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'Paul Mazursky' (born April 25, 1930) is an American actor and film director.
Born Irwin Mazursky in Brooklyn, New York, he was a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine.[1] He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1951 and made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's first feature, ''Fear and Desire'', in which he changed his first name to Paul, and later appeared in the 1955 film ''The Blackboard Jungle'' as a juvenile delinquent. He then became a writer and worked on The Danny Kaye Show in 1963, then in 1965 collaborated with Larry Tucker in crafting the script of the original pilot of ''The Monkees'' TV series, in which they both also appeared in cameos.
Mazursky's first film as director was ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'', which Tucker produced. He also directed ''Alex in Wonderland'', ''An Unmarried Woman'', '', and ''Scenes from a Mall''. Other films include ''Blackboard Jungle'', ''Down and Out in Beverly Hills'', adapted from a play by French playwright René Fauchois and a film version by Jean Renoir, ''Moon Over Parador'' and the autobiographical ''Next Stop, Greenwich Village''. He has recently published his autobiography which recounts his experience in film making and well-known screen personalities he has directed, such as Peter Sellers.
His quirky and iconoclastic approach to film subject matter has usually resulted in either big hits or audacious flops.
Mazursky has appeared as himself in a number of documentaries on film, including ''A Decade Under the Influence'', ''New York at the Movies'', and ''. In ''Moon Over Parador'', when Judith Malina, cast as the dictator's mother, was unavailable, and with the Rio Opera House available for three days of shooting, Mazursky played her himself, in drag.
In more recent years, Mazursky had a small part as "Sunshine", the poker dealer, on ''The Sopranos''. He also appeared in five episodes of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as Norm, one of Mel Brooks' associates.
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Born Irwin Mazursky in Brooklyn, New York, he was a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine.[1] He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1951 and made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's first feature, ''Fear and Desire'', in which he changed his first name to Paul, and later appeared in the 1955 film ''The Blackboard Jungle'' as a juvenile delinquent. He then became a writer and worked on The Danny Kaye Show in 1963, then in 1965 collaborated with Larry Tucker in crafting the script of the original pilot of ''The Monkees'' TV series, in which they both also appeared in cameos.
Mazursky's first film as director was ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'', which Tucker produced. He also directed ''Alex in Wonderland'', ''An Unmarried Woman'', '', and ''Scenes from a Mall''. Other films include ''Blackboard Jungle'', ''Down and Out in Beverly Hills'', adapted from a play by French playwright René Fauchois and a film version by Jean Renoir, ''Moon Over Parador'' and the autobiographical ''Next Stop, Greenwich Village''. He has recently published his autobiography which recounts his experience in film making and well-known screen personalities he has directed, such as Peter Sellers.
His quirky and iconoclastic approach to film subject matter has usually resulted in either big hits or audacious flops.
Mazursky has appeared as himself in a number of documentaries on film, including ''A Decade Under the Influence'', ''New York at the Movies'', and ''. In ''Moon Over Parador'', when Judith Malina, cast as the dictator's mother, was unavailable, and with the Rio Opera House available for three days of shooting, Mazursky played her himself, in drag.
In more recent years, Mazursky had a small part as "Sunshine", the poker dealer, on ''The Sopranos''. He also appeared in five episodes of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as Norm, one of Mel Brooks' associates.
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