Fred Melamed
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Fred Melamed (born May 13, 1956 in New York City ) is an American actor .
Life
Melamed is the adopted son of television producer Louis Melamed . His biological mother, whom he met when he was 27, is actress Nancy Zala . His biological father, whom he only met when he was over 50, is British psychoanalyst Stan Silverstone. His adoptive family was Jewish , but not religious. According to his own account, he only visited a synagogue once , for a cousin's bar mitzvah .
Melamed lives in Long Island with his wife and two children, both of whom have autism .
Career
Melamed attended Hampshire College , where he discovered his passion for acting. For this reason, he decided to do an acting education at the Yale Drama School . His voice in particular gained notoriety in the period that followed, as he spoke numerous commercials , among other things . He had his first TV role in 1981 in the series Love, Lies, Passion . His first role in a motion picture was in Lovesick in 1983. This was followed by numerous roles in Woody Allen films , including Hannah and Her Sisters , Radio Days , Another Woman, and Shadows and Fog . But he celebrated his greatest success with the role of Sy Ableman in the Oscar-nominated film A Serious Man by Ethan and Joel Coen . Last but not least, Ethan Coen himself described Sy Ableman as his favorite character from all of his films.
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Web links
- Fred Melamed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Fred Melamed from The Winner Is ( memento of the original from April 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Interview with Fred Melamed of the Jewish Chronicle
- ↑ Fred Melamed's biography of the IMDb
- ↑ Interview with Fred Melamed from The Winner Is ( memento of the original from April 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Fred Melamed's biography of the IMDb
- ↑ Trivia about Fred Melamed of the IMDb
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| SURNAME | Melamed, Fred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |