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David Margulies. Actor: Ghostbusters. David Margulies was born on 19 February 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He was married to Carol Grant. He died on 11 January 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.
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David Margulies portrayed Mayor Lenny in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.
•David Margulies auditioned for the role of the Mayor in New York with Ivan Reitman present. The next day, he found out he got the role.
•David Margulies credits Bill Murray for suggesting the first name basis between Mayor Lenny and the Archbishop and for coming up with the name "Lenny."
•David Margulies finished doing "Cafe Crown" on Broadway then took a flight to California the next morning to start filming for Ghostbusters II.
•Mayor Lenny was originally in another Ghostbusters II scene that involved ghosts "bleeding" through walls. David Margulies filmed outside the U.S. Customs House in New York with 400 to 500 extras and the ILM crew on set. Ultimately, ILM could not do the ghost FX shot. A replacement scene was devised, the scene where Mayor Lenny mentions he had a discussion with the ghost of Fiorello La Guardia. It was done 4 weeks before Ghostbusters II's release.
•Mayor Lenny was originally going to appear in Ghostbusters: The Video Game with Margulies set to reprise the role but Terminal Reality Creative Director Drew Haworth came up with a plan B to get Bill Murray on board by meeting with Brian Doyle-Murray. Margulies' contract was terminated. Doyle-Murray was hired to play the mayor. He was brought in to look at the game and his character. Doyle-Murray was skeptical they did this for all the actors. Terminal created a likeness of him. They talked to him about the game. He asked about his brother. Doyle-Murray liked the game. At the end of the meeting, he realized they wanted him to tell Murray he thought the game was good. Melchior admitted to the ulterior motives. Within two days, Bill Murray's attorney contacted Vivendi with news he agreed to reprise his role.
•This is also evident on page 20 of the October 8, 2007 third draft of the revised cut-scene script, where Peter Venkman refers to the Mayor as Lenny.
1.Cross the Streams Episode 40, 24:35-24:50, 5/20/14 2.Cross the Streams Episode 40, 27:20-28:00, 5/20/14 3.David Margulies (2019). Cleanin' Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019) (Blu-Ray ts. 1:26:11-1:26:23). Bueno Productions. 4.Cross the Streams Episode 40, 26:23-26:39, 5/20/14 5.Wallace, Daniel (2015). Ghostbusters The Ultimate Visual History, p. 169. Insight Editions, San Rafael CA USA, ISBN 9781608875108. 6.Cross the Streams Episode 40, 30:40 to 32:56, 5/20/14 7.Playboy "The Untold Story of the Ghostbusters Video Game that was Almost a Masterpiece" 7/13/16
8.Zuur Platten, John & Dille, Flint (2007). Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Revised Cut-Scene Script Third Draft October 8, 2007) (Script p. 20).
David Joseph Margulies (February 19, 1937 – January 11, 2016) was an American actor. He is known for his role as the Mayor of New York City in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), and his recurring role as Neil Mink on The Sopranos (2000–2007).
Jan 13, 2016 · Jan. 12, 2016. David Margulies, a versatile character actor who performed in scores of supporting stage, film and television roles but was most conspicuous as the common-sense mayor in...
Jan 12, 2016 · David Margulies, who played New York City Mayor Lenny Clotch in the Ghostbusters films and Tony Soprano’s sleazy lawyer Neil Mink on The Sopranos, has died. He was 78. Margulies, a veteran...
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David Margulies. Actor: Ghostbusters. David Margulies was born on 19 February 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He was married to Carol Grant. He died on 11 January 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.
Jan 12, 2016 · David Margulies, the actor who played New York City’s mayor in the “Ghostbusters” film franchise and held a recurring role as Tony Soprano’s lawyer on “The Sopranos,” died Monday due to...
