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F. Murray Abraham

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F. Murray Abraham (born Fahrid Murray Abraham on October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. He is of Assyrian and Italian heritage. <Ref>http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=September&x=20060915155551bcreklaw0.2931024&chanlid=eur</ref> He is a Syriac Orthodox Christian.

He attended the University of Texas at Austin, then studied acting under Uta Hagen in New York City. He began his acting career on the stage, making his debut in a Los Angeles production of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit.

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Amadeus (1984) as Antonio Salieri.

Abraham has been married to Kate Hannan since 1962; they have two children.

Contents

[edit] Filmography

[edit] As an actor

[edit] On Broadway

[edit] As himself

  • Repetition (2005/II)
  • Try to Remember: The Fantasticks (2003)
  • The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002)
  • The Making of 'Thir13en Ghosts' (2002)
  • The Directors
  • Einstein Revealed (1996) (TV) (voice)
  • Looking for Richard (1996)
  • The Way West (1995) (TV) (voice)
  • 1071 Fifth Avenue: Frank Lloyd Wright & the Guggenheim Museum (1994) (TV)
  • The Secrets of Dick Smith (1991) (TV)
  • Rosa dei noma, La (1987)
  • The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) (Presenter: Best Actress)
  • On the Wing (1986) (voice)
  • Abtei des Verbrechens: Umberto Ecos 'Der Name der Rose' wird verfilmt, Die (1986) (TV)
  • The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) (Best Actor Winner)
  • Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1985) (voice)

[edit] Trivia

Abe: Uh, can I go to the bathroom before we leave?
Homer: Oh, we've got to go home! I don't want to miss Inside the Actor's Studio! Tonight it's F. Murray Abraham!
Abe: But I really need to...
Homer: F... MURRAY... ABRAHAM!
  • In a post-Amadeus interview televised on the North American morning show Good Morning America, Abraham was once asked how he felt about the difficulty of the acting profession, and what happens when young, aspiring actors simply cannot cope with all the stress and rejection. Abraham replied that struggling actors who could not handle the trials of the business should leave the industry and make room for those who could.
  • Portrayed the Grape in Fruit of the Loom commercials
Preceded by:
Robert Duvall
for Tender Mercies 		Academy Award for Best Actor
1984
for Amadeus 		Succeeded by:
William Hurt
for Kiss of the Spider Woman

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