industry at the California Comedy Conference, at Stand Up New York, Gothams’ Comedy Club, The New York Comedy Club, Carolines, Don’t Tell Mama, The Cleveland Improv, and numerous venues (also known as hell holes) in between both coasts. She participated in the Guiness Book World record for the longest running Stand Up Comedy show at the Cleveland Hiliarities; fifty-two hours of Stand Up!

Her accomplishments in theater include writing and performing her solo performance pieces at Clev Adrienne Zurub aka UBU (you be YOU!) Zurub the stand up comedian, is a Actor/Comedian/Speaker/Writer/Spoken Word POeT and former Registered Nurse on the Open Heart team at Cleveland Clinic.

As UBU, she has performed stand up at The Hollywood Improv-Melrose, for Industry at the California Comedy Conference, at Stand Up New York, Gothams’ Comedy Club, The New York Comedy Club, Carolines, Don’t Tell Mama, The Cleveland Improv, and numerous venues (also known as hell holes) in between both coasts. She participated in the Guiness Book World record for the longest running Stand Up Comedy show at the Cleveland Hiliarities; fifty-two hours of Stand Up!

Her accomplishments in theater include writing and performing her solo performance pieces at Cleveland Public Theater with noted playwright Sarah Morton; performing at the historical Karamu Theater in Arenafest; and performing in The Manhattan Monologue Slam in New York City.

She appeared in “SpiderMan 3” which filmed in Cleveland. Other film work include Director Jason Tomaric’s films, “The World without US” and “The Overcoat.” As well as, the movie, “The Lords of Praxton”by Producer-Director, Peter Fields; and a film by British Director Brendon Connelly entitled “Grey Goo” Adrienne is featured in “Attrition” an Independent motion picture that premiered at The New York Film Festival and the Ohio Film Festival as well.

She was one of three finalists for Poet Laureate of Cleveland Heights 2006. She was a winner two years in a row in the prolific ‘National Novel Writing Month’ (NaNoWriMo) Offically,

UBU is declared, “...one of the funniest women in America” in Judi Brown’s book, “She’s So Funny,” a compilation of the best jokes from women comedians, in which some of her jokes are published!

Adrienne participated in Tellabration,the National Storytelling Event, where her rich stories and poetry were described as, “Great!” “Exuberant!” ”Spirited!”

Adrienne is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSAOhio Chapter), Toastmasters, The Cleveland Clinic Speakers Bureau and AORN and is an AKA.

She trained at the American Comedy Institute with Stephen Rosenfield in New York City, at Second City, at the Judy Carter Comedy Workshops in New York and California, The Manhattan Monologue Slam in New York, and solo performance workshops at Cleveland Public Theater. She has taken workshops with Tracy Newman, the writer for the show, “The World According to Jim”; actor Tim Bagley of “Will and Grace” and with Rick Overton, an LA-based comedian and actor. Her Acting Coach and mentor is the noted Victor D’Altorio.

She has three degrees; a nursing degree, a BA in psychology, and a Masters in Philosophy. Her most meaningful performances have been in the Cardiac ORs at Cleveland Clinic with patients and colleagues.

Her interests are sleeping, world travel, reading, HGTV, quietly judging others, and waiting for something magical to happen!
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The Mona Lisa Stratagem: The Art of Women, Age, and Power

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Adrienne said: " I'm listening to Portishead "Dummy" as I write this. Coolness!

I completely fell in love with this book when I read this quote within the book from Edith Wharton in regards to her relationship with the philandering Morton Fulleton, and how she handled ...more "

Jan 26, 2008 10:00AM · see review

Adrienne’s Quotes

“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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