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Joel Grey
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Actor Born: April 11, 1932 in Cleveland, OH Biography:American entertainer "Joel Grey" was the son of Mickey Katz, the famous "gurgler" of the "Spike Jones Orchestra" and a legend in his own right as a performer/producer of nightclub, resort and Broadway satirical revues. Growing up around some of the best comics, musical performers and second bananas in the business, Joel was all but predestined to enter show business himself. An accomplished singer and dancer, Grey was rather wasted in such early film roles as "About Face" (1953) and "Come September" (1961), though he achieved minor fame on TV variety shows and in the lead of a televised musical version of "Jack and the Beanstalk"; ironically, one of his best TV parts was on an episode of 77 Sunset Strip as a second-rate comic unable to live up to the accomplishments of a famous relative.
Grey's career was boosted in 1966 when he was cast in the Broadway musical Cabaret as the Master of Ceremonies,... Full Biography
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