Joel Grey

Actor

Male

Born Apr 11, 1932

Age 81

Hometown Cleveland, Ohio

Other Names Katz, Joel

Joel Grey is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret. He has won the Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe… Read More

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2013 Tribeca Film Festival - 'Trust Me' premiere - Arrivals

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Apr 20, 2013

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Gingold Theatrical Group's Golden Shamrock Gala held at the Players Club

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Mar 17, 2013

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Premiere of 'Cinderella' at the Broadway Theatre - Arrivals

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Mar 3, 2013

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Opening night of the PigPen Theatre Company production of 'The Old Man and the Old Moon' held at ...

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Oct 7, 2012

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Romance

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Jo Wilder

Married 1958 - 1982
Barbara Nichols
Fling 1955

Family

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Joel Grey

Age 81

parents

Mickey Katz
Father, d.1985

children

Jennifer Grey
Daughter, Age 53

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Los Angeles
Apr 13, 2012
Joel Grey Sighting: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California/ Grauman's Chinese Theatre #celebrity

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Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories
Huffington Post - Apr 11, 2013

Happy Thursday everyone, here's my Top 5 for April 11, 2013 from Len Berman at www.ThatsSports.com. 1. Quick Hits The Masters is underway. Ted Potter, Jr. won the Masters Par 3 Contest yesterday. The Miami Heat wrapped up home court throughout the NBA playoffs. Super Kobe. Kobe Bryant has put the Lakers on his shoulders scoring 47 points last night in their win over Portland. The Lakers, at the moment, are in the playoffs. 2. Sellouts Yes, the Red Sox Fenway sello...
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Before 'Les Miz', 'Cabaret' Revolutionized The Film Musical
NPR - Feb 24, 2013

Joel Grey won an Academy Award 40 years ago as best supporting actor for his role as master of ceremonies in the film version of Cabaret, a character he created for the musical which hit Broadway in 1966. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin looks back on Cabaret with the actor and dancer. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Remember When Liza Could Dance Like This?
Popeater - Feb 05, 2013

On March 27, 1973, "Cabaret" won eight Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Liza Minnelli, Best Supporting Actor for Joel Grey and Best Director for Bob Fosse. (The film itself lost Best Picture to a little know movie called "The Godfather.") "I was really surprised [to win]," Minnelli, who played famed character Sally Bowles in "Cabaret," told HuffPost Entertainment about winning an Oscar. "My dad, who was sitting beside me, was so surpri...
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Liz Smith: The Holiday Season's Gentle Guilty Pleasure: The Guilt Trip
Huffington Post - Dec 28, 2012

"SURPRISES ARE foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable," said Jane Austen. Well, I always hate to disagree with the usually astute Miss Austen, but sometimes surprises provide a lot of pleasure and no inconvenience at all. TAKE, FOR instance, the new Barbra Streisand/Seth Rogen comedy, The Guilt Trip. Box office and reviews have been middling. But -- surprise! -- the movie turns out to be not nearly as bad as the worst rev...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1932 Birth Born on April 11, 1932.

TWENTIES

1958 26 Years Old In 1958 he married Jo Wilder; they divorced in 1982. … Read More

THIRTIES

1966 34 Years Old Grey originated the role of the Master of Ceremonies in the Broadway musical Cabaret in 1966 for which he won the Tony Award. … Read More

FORTIES

1973 41 Years Old Grey won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in March 1973 for his performance as the Master of Ceremonies in the 1972 film version of Cabaret. … Read More

1976 44 Years Old … He was the guest star for the third episode of The Muppet Show in its first season in 1976, singing "Razzle Dazzle" from Chicago and "Willkommen" from Cabaret. … Read More

FIFTIES

1991 59 Years Old In 1991, he played Adam, a devil, in the final episode of the TV series Dallas (1991).

LATE ADULTHOOD

1993 61 Years Old In 1993 he received an "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series" Emmy nomination for his recurring role as Jacob Prossman on the television series Brooklyn Bridge.

1995 63 Years Old In 1995, he made a guest appearance on Star Trek: Voyager as an aging rebel seeking to free his (deceased) wife from prison. … Read More

2003 71 Years Old Grey is also a photographer. His first book of photographs, Pictures I Had to Take, was published in 2003; its follow-up, Looking Hard at Unexpected Things, appeared in the Fall of 2006.

2009 77 Years Old His third book, 1.3 – Images from My Phone, a book of photographs taken with his camera phone, was published on June 2, 2009 (Powerhouse Books).

2011 79 Years Old 1 More Event

He will also direct the Broadway premiere of The Normal Heart, scheduled for a limited 12-week engagement beginning in April 2011. … Read More

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