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Zero Mostel
Samuel Joel "Zero" Mostel
(February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was an
American
actor
and
comedian
of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as
Tevye
on stage in
Fiddler on the Roof
, Pseudolus on stage and on screen in
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
, and
Max Bialystock
in the original film version of
The Producers
. Mostel was a student of
Don Richardson
, using an acting technique based on
muscle memory
. He was
blacklisted
during the 1950s, and his testimony before the
House Committee on Un-American Activities
was well-publicized. He was an
Obie Award
and three-time
Tony Award
winner.
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