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Josh Mostel

 
Actor: Josh Mostel
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  • Born: Dec 21, 1946 in New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Billy Madison, Radio Days, Windy City
  • First Major Screen Credit: Dead Ringer (1982)

Biography

The son of Broadway and film star Zero Mostel, Joshua Mostel is every bit the "heavyweight" that his father was -- perhaps even heavier. A graduate of Brandeis University, Mostel followed his father's sizeable footsteps by going on-stage. His first major film appearance was as King Herod -- complete with anachronistic psychedelic costuming, and surrounded by go-go girls -- in Jesus Christ, Superstar (1973). Of his three regular assignments on series television, Mostel is probably least proud of his role as Blotto, younger brother of John Belushi's Blutto, in Delta House (1978), the mercifully short-lived TV spinoff of National Lampoon's Animal House. Conversely, one of Joshua Mostel's best film roles was the fish-peddling Uncle Abe in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Josh Mostel
Born December 21, 1946 (1946-12-21) (age 62)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1971—present
Spouse(s) Peggy Rajski
(1983–1998)

Joshua "Josh" Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor who is most known for his roles in Jesus Christ Superstar and two Adam Sandler films (Billy Madison and Big Daddy).

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Life and career

Mostel was born in New York City, New York, the son of Kathryn Celia (née Harken), an actress, dancer, and writer, and Zero Mostel, a well-known comic actor.[1] His brother Tobias is a painter, ceramic artist and professor of art, teaching in Florida.

Mostel started his career as a boy soprano at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He graduated from Brandeis University. His broadway debut was in 1971 with Unlikely Heroes. In 1979, Mostel briefly starred in the television version of the film Animal House, Delta House, as "Blotto" Blutarsky, the brother of John Belushi's Bluto. He has since appeared in many films and Broadway productions.

Mostel now lives in New York, with a summer home on Monhegan, Maine.

Filmography

Broadway productions

Year Title Role U.S. Box Office
1971 Going Home Mr. Bonelli
1972 The King of Marvin Gardens Frank
1973 Jesus Christ Superstar Herod Antipas
1974 Harry and Tonto Norman Coombes
1976 The Money Wheel-of-fortune operator
Deadly Hero Victor
1981 Dead Ringer Russell
1982 Fighting Back Duster $3,355,948
1982 Sophie's Choice Morris Fink $30,036,000
1983 Star 80 Private Detective $6,472,990
1984 The Brother from Another Planet Casio Vendor $3,677,209
Windy City Sol $343,890
1985 Almost You David $95,000
Compromising Positions Dicky Dunck $12,531,831
Stoogemania Howard F. Howard
1986 The Money Pit Jack Schnittman $37,499,651
1987 Radio Days Abe $14,792,779
Matewan Mayor Cabell Testerman $1,680,358
Wall Street Ollie $43,848,069
1989 Animal Behavior Mel Gorsky $41,526
1991 City Slickers Barry Shalowitz $124,033,791
Naked Tango Bertoni the Jeweler $81,777
Little Man Tate Physics Professor $25,010,896
City of Hope Mad Anthony $1,345,015
1992 Nervous Ticks Saul Warshow
1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Chess Club Regular $7,266,383
1994 The Chase Officer Figus $7,924,955
Auf Wiedersehen Amerika Abe
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Barry Shalowitz $43,622,150
1995 The Maddening Chicky Ross
Billy Madison Principal Max Anderson $25,588,734
The Basketball Diaries Counterman $2,381,087
Let It Be Me Jordan
1998 Great Expectations Jerry Ragno $26,420,672
Rounders Zagosh $22,912,409
1999 The Out-of-Towners Dr. Faber $28,544,120
Big Daddy Arthur Brooks $163,479,795
2001 Knockaround Guys Mac McCreadle $11,715,637
2008 State of Play Pete
Year Dates of Production
Unlikely Heroes October 26, 1971 - November 13, 1971
An American Millionaire April 20, 1974 - May 5, 1974
A Texas Trilogy: Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander September 21, 1976 - October 30, 1976
A Texas Trilogy: The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Magnolia September 22, 1976 - October 31, 1976
Threepenny Opera November 5, 1989 - December 31, 1989
My Favorite Year December 10, 1992 - January 10, 1993
The Flowering Peach March 20, 1994 - April 24, 1994
Getting Away with Murder March 17, 1996 - March 31, 1996

References

  1. ^ Josh Mostel Biography (1946-)

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