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Joel Grey is a Actor American born on 11 april 1932 at Cleveland (USA)

Joel Grey

Joel Grey
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Birth name Joel David Katz
Nationality USA
Birth 11 april 1932 (91 years) at Cleveland (USA)
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz; April 11, 1932) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and photographer. He is best known for portraying the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film versions of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret. He has won the Academy Award, Tony Award, and Golden Globe Award. He also originated the role of George M. Cohan in the musical George M! in 1973, and the Wizard of Oz in the musical Wicked. He also starred as Moonface Martin in the Broadway revivals of Anything Goes, and as Amos Hart in Chicago.

Biography

In 1958, Grey married Jo Wilder; they divorced in 1982. Together, they had two children: actor Jennifer and chef James. He 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, was published in 2006. His third book, 1.3 – Images from My Phone, a book of photographs taken with his camera phone, was published in 2009. An exhibit of his work was held in April 2011 at the Museum of the City of New York, titled "Joel Grey/A New York Life."

In January 2015, Grey opened up about his sexuality in an interview with People, stating: "I don't like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I'm a gay man."

Best films

Cabaret (1972)
(Actor)

Usually with

Robert Altman
Robert Altman
(2 films)
Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy
(1 films)
Clark Gregg
Clark Gregg
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Joel Grey (21 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
2014The Normal HeartActor
2008ChokeActorPhil
2000Dancer in the DarkActorOldrich Novy
2000The FantasticksActorAmos Bellamy
1999A Christmas CarolActorThe Ghost of Christmas Past
1996The Empty MirrorActorJoseph Goebbels
1996My Friend JoeActorSimon
1995The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come TrueActorProfessor Marvel / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Palace Guard / The Wizard of Oz
1995Venus RisingActorJimmie
1993The Music of ChanceActorWilly Stone
1992The PlayerActorJoel Grey
1991KafkaActorBurgel
1985Remo Williams: The Adventure BeginsActorChiun
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonActorThe Producer (Nate Salisbury)
1976The Seven-Per-Cent SolutionActorLowenstein
1974'Twas the Night Before ChristmasActorJoshua Trundle (voice)
1974Man on a SwingActorFranklin Wills
1974Man on a SwingActorFranklin Wills
1972CabaretActorMaster of Ceremonies
1961Come SeptemberActorBeagle
1952About FaceActorBender