Spalding Gray



Spalding Gray (1941-2004) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He is most famous as a monologist, with his most famous pieces, Monster in a Box and Swimming to Cambodia. Monster in a Box was spoofed on Sesame Street with an episode of Monsterpiece Theater of the same name, where Spalding Monster crawls in and out of his box.

As an actor, Gray made multiple appearances on The Nanny and appeared in the feature film Beaches (with Bette Midler).