![]() |
||||||
|
Fyvush Finkel Harvey Lipschultz on Boston Public
Fyvush Finkel won the Best Supporting Actor Emmy Award for his role on "Picket Fences." His first acting role was 51 years earlier in the numerous Jewish theaters along New York City's Second Avenue. Finkel's breakthrough to American mainstream theater came at the age of 43 when he joined Jerome Robbins' national company of the Broadway hit "Fiddler On the Roof." He toured the USA and Canada, playing first the Innkeeper, then the Butcher and finally the lead, Tevya, over a 12-year period.His additional theater credits include an Obie-winning performance in "Cafe Crown" and a five-year stint as the star of Off-Broadway's "Little Shop of Horrors." Finkel appeared in the feature films "Nixon," "For Love Or Money," "Mobsters," "Seize the Day" and "Q&A." His additional television credits include the revival of "Fantasy Island," "Early Edition," "One Life to Live," "Evergreen," "Prime of Your Life" and "The Simpsons." Between his film and television work, Finkel has appeared with sons Ian, a master mallet percussionist, and Elliot, a noted pianist, along with his grandson Abbot, a drummer, in two musical reviews -- "Finkel's Follies," which Fyvush created, and "From Second Avenue to Broadway," with Fyvush singing songs from both the Yiddish theater and Broadway. Finkel and sons have also appeared in concert aboard cruise ships, highlighted by a 'round-the-world cruise on the QE 2. Finkel was born in Brooklyn, NY. PRIME PICKS BONES Tonight at 8:00 PM The Verdict in the Story When Max (guest star Ryan O'Neal) goes on trial for the murder of FBI Deputy Director Robert Kirby, all the team members but Brennan are called as expert witnesses for the prosecution |
|
|
HOME | PROGRAMS | NEWSROOM | SCHEDULE | COMMUNITY Copyright ©2008 WVAH-TV Fox 11. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |