Born June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [Died] August 28, 2016. Jerome Silberman, an American comedic actor best known for playing hyper-tense, neurotic characters. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama. In 1961, he joined the Actors Studio in New York and studied under Lee Strasberg. He made his Broadway debut in 1961, and continued to appear on Broadway and off-Broadway for the next few years. His film debut was in a minor role in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), starring Warren Beatty. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Producers (1968), directed by Mel Brooks, whom he had known during his time on Broadway. He gained stardom in Brooks' comedies in the 1970s. He starred in Young Frankenstein (1974), one of the greatest comedies of all time, and co-wrote the screenplay with Brooks, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He later directed, wrote, and starred in other films, but was often described as a copycat of Brooks. After his wife, actress Gilda Radner, died of ovarian cancer in 1989, he founded Gilda's Club, a support group for cancer patients. Wilder |
[生]1933.6.11. ウィスコンシン,ミルウォーキー [没]2016.8.28. コネチカット,スタンフォード アメリカ合衆国の喜劇俳優。本名 Jerome Silberman。極度に緊張した,神経症的なキャラクターの演技でよく知られた。1955年演劇学士号を取得してアイオワ大学を卒業。1961年ニューヨークのアクターズ・スタジオに入り,リー・ストラスバーグに師事。同 1961年ブロードウェーで初舞台を踏み,その後の数年間はブロードウェーとオフ・ブロードウェーの舞台に出演した。ウォーレン・ビーティ主演の『俺たちに明日はない』Bonnie and Clyde(1967)で端役として映画デビュー。ブロードウェー時代に知己となったメル・ブルックスが監督を務める『プロデューサーズ』The Producers(1968)でゼロ・モステルの相手役に抜擢され,アカデミー賞助演男優賞にノミネートされた。1970年代に入ると,ブルックス監督のコメディ作品でスターの座を獲得。史上最高のコメディ映画の一つに数えられる『ヤング・フランケンシュタイン』Young Frankenstein(1974)では主演を務めるとともに,ブルックスと共同で脚本を執筆し,アカデミー賞脚本賞の候補となった。その後は監督・脚本・主演にも取り組んだが,ブルックスの亜流と評されることが多かった。妻で女優のギルダ・ラドナーが 1989年に卵巣癌で死去したのをうけ,癌患者の支援団体「ギルダズ・クラブ」Gilda's Clubを設立している。 ワイルダー
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