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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 was born in Brooklyn, NY.
Starring Roles
Boston Public (2000) - Harvey Lipschultz
Fantasy Island (1998) - Fisher
Picket Fences (1992) - Douglas Wambaugh [ episodes 23 - 88,
recurring previously ]
Guest Starring Roles
The Hollywood Squares - Himself - 9/22/03 -
9/26/03 (2003)
Early Edition - Phil Kazakian - Weathergirl (1999)
The Simpsons - Voice of Himself - Lisa's Sax (1997)
Early Edition - Phil Kazakian - Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog (1996)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters - Jackie Jarr - Into the Woods / Krumm
Gets the Dreaded Nolox (1995)
Chicago Hope - Douglas Wambaugh - Small Sacrifices (1995)
Late Show with David Letterman - Guest - Show #0268 (1994)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - The Lullaby League (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Sugar and Spice (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Rights of Passage (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Sightings (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Fetal Attraction (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Be My Valentine (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - The Body Politic (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Nuclear Meltdowns (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Bad Moons Rising (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Frog Man (1993)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - High Tidings (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Pageantry (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Thanksgiving (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Sacred Hearts (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - The Contenders (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Remembering Rosemary (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Frank the Potato Man (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - The Autumn of Rome (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town
(1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - The Green Bay Chopper (1992)
Picket Fences - Douglas Wambaugh - Pilot (1992)
Movie/Mini-Series/Special Roles
Schelme von Schelm, Die (2001) - Narrator
The Crew (2000) - Sol Lowenstein
Evergreen (2000) - Peddler
For Love or Money (2000) - Milton Glickman
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) - Hearing Aid
Nixon (1995) - Murray Chotiner
The Pickle (1993) - Mr. Shacknoff
Mobsters (1991) - Tailor
Q & A (1990) - Preston Pearlstein
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) - Mr. Greenblatt
Off Beat (1986) - Vendor
Seize the Day (1986) - Shomier
It's Never Too Late
To hear a music sample in .wma format, click
on the song titles.
(approx 1 min)
That Wonderful
girl of Mine
Finkel Salsa
It's Never Too Late
Aza You Of Meer
Ikh Bin A Boarder
A Show's not a show Without A Star
Abi Tzu Sein
I'm Glad I'm not Young Anymore
Once In Love With Amy
Fiddler Medley
You Dont't Bring Me Flowers
S'Wonderful
Not On The Top
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