Jeffrey Tambor

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Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944 in San Francisco , California ) is an American film actor .

Life

Jeffrey Tambor grew up in a conservative Jewish family and, because of his modest family background - his mother was a housewife, his father a floor layer - is considered in Hollywood to be someone who made the dream of becoming a millionaire dishwasher . Tambor graduated from San Francisco State University , and then moved to Wayne State University in Detroit ( Michigan ), where he studied drama and received his degree.

After minor appearances in smaller theaters, he made his television debut in 1977 in an episode of the television series Kojak - Use in Manhattan . Between 1979 and 1980 Tambor was in the short-lived sitcom The Ropers in front of the camera, which first brought him notoriety. Since then Tambor has been committed to over 120 television series and feature films. Two more times he was the leading actor in a television series. For one, Tambor was in 90 episodes of the Larry Sanders Show from 1992 to 1998 and was nominated four times for the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Sitcom . In 2003 he was employed for the second time as a member of the regular cast of a television program. In Arrested Development , Tambor was present on the screen in 53 episodes from 2003 to 2006. In May 2013, the series returned to the video-on-demand provider Netflix for 15 new episodes in which he took up his role again. He received two other Emmy nominations for this role. In 2015 Tambor received a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Actor in a Series - Comedy or Musical and an Emmy Award in the category Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in the Amazon series Transparent .

Tambor was also in front of the camera for feature films. However, he was mostly in demand in supporting roles rather than as a leading actor. Well-known films he starred in included Hellboy (2004) and The Grinch from 2000. He has also been part of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants King Neptune since 2004 .

1990 played Tambor in the video clip of I Wish It Would Rain Down by Phil Collins a theater director.

There are different details about Tambor's private life. He has been married possibly three times, but at least twice, and has three or at least two children. He has denied rumors that he is a member of Scientology .

After allegations of sexual harassment, Tambor took action in November 2017 and left the series Transparent . Tambor denied the allegations.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Jeffrey Tambor  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 67th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. In: www.emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, accessed September 29, 2015 .
  2. ↑ After harassment allegations: Jeffrey Tambor leaves "Transparent". In: Spiegel Online. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Tambor, Jeffrey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tambor, Jeffrey Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California