Born and raised in Silver Spring Maryland, a stone’s throw from our nation’s capitol, Lewis Black performs a brilliant trifecta as stand-up comedian, actor and author.  His one man concerts play to sell out audiences throughout Europe, New Zealand, Canada and The United States, for which he receives critical acclaim, adulation, occasional hate mail and marriage proposals. Lewis is one of the highest grossing and hardest working live performers in the business.  For the last five years he has performed over a hundred shows per year which has earned him the nickname “The Willie Nelson of Stand-Up Comedy.” In February (2007) he performed for three nights at The New York City Center adding to previous sold out engagements at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and The Beacon Theater.  In August, 2007 he will also be performing at the Walt Disney Theater in Los Angeles for the first time. Lewis received the award for Best Male Stand Up by the American Comedy Awards in 2001.  In 2004 he was recognized by the Pollstar Awards for his blockbuster comedy tours: “Rules of Enragement” and “Red, White & Screwed.”  His CD and DVD for “Rules of Enragement” and “Red White and Screwed” have earned him two grammy nominations and one win. As the creator of “Back in Black” for The Daily Show with John Stewart, Lewis has been with the show since the begining.  He has a long productive relationship with the network, starring in many TV specials and in 2006 helping co-create “Last Laugh starring Lewis Black.”  Comedy Central and Lewis plan to make this an annual event.  His two HBO specials, “Rules of Enragement” and “Back in Black,“ have cemented a productive relationship which began with his one man show at The Aspen Comedy Festival in 2001.  He has a regular feature on “Inside the NFL” and is currently developing a sitcom for the network.  In 2006 he was honored to appear on “Comic Relief.”  In addition, he appeared on Larry King Live (2006) and is a frequent guest on Late Night with Conan O’Brian.  He also appears on CNN and is particularly happy to contribute to MSNBC’s “Odd Ball with Keith Olbermann.” 2006 was a break out year for Lewis as an actor. He co-starred in Barry Levinson’s “Man of the Year” (with Robin Williams and Christopher Walken 2006),  “Accepted”(directed by Steve Pink, 2006),and ”Unaccompanied Minors” (directed by Paul Feig, 2006).  He also stars in Bob Sagat’s parody “Farce of the Penguins” with Samuel L Jackson (Thinkfilm, 2007). His first  book, “Nothing’s Sacred”  (April 2005 Simon and Schuster) debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List.  Most recently he linked with Riverhead Books to write a second book which will be released in 2008.  As a graduate of the Yale School of Drama,  Black has written over 40 plays that have been produced all over the country.  In 2005 Gary Marshall’s Falcon Theatre in Los Angeles produced Lewis’s play, “One Slight Hitch.”  Lewis received an award from The Brady Center honoring his commitment to ending gun violence.  As a professional mentor with the 52nd Street Project teaching inner city youth, he is co-chair of their Capital Campaign and on the Advisory Board where the Ron Black Memorial Scholarship Fund was named in honor of his late brother. He raises money for several other scholarship programs including The William Foeller Scholarship at Williamstown Theatre Festival where he also teaches.   Lewis is also a long-time supporter and friend of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.