Emo Philips

About Emo Philips

US comedian well known for his catchphrase"I'm a terrific lover, I'll bet", who frequently employs paraprosdokians and garden path phrases spoken in a meandering falsetto tone. His fourth comedy CD,"E=mo2 plus the Entire Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre", was published in 2003.

Emo Philips is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Her stand-alone comedy character uses the pronounced paraprosdokia in a wandering fake voice. His distributing material in a puzzled, childish way creates the expected comical moment in a way that evokes the "wisdom of children" also known as the dumb scholar.

Years active	1976–present
Occupation	Actor, stand-up comedian, producer, writer
Nationality	American
Born	Philip Soltanec, February 7, 1956, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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Trivia

He has been featured in acting roles on television series such as Miami Vice and The Weird Al Show.

Emo Philips before fame

His real name is Phil Soltanek. He adopted a stage name after beginning his career as a performer.

Achievement of Emo Philips

As an actor, he has been in television shows such as Miami Vice and The Weird Al Show.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$3 Million

Emo Philips family life

He married Judy Tenuta in 1988.

Associations of Emo Philips

The Weird Al Show, in which he appeared, was produced by Dick Clark Productions.

Emo Philips Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	188 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Facts about Emo Philips

• How did his character change in the 90-s?
In the nineties Phil changed the appearance of his character. Emo Philips changed his hairstyle and he obtained a goatee. As for the manners, Emo Philips had added some more funny habits ho his Emo Philips.
• Emo Philips creates humorous effect with the help of paraprosdokians.
• In his sketches he widely uses the method of the so-called u2018Comic timingu2019 due to which the comic effect becomes greater. The method supposes using special rhythm in the speech, together with pauses in necessary places.
• How can his character be described?
The name of the character that he portrays is Emo Philips. Emo Philips is an intellectual man who has a strange appearance. Emo Philips is nervous and gets excited over trifles. Emo Philips speaks in a thin voice, Emo Philips looks surprised and he is always shifting from place to place. All these create an image of a kind but very nau00efve and non-able to socialize person.
• Has the performer ever played in films or on television?
Emo Philips has played in a number of projects, including television ones. For instance, Emo Philips had a part in the series named u2018Miami Viceu2019.
• Is Phil engaged in music?
Emo Philips has released several comedy albums, for instance, u2018E=mou00b2u2019, for which he even got the u2018New Music Awardu2019.