Lenny Clarke (born September 16, 1953) is an American comedian and
actor, famous for his thick Boston accent, role as Uncle Teddy on the
series Rescue Me.Clarke was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in
September 16, 1953. In his early life, Lenny Clarke tried to campaign
for a mayor in CambridgeHe was the most famous "saloon comic" in
Boston during the 1980s, the heyday of the Boston comedy scene. The
DVD release When Standup Stood Out (2006) details Clarke's early
career and affiliations with other famous Boston comics, such as
Steven Wright and Denis Leary, his good friends. In 1980, Clarke wrote
and starred in a local television show Lenny Clarke's Late Show
featuring Wright and Leary, in collaboration with Boston comedy writer
Martin Olson. Clarke and Olson were roommates, and their apartment,
known by comedians as "The Barracks", was a notorious "crash pad" for
comics visiting Boston, per the film.Clarke starred in his own
short-lived network sitcom Lenny (1990), and in such TV shows as
Contest Searchlight, The Job, The John Larroquette Show and It's All
Relative and movies like Monument Ave., Fever Pitch and Southie. From
2004 to 2011, Clarke appeared in the recurring role of Uncle Teddy on
the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me. Lenny Clarke Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter