Robert Perlow is a comedic entertainer who creates, produces, writes, and stars in taped performances. A self-proclaimed "product of TV," he grew up with the medium, having discovered it at five years old. Perlow is the star of a one-man show, "Tales from Hollywood," and the creator, producer, and star of the multimedia presentation "The Warm-Up Guy," which chronicles his career in entertainment. For twenty years he worked as the warm-up comedian for TV shows such as Friends, Growing Pains, Cheers, Newhart, Who's the Boss?, Mork & Mindy, Taxi, and Full House. Perlow was also the longtime warm-up comedian for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Perlow received bachelor of science and master of business degrees from the University of Rhode Island. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the Writers Guild of America. He was the creator, co-producer, and star of Let Bob Do It with Jason Alexander and received partial writing credits for Who's the Boss, Webster, Night Court, Head over Heels, and Laverne & Shirley.

Perlow lives in Narragansett, Rhode Island. This is his second book.