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Joel Grey
(1932-Present)
Early Life:-Joel Grey was born on April 11th, 1932 in Clevelan, !hio to "ather #i$%ey
Kat& an mother Golie 'pstein(
-)is "ather, #i$%ey Kat&, was a "amous Ameri$an musi$ian who playe the
$larinet an sa*ophone an $omeian who spe$iali&e in Jewish humor( )e
was best %nown as a per"ormer an prou$er o" ni+ht$lub, resort, an
roaway satiri$al revues(
- han%s to his "ather.s "ame, he +rew up aroun some o" the best $omeians
an musi$al per"ormers settin+ Joel on a preestine path to be in show
business himsel"(
-#i$%ey Kat& li%e to paroy pop son+s in /iish 0ust "or "un an one ay
while re$orin+ at CA i$tor stuios in Cali"ornia, he $reate one o" these
paroy son+s on a brea%( he bi+wi+s at CA hear his son+ an ha no iea
what he was sayin+ but they were lau+hin+ hysteri$ally so they e$ie to
re$or it an starte sellin+ his paroies on re$ors( hey were an enormous
hit an spawne a variety show in A $alle 4ors$ht Capaes5 that Joel.s
"ather $reate( he show premiere in 191 an it sol out every wee%7
-Joel as%e his "ather how he $oul be in the show to whi$h his "ather as%e
him what he wante to o an Joel replie, 48 on.t %now how to sin+ an 8on.t an$e, but 8.ll run aroun an 8.ll move(5 So they tau+ht him a son+ an
an$e number an he per"orme in the show at the youn+ a+e o" 9 years ol
"or 2 years until he $au+ht the attention o" talent s$outs an the start o" a
lon+ run "or Joel in ni+ht $lubs all aroun the $ountry(
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-Joel Grey only +rew to be . 5 tall( )e was S)!(
-)e starte his $areer in the Clevelan lay )ouse.s $hilren.s theatrepro+ram in the early 19:;s(
Career:
-)as per"orme in a whoppin+ 12 roaway Shows, 6 oilm(
roaway
Joy ie ?19@
Come low /our )orn ?1961
Stop the Borl 8 Bant to Get !< ?1962
)al" a Si*pen$e ?196
Cabaret ?1966
Geor+e #7 ?196@
Gootime Charley ?19D
he Gran our ?19D9
Cabaret ?roaway evival 19@D
Chi$a+o ?roaway evival 1996
Bi$%e ?2;;3
Anythin+ Goes ?ounabout evival 2;11
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he =ormal )eart ?19@
Chi$a+o ?'n$ores7 Con$ert 1996
Give #e /our Answer, Eo7 ?1999
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Stop he Borl 8 Bant to Get !< ?1963
Chi$a+o ?2n=ational our 199D
-he absolute eFnin+ hi+hli+ht o" Joel Grey.s $areer is his per"orman$e as
the master o" $eremonies in the 1966 roaway #usi$al Cabaret.his role
$han+e Joel Grey.s $areer "orever( )e re$eive the 1966 ony Awar "or est
er"orman$e by a >eature A$tor in a #usi$al( his was his one an only ony
win, amon+ other numerous nominations(
-8n 19D2, Joel Grey starre as the #aster o" Ceremonies on$e a+ain in the
Flm version o" Cabaret ire$te an $horeo+raphe by Bob Fosse. layin+
opposite o" Joel Grey in the Flm was Liza innelli who playe Sally owles(
->or his per"orman$e in the movie version o" Cabaret,Joel won the 19D3
A$aemy Awar "or est Supportin+ A$tor( Cabaret swept the A$aemy
Awars that year with i&a also winnin+ "or est A$tress an ob >osse win
"or est Eire$tor(
-Joel Grey is one of only ! "eo"le #$o $a%e #on an &'aey aran a *ony ar for t$e sae role+
- Another notable hi+h in Joel.s $areer was his ne*t roaway show a"ter
Cabaret,
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George M! in 1969(/ou +uesse it, Joel playe #r( Geor+e #( Cohan himsel"(
Give my re+ars to Joel Grey an roaway7 )aha
-)e has appeare in the "ollowin+ >ilms Remo Williams: The AdventureBegins, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, A Christmas Carol, The antasti"s, and
#aner in the #ar", to name a "ew(
-Also he.s appeare in many shows in$luin+ The Carol Burnett $ho%,
The Mu&&et $ho%, 'addington, Alie, #allas, Broo"lyn Bridge, $tar Tre":
(oyager, Bu)y The (am&ire $layer, *+, a% and *rder: Criminal -ntent, Alias,
ouse, 'rivate 'ratie, and Grey/s Anatomy, to name a "ew(
-Joel also trie his han at ire$tin+ re$ently( 8n 2;11 he $o-ire$te the ony
Awar winnin+ revival o" The 0ormal eart a"ter starin+ as =e in the
ori+inal o
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