Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch ( born March 15, 1935 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American actor who became known for his starring role as Alex Reiger on the television series Taxi.
Biography
Judd Hirsch was born in the Bronx in New York, his parents were mother Sally Hart Kitzis and Father Joseph Sidney Hirsch, who worked as an electrician. Judd was raised in a Jewish family, his father was a Russian immigrant. He attended De Witt Clinton High School and later studied physics at the City College of New York. With his first wife he was married from 1956 to 1958. In 1992, he married Bonnie Sue Chalkin, from 2003, he already parted again. Hirsch has three children: Alexander Fenton, Montana deer and London Rocket.
For the lead role of Alex Reiger, he played in the television series Taxi, which aired from 1978 to 1983 on ABC and later with NBC, he earned great fame for the first time, also in Germany. He was even in 1981 and awarded the 1983 Emmy Award for Through his acting performances in the series. From 1988 to 1992 played the main role in the series My dear John, for which he won the 1989 Golden Globe Award. From 2005 to 2010 he was in the U.S. series Numbers - To see the logic of the crime. In two TV series, he is voiced by Roland Hemmo. He also had a cameo appearance in the 1999 film Man on the Moon, which is dedicated to the American comedian Andy Kaufman legend, then playing the supporting role of the car mechanic Latka Gravas in the television series Taxi.
Best Supporting Actor Hirsch in 1981 was nominated for his role in Ordinary People for the Oscar. 1986 and 1992 he received the Tony Award for best actor for acting performances at the theater.