a ▁( née ▁Mos kow itz ) ▁and ▁Benjamin ▁Klein ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁" pro tot yp ical ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Bron x ▁Jewish " ▁environment , ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Hung arian ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ants ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁De W itt ▁Cl inton ▁High ▁School , ▁Klein ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁study ▁medicine ; ▁however , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁during ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁Alfred ▁University , ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Y ale ▁D rama ▁School ▁when ▁he ▁learned ▁about ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁The ▁Second ▁City . ▁In ▁a ▁piece ▁he ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁impro vis ational ▁tr oupe ' s ▁book , ▁Klein ▁re called ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁room ▁full ▁of ▁other ▁hope ful s , ▁including ▁Fred ▁Will ard . ▁Klein ' s ▁aud ition ▁consisted ▁of ▁an ▁impro vis ation ▁set ▁with ▁Will ard ▁about ▁two ▁guys ▁in ▁a ▁night club , ▁which ▁was ▁successful ▁enough ▁to ▁get ▁Klein ▁and ▁Will ard ▁h ired ▁by ▁Second ▁City . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Klein ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Second ▁City . ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁cast ▁by ▁Mike ▁Nich ols ▁in ▁the ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁The ▁Apple ▁Tree . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Television ▁His ▁first ▁major ▁appearance ▁was ▁as ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0