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Actor. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Mickey Katz was born on 15 June 1909 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Kissing Jessica Stein (2001), When Comedy Went to School (2013) and Blue in the Face (1995). He was married to Grace Epstein. He died on 30 April 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Born June 15, 1909.
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Joel Grey. Actor: Cabaret. Joel Grey's father, Mickey Katz, created "Borscht Capades" in the early 1950s. Mickey Katz was a musician -- a clarinetist and a saxophone player -- in bands around the east. Mickey was performing, playing in a band in Cleveland, Ohio, which is where Joel Grey was born.
Overview. Born. April 11, 1932 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Birth name. Joel David Katz. Height. 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio. Joel Grey's father, Mickey Katz, created "Borscht Capades" in the early 1950s. Mickey Katz was a musician -- a clarinetist and a saxophone player -- in bands around the east.
- April 11, 1932
Early life. Katz was born Meyer Myron Katz on Sawtell Court in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Johanna (née Herzberg) and Menachem Katz. Originally one of five children, Mickey lost an older sister to diphtheria when he was about four years old. [1] Menachem supported the family as a tailor, but money was always tight in the Katz family.
Joel Grey—award-winning actor, dancer, singer, and director—describes how his father, Mickey Katz, became famous for writing Yiddish parody songs, including "Haim afen Range" (based on "Home on the Range") and "Tickle, Tickle." This is an excerpt from an oral history with Joel Grey.
Meyer Myron "Mickey" Katz was an American musician and comedian. He was the father of actor Joel Grey and paternal grandfather of actress Jennifer Grey.
