MICHAEL LERNER (ACTOR)

'Michael Lerner' (born June 22, 1941) is an Academy-Award nominated American character actor.
Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York of Romanian Jewish descent.^[1] He was raised in Bensonhurst and Red Hook. His brother, Ken Lerner, is also an actor.^[2] After graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Lerner began participating in a number plays in San Francisco.
During the seventies, Lerner began making several guest appearances in shows such as ''The Brady Bunch'', ''The Odd Couple'' and ''M
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In 1991, after co-starring in the Eddie Murphy comedy ''Harlem Nights'', Michael played film producer Jack Lipnick in the Coen Brothers' ''Barton Fink'', a performance for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Michael's recent projects include the Christmas comedy ''Elf'' and ''Poster Boy'', as well as appearing in television programs such as '' and ''Entourage''.

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Filmography

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Filmography

★ ''Alex in Wonderland'', (1970) Leo

★ ''The Candidate'', (1972) Corliss

★ ''Firehouse'', (1973 TV-movie) Ernie Bush

★ ''Busting'', (1974) Marvin

★ ''Newman's Law'', (1974) Frank Acker

★ ''Hangup'', (1975) Richard

★ ''Dark Victory'', (1976 TV-movie) Manny

★ ''St. Ives'', (1976) Myron Green

★ ''Scott Free'', (1976) Santini

★ ''The Other Side of Midnight'', (1977) Barbet

★ ''Killer on Board'', (1977 TV-movie) Dr. Berglund

★ ''Outlaw Blues'', (1977) Hatch

★ '', (1978) Dr. Canlan

★ ''Ruby and Oswald'', (1978 TV-movie) Jack Ruby

★ ''Golden Girl'', (1979) Sternberg

★ ''The Baltimore Bullet'', (1980) Paulie

★ ''Coast to Coast'', (1980) Dr. Frederick Froll

★ ''Borderline'', (1980) Henry Lydell

★ ''The Postman Always Rings Twice'', (1981) Mr. Katz

★ ''Threshold'', (1981) Henry de Vici

★ ''National Lampoon's Class Reunion'', (1982) Dr. Robert Young

★ ''Hill Street Blues'', (1983-1985 TV series) Rollie Simone

★ ''Strange Invaders'', (1983) Willie Collings

★ '', (1983 TV-movie) Henry Cohn

★ ''Movers & Shakers'', (1984) Arnie

★ ''The Execution'', (1985) Sidney Ferraro

★ ''The Child is Mine'', (1985 TV-movie) Abe Rosenberg

★ ''Secret Sundays'', (1986) Mario Pinelli

★ ''Hands of a Stranger'', (1987 TV-movie) Capt. Cirrillo

★ ''The King of Love'', (1987) Nat Goldberg

★ ''Any Man's Death'', (1988) Herb Denner

★ ''Vibes'', (1988) Burt Wilder

★ ''Eight Men Out'', (1988) Arnold Rothstein

★ ''Harlem Nights'', (1989) Bugsy Calhoune

★ ''Framed'', (1990 TV-movie) Elliot Shane

★ ''Maniac Cop 2'', (1990) Edward Doyle

★ ''Barton Fink'', (1991) Jack Lipnick (Academy-Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role)

★ '', (1991 TV-movie) Earl Knight

★ ''Newsies'', (1992) Weasel

★ ''The Comrades of Summer'', (1992) George

★ ''Amos & Andrew'', (1993) Phil Gillman

★ ''Radioland Murders'', (1994) Lieutenant Cross

★ ''The Road to Wellville'', (1994) Goodloe Bender

★ ''No Way Back'', (1995) Frank Serlano

★ ''A Pyromaniac's Love Story'', (1995) Perry

★ ''Clueless'', (1996-1997 TV-series) Mel Horowitz

★ ''For Richer or Poorer'', (1997) Phillip Kleinman

★ ''Godzilla'', (1998) Mayor Ebert

★ ''Safe Men'', (1998) Big Fat Bernie Gayle

★ ''Celebrity'', (1998) Dr. Lupus

★ ''The Mod Squad'', (1999) Howard

★ ''Murder at the Cannes Film Festival'', (2000 TV-movie) Morrie Borelli

★ ''Attention Shoppers'', (2000) Khourosh

★ ''Mockingbird Don't Sing'', (2001) Dr. Stan York

★ '', (2002) Producer (voice only)

★ ''Elf'', (2003) Fulton

★ ''Nobody Knows Anthing!'', (2003) Uncle Lou

★ ''The Calcium Kid'', (2004) Artie Cohen

★ ''Poster Boy'', (2004) Jack Kray

★ ''When Do We Eat?'', (2005) Ira Stuckman

★ ''Love and Other Disasters'', (2005) Morty

★ ''The Last Time'', (2006) Leguzza

★ ''A Dennis the Menace Christmas'', (2007) Mr. Souse

References

1. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,71,00.html
2. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018400/bio

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