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Joel Grey
Birth at
11 April 1932
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Actor Joel Gray was born on April 11, 1932 in Ohio, USA. His father worked as a musician and actor in comedy films. Joel Gray first landed the role when he was 10. He entered the cinema for the first time in 1952. His popularity came to him in 1966 after filming in the musical Cabaret. In 1972, thanks to this picture, he received an Oscar for the role of the second plan. Along with him, several other Cabaret actors received awards. The film itself did not receive the award, but the total number
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Actor Joel Gray was born on April 11, 1932 in Ohio, USA. His father worked as a musician and actor in comedy films. Joel Gray first landed the role when he was 10. He entered the cinema for the first time in 1952.
His popularity came to him in 1966 after filming in the musical Cabaret. In 1972, thanks to this picture, he received an Oscar for the role of the second plan. Along with him, several other Cabaret actors received awards. The film itself did not receive the award, but the total number of Oscars that were given to its cast exceeded the sum of awards of all other films.
Then followed the shooting in the films “Stop the Earth, I’ll get off”, “Chicago”, “Wicked”, etc. Just every 2-3 years he got an interesting role. In 1967, Joel Gray got into a television game, and in 1976 he starred in the Muppet Show, where he performed several famous songs from musicals. In 1985, he got the role of a teacher, which earned him a nomination in several awards. In 1991, he starred as Adam in the final episode of the television series Dallas.
In 1993, he was nominated for an Emmy for his role in Brooklyn Bridge, and in 1995 he appeared in a small episode in Star Trek. That same year, he played the role of The Wizard in a concert program called The Wizard of Oz. Many celebrities took part in this production, and all the funds received were transferred to the children's fund.
In 2000, Joel Gray appeared on the set of the film.
Dancing in the Dark . Together with him starred Björk and Catherine Deneuve. This was followed by small roles in popular TV series, in particular, Law & Order, where the actor played a former criminal. He also participated in one of the series of the acclaimed series “Doctor House”.
Joel Gray was married, but after 24 years of marriage, the family broke up. He has two children: a son and a daughter.