Fyvush Finkel

Birth Name:

Philip Finkel

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Won an Obie Award for his 1988 through 1989 performance in Café Crown
Started his 35-year career in the Yiddish Theater District of Manhattan's Lower East Side when he was 9 years old, attempting to learn a trade when he outgrew child parts but quickly returning to the stage as an actor and standup comic
Quote: "I have no enemies in my profession․ I have outlived them all․"
Came to television and film later in life with his most acclaimed role being public defender Douglas Wambaugh in the "Picket Fences" television series
When the ethnic venues he'd become a staple of in his youth began declining in the 1960s, he started landing Broadway and Off-Broadway roles in such musicals as "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Little Shop of Horrors․"
His stage name is the Yiddish translation for his given name
Studied to be a furrier, but stated that he never worked hard at it

1993American Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series:Winner
1993Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
1993Q Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series:Nominated
1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
1994Q Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series:Winner
1995Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
1995Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
1995Q Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series:Nominated
1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast:Nominated
1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
1999OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a New Drama Series:Nominated
2009BSFC Award - Best Ensemble Cast:Nominated

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