Joel Grey History & Rep Presentation

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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

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