Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (1915)
Mostel was an American comic actor whocombined a large paunch with acrobatic graceand an expressive face. He initially workedboth on Broadway and in film but wasblacklisted in Hollywood for his political viewsand worked primarily in New York City theaterafter 1955. He had lead roles in the musicals A Funny ThingHappened on the Way to the Forum and Fiddler on the Roof. In1968, he starred in the Oscar-winning Mel Brooks film TheProducers. What was Mostel’s real name? More…
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