Zero Mostel (February 28, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was a Brooklyn-born stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of comic characters such as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Max Bialystock in The Producers. He had been blacklisted during the 1950s, and his testimony before HUAC was well-publicized. He was a Tony Award and Obie Award winner.

Early life

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Mostel was born as Samuel Joel Mostel to Israel Mostel, an Eastern European Jew, and Cina (Celia), also from a Jewish family, who was born in Poland and raised in Vienna. The two immigrated to the United States (separately: Israel in 1898 and Cina in 1908), where they met and married. Israel already had four children from his first wife, and Cina gave him four more. Samuel, later known as Zero, was their seventh.

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If you are a fan of Zero Mostel (or not), you MUST see Zero Hour.
bradnpx (Brad Naprixas) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:22:55 -0000
If you are a fan of Zero Mostel (or not), you MUST see Zero Hour.
Thank you for your googling assistance. Zero Mostel seems to have been the most prominent of the eight. Good for you, Zero.
EricDSnider (EricDSnider) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:11:31 -0000
Thank you for your googling assistance. Zero Mostel seems to have been the most prominent of the eight. Good for you, Zero.
@EricDSnider Zero Mostel was one of the main ones.
pablovillaca (Pablo Villaça) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:03:02 -0000
@EricDSnider Zero Mostel was one of the main ones.
@EricDSnider Here's three - Zero Mostel, Phoebe Brand, Tony Kraber. Possibly Kim Hunter as a fourth?
rpringle (Ron Pringle) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:51:34 -0000
@EricDSnider Here's three - Zero Mostel, Phoebe Brand, Tony Kraber. Possibly Kim Hunter as a fourth?
I'm so happy to see Mel Brooks as a Kennedy Center Honoree. "The Producers" with Zero Mostel is one of my favorite movies.
sbca80 (C.C.A.) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:33:53 -0000
I'm so happy to see Mel Brooks as a Kennedy Center Honoree. "The Producers" with Zero Mostel is one of my favorite movies.
Zero Hour: Jim Brochu shines as Mostel http://dithob.blogspot.com/2009/12/invention-and-reinvention-of-man-ray.html
Brooklyn_Beat (Anthony Napoli) Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:51:51 -0000
Zero Hour: Jim Brochu shines as Mostel http://dithob.blogspot.com/2009/12/invention-and-reinvention-of-man-ray.html

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