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Ron Rifkin: Biography

Ron Rifkin

Birth Name: Saul M. Rifkin
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/31/1939, Scorpio
Profession: Actor

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Ron Rifkin Fast Facts:

Made Broadway debut in Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn in 1961.
Frustrated with acting, he quit the business in the mid-1980s and went into the fashion industry with his wife. The coats they designed, under the Carole Little label, were sold in stores including Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's and Bergdorf Goodman. He returned to acting a few years later.
Frequently works with playwright Jon Robin Baitz, including the plays The Substance of Fire, Ten Unknowns and The Paris Letter.
Narrates a number of audio books, including Lois Lowry's The Giver, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Sang Spell and Jerry Spinelli's Milkweed.
A former marathon runner, he was forced to quit running due to bad knees.

Ron Rifkin Relationships:
Herman Rifkin - Father
Iva Rifkin - Wife
Miriam Rifkin - Mother
Ron Rifkin Awards:
1998 Tony: Actor (Featured Role--Musical) - Winner
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - Nominee
College:
New York University, New York, NY (1959)

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Brothers & Sisters, Ron Rifkin, Richard Chamberlain, Luke MacFarlane Danny Feld/ABC

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Brothers & Sisters, Ron Rifkin Adam Taylor/ABC

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