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Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer, and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical Cabaret on Broadway and in Bob Fosse 's 1972 film adaptation. He has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award.
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. Musician and bandleader Spike Jones needed a ...
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3 days ago · Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is an American actor, singer, and dancer who was best known for his riveting performance as the depraved and worldly master of ceremonies in the Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret, in both the 1966 stage version and the 1972 film adaptation. Grey was the son of the popular comic musician Mickey ...
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Apr 11, 2022 · Joel Grey Says He Has No Regrets as He Turns 90: 'I Fought Like a Fighter'. Theatrical icon Joel Grey looks back on his storied career in celebration of his 90th birthday, including his Oscar win ...
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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. Musician and bandleader Spike Jones needed a clarinet player who could do bits, funny things ...
- April 11, 1932
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Feb 18, 2016 · The waiter was stumped. “OK, I’m going to take a chance,” said the Tony-and Oscar-winning actor. Grey, 83, was in high spirits this day, which marked the publication of his memoir, “Master of Ceremonies.”. For a performer who hid who he was for decades, Grey is now unburdened and emboldened. “Let’s put it this way: I really feel good.
Dec 2, 2020 · Photograph: Joel Grey. One of Grey’s first film roles (as a smirking law student in Come September in 1961) was opposite Rock Hudson, who was leading his own double life as a gay man in ...