Podcasts about fyvush finkel

Jeffrey Kramer joined me to discuss early TV; watching 70's TV; being a guest actor; having Tourette's; starring in Madwoman of Chaillot at Ithaca College; co-starring with James Whitmore on stage at age 15; being mentored by Jean Stapleton & Bob Putch; making TV debut in Barney Miller; Happy Days; "Hollywood Boulevard" and its fan Quentin Tarantino; Dick Miller; selling flowers on Fairfax and Pico in between gigs; Chico and the Man; Laverne & Shirley; co-starring in a pilot with Caroline McWilliams and Michael Keaton; turning down CPO Sharkey; Stick Around; "Heartbeeps"; Hard Copy (1987); Mary Tyler Moore Hour; Gene Kelly and Michael Keaton; using your celebrity for good; Marty Nadler; Struck by Lightning; Jack Elam; The Last Resort; Andy Kaufman; Jamie Lee Curtis; people who ask him for his autograph; The Incredible Hulk; "Clue"; "Santa Clause: The Movie"; hiring Dylan McDermont for The Practice; becoming a producer; working for Les Moonves; Tom Skerritt; Fyvush Finkel; using the OJ case on Picket Fences; Adam Arkin; The Practice; Calista Flockhart; guest starring on and producing the pilot of Ally McBeal; the dancing baby; poaching male viewers from Monday Night Football because of the pretty female cast; crossover episode with The Practice; his children; Richard Dreyfuss; Jaws' 50th Anniversary in two years

On this episode my guest is acclaimed actor, singer, writer, producer and director Avi Hoffman who specializes in Jewish culture and Yiddish theater. His long running off-Broadway “Too Jewish” trilogy has been seen by millions on PBS and at theater venues around the world, and in 2016 he received rave reviews and a Drama Desk nomination for his performance as "Willy Loman" in the Yiddish language production of Death of Salesman. He is also the founder and CEO of the Yiddishkayt Initiative -- a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Jewish culture. Nearly 3.5 million Jews emigrated to the United States between 1881 and 1925, and even more than the synagogue or social clubs the Yiddish Theater, became the meeting place and the forum of the Jewish community in America. And it was wildly popular. In 1927, there were 24 Yiddish theaters across America, and most of those were on Second Avenue -- known as the “Yiddish Rialto” – on NYC's Lower East Side. The Yiddish Theater was attended by rich and poor, educated and illiterate, religious and free-thinking, and most importantly for our purposes, it was attended by Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, Yip Harburg, Fanny Brice and many, many more of the inventors of Broadway who grew up smack in the center of the Yiddish theater district. I have long known that the Yiddish theater had a tremendous impact on the Broadway musical but surprisingly little has been written or documented about it. I am planning to have other experts like Avi as guests on future episodes of Broadway Nation.  Topics covered in this episode include: what exactly is Yiddish? Abraham Goldfaden and the birth of the Yiddish Theater. How the Yiddish Theater came to America. Yiddish Theater around the world. The influence of the Yiddish Theater on Tin Pan Alley. And the stars of the Yiddish Theater: Boris & Bessie Thomashefsky, Maurice Schwartz, Jacob Adler, Molly Picon, Ben Bonus, Fyvush Finkel, Jennie Goldstein, Paul Muni, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Beloved actor Fyvush Finkel is proof it's never too late. After getting his start in the Yiddish theater world as a child, he finally became a crossover star in his 40s. He passed away at the age of 93, but in one of his final interviews, he talked to Growing Bolder about working into his 90s and why he was still so passionate about working and life.

The Fandom Files is joined by Frank Lesser, the comedy writer, author, and creator of the animated series You're Not a Monster! With both Halloween and Godzilla's 65th anniversary right around the corner, we spoke to Frank all about his lifelong love of monsters (and the book and animated show that have resulted) and just about everything else, including (but not limited to): Mad About You and other classic sitcoms, Fyvush Finkel, swindling children, Stephen Colbert, and Fyvush Finkel (again). All this and more in this episode of The Fandom Files! Follow us on Twitter: @FandomFilesSYFY!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fyvush Finkel and Klaus Kinski couldn't be denied anymore!  This week Sidney Lumet unleashes Nick Nolte's mustache in Q&A and the BOOCH gets his shine on the cult in our review of The Great Silence! Feedback: cultofmuscle@gmail.com facebook: facebook.com/groups/cultofmuscle tumblr: cultofmuscle.tumblr.com Merch: redbubble.com/people/cultofmuscle/shop   Lifting: 0:00:0 - 0:38:00 Q&A: 39:30 - 1:25:10 The Great Silence: 1:26:40 - END

Alan, Mike and Benji went out for coffee and discussed three topics for this episode. They discussed recent strange New York Times articles, and how we consume journalism in general. Then they moved on to goals for gap year students. Finally they discussed the recent deaths of Jewish actors Gene Wilder, Steven Hill, and Fyvush Finkel, and what they tell us about Hollywood Jews. Join us in the conversation with your own comments insights and thoughts! You can find us on our new website: juisrael.jerusalemu.org.  

Air date: August 17, 2016

Since 2005, the Vox Tablet team—producer Julie Subrin and host Sara Ivry—have done our best to create a Jewish podcast with conversations, stories, and reports from across the Jewish cultural world. But good things—even pioneering, award-winning podcasts—come to an end, and their makers move on to new adventures elsewhere. In our final episode, we take a brief walk down memory lane to some of our favorite moments from the past decade. Among highlights we feature are our visits with actor Fyvush Finkel; illustrator and author Roz Chast; Silver Jews’ frontman David Berman; tourists en route to the Statue of Liberty; South African justice Albie Sachs; attendees at an annual deli luncheon in a small Mississippi town; Israeli musician Noam Inbar; and West Side Story aficionado Alisa Solomon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Highlights from Yiddish Actors and Friends 2016 Cultural Seder with Fyvush Finkel, Cantor Martin Moshe Bear, Cantor Naomi Hirsch Also: Hasia Segal: Yiddish Hagode (Replay) Also: Kalmen David: Di Fir Kashes (Replay)

In Part 2 of his interview, Yiddish theater icon, Fyvush Finkel discusses his career in the movies-his respect for Joel and Ethan Coen and his role in their film, "A Serious Man" his many television roles, from "Kojak" to "Blue Bloods" and his awards.

Fyvush Finkel, actor, singer, comedian, an icon of Yiddish theater, Tevye the Milkman in the Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof," began his career in Yiddish theater at 9 years old. Mr. Finkel performed in the Catskills, movies, tv and theater.

Fyvush Finkel, 91 years old and still cracking wise, will take to the stage this month in a pair of Purim cabaret performances. Vox Tablet caught up with the legendary actor a few years ago, on the occasion of a different show. To celebrate his impressive vigor, good humor, and all-around affability, we revisit that conversation. Finkel made his stage debut more than eight decades ago, when he was 9 years old, singing “O Promise Me” at a theater in Brooklyn. Soon after, he crossed the East River to take roles in the famous Yiddish theaters of Second Ave. From there, he made his way onto Broadway and then into films by the likes of Sidney Lumet, Oliver Stone, and the