Harvey Fierstein: Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, and Recipient of Four Tony Awards
Actor, playwright, and screenwriter Harvey Fierstein, 69, is best known for his theater work in…
Alex Borstein: Emmy-Winning Actor on ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Actress, comedian, writer, and producer Alexandrea “Alex” Borstein plays Susie Myerson on…
Willie Garson: ‘Sex and the City’ Actor Succumbs to Pancreatic Cancer at 57
Actor Willie Garson (Feb. 20, 1964 – Sept. 21, 2021) has passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. Garson was best known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City and in the related films Sex and the…
Ed Asner: Venerable Television Actor Who Won a Record (for a Male) Seven Primetime Emmys
Ed Asner is best known for his roles on ”The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and its spin-off series, “Lou Grant” (among other shows).
Mandy Patinkin: Veteran of Stage, Screen, and Television — and Lover of Yiddish, Too!
Mandel “Mandy” Patinkin (68) is an actor and singer known for his work on stage, screen, and television. Patinkin has appeared in such movies as The Princess Bride, Criminal Minds, Yentl, Alien Nation, and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. He also has had recurring roles in a number of television series, including Homeland, Chicago…
Eugene Levy: From ‘SCTV’ to ‘Best in Show’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek’… Oh, and He’s Dan Levy’s Dad, Too
For half a century, Eugene Levy (74) has been making people laugh. The comedic actor, producer, director, and writer came to prominence on the hilarious Canadian series SCTV and never left the public stage since then. (Levy is Canadian.) He has appeared in many motion pictures, including Best in Show. Today he is most identified…
Tony Randall: Actor Best Known as Felix Unger, the Fastidious, Neurotic Half of ‘The Odd Couple’
Many will be surprised to learn that actor Tony Randall was a Jew, but his birth name was Aryeh Leonard Rosenberg. Randall (Feb. 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was perhaps best known for playing the role of Felix Unger in the television adaptation of the 1965 play “The Odd Couple.” Unger was a world-class…
Julie Taymor: Tony Award-Winning Theater, Opera, and Film Director and Writer
Julie Taymor (68) is a theater, opera, and movie director and writer. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King has been seen by more than 90 million people in 100 cities around the world. It received 11 Tony Award nominations; Taymor garnered Tony Awards for Best Director and Costume Designer. The production has been honored…
Mila Kunis: Ukraine-Born American Actress on Both Small and Big Screens
Actress Milena Markovna “Mila” Kunis (37) was born in the Soviet Ukraine and moved with her family to the United States at age 7, in part because of antisemitism in the former Soviet Union. She is perhaps best known for playing Jackie Burkhart on the television series That ’70s Show (1998–2006), a part she got…
Gal Gadot: Wonder Woman Lands Plum Role of Cleopatra — But Not Without Controversy
Israeli superstar actress Gal Gadot (35) is renowned for her beauty (Miss Israel 2004) and acting chops. In addition to playing Wonder Woman in the 2017 blockbuster film by the same name, Gadot has appeared in several other movies, including Fast & Furious (2009), Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Justice League (2017).…
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