Comedy Central named him one of its 100 best comics, but life hasn't been all laughs for Robert Schimmel. He lost a son to leukemia; he married and split three times — from the same woman. Still, it ...

Some people going through catastrophic illness might be inspired by a Deepak Chopra book or other positive tome about coping. Others might rather read Robert Schimmel's new book, which is also ...

Some years ago, Robert Schimmel was a bawdy comedian making it big. But just as his network sitcom was about to debut, he was diagnosed with cancer. Schimmel was no stranger to pain—he'd already lost ...

Things found while cleaning a closet: three roaches (one for smoking), one skeleton and a Robert Schimmel interview transcript c. 2001, from which only a few words were excised for a short piece ...

PHOENIX - Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern's radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60. Schimmel's spokesman, Howard Bragman, ...

Robert Schimmel is from the school of hard knocks. Lots of people claim to have started off there, but his schooling was extreme. Ten years ago, Schimmel got his start in comedy, when he went to L.A.

Robert Charles Schimmel was born Nov. 4, 1951, in Hustisford, to Wallace and Shirley (Masche) Schimmel. He graduated from high school and went on to work as an electrician, most recently at Seneca ...