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Joel Grey

Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, photographer, and theatre director. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in the musical Cabaret on Broadway and in Bob Fosse's 1972 film adaptation. He has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. He earned the Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2023.[1]

Joel Grey

Joel David Katz

(1932-04-11) April 11, 1932
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • singer
  • photographer
  • theatre director

1951–present

Jo Wilder
(m. 1958; div. 1982)

2, including Jennifer

Ronald A. Katz (brother)

Grey's Tony-nominated roles include for the musical George M! (1968), Goodtime Charley (1975), and The Grand Tour (1979). After portraying Amos Hart in the Broadway revival of Chicago (1996), he originated the role of the Wizard of Oz in the musical Wicked (2003) and played Moonface Martin in the 2011 revival of Anything Goes. He directed the 2011 revival of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart earning a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play nomination.


He earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture nomination for his role in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985). His other film roles include in Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), Kafka (1991), The Music of Chance (1993), The Fantasticks (2000), and Dancer in the Dark (2000). He earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Brooklyn Bridge (1993). He also acted in Oz (2003), Alias (2005), House (2006), Nurse Jackie (2011), and The Old Man (2022).

Early life[edit]

Grey was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Goldie "Grace" (née Epstein) and Mickey Katz, an actor, comedian, and musician. Both his parents were Jewish.[2][3][4] He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California.[5]

List of LGBT Academy Award winners and nominees

Parrish, James Robert; Terrace, Vincent (1989). The Complete Actors' Television Credits, 1948–1988. Vol. 1. p. 212.  0-8108-2204-0.

ISBN

at IMDb

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at the Internet Broadway Database

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at Playbill Vault

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held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Joel Grey papers, 1904-2001 (bulk 1949-2001)

Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org

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TonyAwards.com Interview with Joel Grey