An equally interesting take on him would be as the role of the main character's sleazy friend in the CBS hit "Early Edition". He kind of plays a Jewish guy in that show, though he mentions being "Russian" in one episode, but there's another episode where the character alludes to his Jewishness.
I remember watching Short Circuit a lot as a kid (or maybe that's because it on TV ALL THE FRIGGIN TIME). Interesting that that's what he'll be remembered for when his documentary on dolphin-hunting won an Academy Award a few years ago. Which would kind of be akin to remembering Ronald Reagan as an actor and nothing else.
Not the only dark-skinned Indian played by a white Jewish guy. Most famous is Hank Azaria's Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, but there's also Peter Sellers' Hrundi V. Bakshi and Sam Jaffe's Gunga Din. Oy!
An equally interesting take on him would be as the role of the main character's sleazy friend in the CBS hit "Early Edition". He kind of plays a Jewish guy in that show, though he mentions being "Russian" in one episode, but there's another episode where the character alludes to his Jewishness.
ReplyDeleteI remember watching Short Circuit a lot as a kid (or maybe that's because it on TV ALL THE FRIGGIN TIME). Interesting that that's what he'll be remembered for when his documentary on dolphin-hunting won an Academy Award a few years ago. Which would kind of be akin to remembering Ronald Reagan as an actor and nothing else.
ReplyDeleteI remember him for dating Michelle Pfeiffer.
ReplyDeleteNot the only dark-skinned Indian played by a white Jewish guy. Most famous is Hank Azaria's Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, but there's also Peter Sellers' Hrundi V. Bakshi and Sam Jaffe's Gunga Din. Oy!
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