Beth Landau
Encyclopedia
Beth Landau has produced documentaries such as 1999's Does Life Get Better After 30?.
She spent her childhood in Memphis, Tennessee
in the 70's, in Dallas, Texas
in the 1980s, and then back to Memphis. Landau graduated the University of Texas at Austin
. She traveled all over the globe, participating in various foreign exchange programs, before moving back to Dallas for a short time. Ms. Landau then settled down in the Village (in NYC) before marrying Andy Breckman (see below) and moving to Madison, a small suburban town in New Jersey.
In May 2002 she organized a trip to Memphis
for New York City
firefighters in gratitude for their service in the September 11 attacks. This trip was the subject of a story in the October 15 episode of This American Life
, "Middlemen", and resulted in her being the recipient of one of the New York Post
's Liberty Medal Awards in 2003.
She is the second wife of Andy Breckman
and appeared briefly on Monk
, a television show he produces, in the fourth-season episode "Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk". Her name was used for a murdered English teacher in the season 2 episode Mr. Monk Goes Back to School.
Ms. Landau (who retained her maiden name) has two children: Molly Breckman, born September 7, 2005, and Evan Breckman, also born in September, of 2006. She has three stepchildren from her husband Andy's previous marriage: Josh and Rachel, both in their early twenties, and Julie, 18.
In 2011, Beth and husband Andy Breckman
were a featured couple in the documentary When Strangers Click, a film about internet dating.
She spent her childhood in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
in the 70's, in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
in the 1980s, and then back to Memphis. Landau graduated the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
. She traveled all over the globe, participating in various foreign exchange programs, before moving back to Dallas for a short time. Ms. Landau then settled down in the Village (in NYC) before marrying Andy Breckman (see below) and moving to Madison, a small suburban town in New Jersey.
In May 2002 she organized a trip to Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
for New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
firefighters in gratitude for their service in the September 11 attacks. This trip was the subject of a story in the October 15 episode of This American Life
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. It is distributed by Public Radio International on PRI affiliate stations and is also available as a free weekly podcast. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays,...
, "Middlemen", and resulted in her being the recipient of one of the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
's Liberty Medal Awards in 2003.
She is the second wife of Andy Breckman
Andy Breckman
Andy Breckman is a television and film writer and a radio personality. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series Monk on the USA Network, and is co-host of WFMU radio's long-running conceptual comedy program Seven Second Delay...
and appeared briefly on Monk
Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
, a television show he produces, in the fourth-season episode "Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk". Her name was used for a murdered English teacher in the season 2 episode Mr. Monk Goes Back to School.
Ms. Landau (who retained her maiden name) has two children: Molly Breckman, born September 7, 2005, and Evan Breckman, also born in September, of 2006. She has three stepchildren from her husband Andy's previous marriage: Josh and Rachel, both in their early twenties, and Julie, 18.
In 2011, Beth and husband Andy Breckman
Andy Breckman
Andy Breckman is a television and film writer and a radio personality. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning television series Monk on the USA Network, and is co-host of WFMU radio's long-running conceptual comedy program Seven Second Delay...
were a featured couple in the documentary When Strangers Click, a film about internet dating.
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzsl7wQnTRA
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sXgOTzQPis&feature=related
- October 15, 2002 Episode of This American Life