Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Profile: Zero Mostel

http://www.jewornotjew.com/profile.jsp?ID=1557

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  1. AnonymousApril 2, 2013 at 10:42 AM

    Alas, not the cinematic Fiddler. There is a Youtube video of a TV performance of "If I Were a Rich Man" that is thrilling.
    Rumor has it there was a dispute over the fee. Who wouldn't pay it now?

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  2. AnonymousApril 2, 2013 at 4:24 PM

    Now I suppose you enqueue Josh Mostel, the principal in Billy Madison, among other roles as Token Fat Guy.

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  3. AnonymousApril 2, 2013 at 4:34 PM

    Now that's some combover!

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  4. YakovApril 3, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    A-1: Mostel was remarkably talented but was also, supposedly (I never had the pleasure), remarkably hard to work with. The story I've always heard is that Fiddler director Norman Jewison did not want to work with Zero, couldn't abide by his antics, and chose Topol instead.

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