Fahrid Murray Abraham^[1] (born October 24, 1939) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s, after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Amadeus, and has since appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting, in films, television, and on stage. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Playbill, 1981 For other uses, see Amadeus (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Early life

Abraham, whose surname is an anglicisation of "Ibrahim",^[1] was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Josephine, a housewife, and Fahrid Abraham, an auto mechanic.^[1] His father was an Assyrian^[2] Christian who immigrated from Syria during the 1920s famine; his paternal grandfather was a chanter in the Syriac Orthodox Church.^[1] Abraham's mother, one of fourteen children, was an Italian American, the daughter of an immigrant who worked in the coal mines of Western Pennsylvania.^[1] Abraham was raised in El Paso, Texas, near the Mexican border, where he was a gang member during his teenage years.^[1] 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, debuting in a Los Angeles production of Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. This does not cite its references or sources. ... Ibrahim (Arabic: ابراهيم), also known as Abraham, is very important in Islam, both in his own right as prophet and as the father of the prophet Ismail (Ishmael), his firstborn son, who is considered the Father of the Arabs. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Languages Assyrian, Chaldean, Turoyo Religions Christianity Related ethnic groups other Semitic peoples Assyrians are an ethnic group whose origins lie in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria, but who have migrated to the Caucasus, North America and Western Europe during the past century. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... It has been suggested that Practice chanter be merged into this article or section. ... The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world. ... An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A panoramic view of El Paso, Texas from the north. ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Austin, Texas. ... Uta Hagen with Paul Robeson in the Theatre Guild production of Othello, which ran on Broadway from 1943 to 1945. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1290. ... Ray Douglas Bradbury (born August 22, 1920) is an American literary, fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer best known for The Martian Chronicles, a 1950 book which has been described both as a short story collection and a novel, and his 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451. ... The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and Other Plays (1972) is a collection of three plays by Ray Bradbury: The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, The Veldt, and To the Chicago Abyss. ...

Career

Abraham won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984). His career after Amadeus inspired the name of the phenomenon dubbed "F. Murray Abraham syndrome", attributed to actors who, after winning an Oscar, have difficulty obtaining comparable success and recognition despite having recognizable talent.^[3] Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri (August 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825), born in Legnago, Italy, was a composer and conductor, as well as one of the most important and famous musicians of his time. ... Amadeus is a 1984 film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the stage play Amadeus. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

However, Abraham himself has shrugged off the notion that winning the Oscar has hurt his career. When asked in an interview about the "Oscar jinx," Abraham replied, "The Oscar is the single most important event of my career. I have dined with kings, shared equal billing with my idols, lectured at Harvard and Columbia. If this is a jinx, I'll take two."

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. Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcasted on the ABC television network. ...

Abraham has been married to Kate Hannan since 1962; they have two children.^[4] He taught Theater at Brooklyn College. Brooklyn College is a senior college of the City University of New York, located in Brooklyn, New York. ...

Filmography

As an actor

• They Might Be Giants (1971) ... Clyde (the usher)
• Much Ado About Nothing (1973/I) (TV)
• Nightside (1973) (TV) ... Acky
• Serpico (1973) (uncredited) ... Detective partner
• How to Survive a Marriage (1974-1975) (TV Series) ... Joshua Browne
• The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) ... Taxi Driver
• The Sunshine Boys (1975) ... Mechanic
• Kojak (1975) (TV Series) (1975, 1977) ... Solly Nurse (1975), Eddie Gordon (1977)
• All the President's Men (1976) ... Sgt. Paul Leeper, Arresting Officer #1
• All in the Family (1976) (TV Series) ... Clerk
• The Ritz (1976) ... Chris
• A.E.S. Hudson Street (1977) (TV Series) ... Dr. Menzies
• Sex and the Married Woman (1977) (TV) ... Duke Skaggs
• Madman (1978)
• The Big Fix (1978) ... Eppis
• Marco Polo (1982) (TV Mini Series) ... Jacopo
• Scarface, (1983) ... Omar Suarez
• Amadeus (1984) ... Antonio Salieri
• Dream West (1986) (TV Mini Series) ... President Abraham Lincoln
• Name der Rose, Der (1986) ... Bernardo Gui
• Eye of the Widow (1989) ... Kharoun
• Eppur si muove! (1989) (TV)
• Slipstream (1989) ... Cornelius (at Museum)
• Performance Pieces (1989)
• Beyond the Stars (1989) ... Dr. Harry Bertram, the Whale Man
• An Innocent Man (1989) ... Virgil Cane
• The Favorite (1989) ... Abdul Hamid
• Promessi sposi, I (1989) (TV Mini Series) ... L'Innominato
• Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1989) ... Father Carafa
• La Batalla de los Tres Reyes (1990) ... Osrain
• Cadence (1990) (uncredited) ... Capt. Ramon Garcia
• Largo Desolato (1990/II) (TV) ... Leopold Nettle
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) (uncredited) ... D.A. Abe Weiss
• The First Circle (1991) (TV) ... Staline
• By the Sword (1991) ... Max Suba
• Zauberflöte, Die (1991) (TV) ... Host
• The Little Match Girl (1991) ... Narrator
• A Season of Giants (1991) (TV) ... Pope Julius II
• Money (1991/I) ... Will Scarlet
• Mobsters (1991) ... Arnold Rothstein
• Through an Open Window (1992)
• Quiet Flows the Don / Tihiy Don (Created - 1992 / Finished & Released - 2006) ... Panteley Melikhov
• Caso Dozier, II (1993) (TV) ... Goldstein
• Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) ... Dr. Harold Leacher
• Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993) (TV) ... Professor Harlech
• Sweet Killing (1993) ... Zargo
• Last Action Hero (1993) ... John Practice
• Jamila (1994) ... Older Seit
• Fresh (1994) (uncredited) ... Chess hustler
• Affaire, L' (1994) ... Lucien Haslans
• Surviving the Game (1994) ... Wolfe Sr.
• Nostradamus (1994/I) ... Scalinger
• Dillinger and Capone (1995) ... Al Capone
• Baby Face Nelson (1995) ... Al Capone
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995) ... Leader
• Dead Man's Walk (1996) (TV Mini Series) ... Col. Caleb Cobb
• Children of the Revolution (1996) ... Josef'Uncle Joe' Stalin
• Vacanza all'inferno, Una (1997) ... Belisario
• Eruption (1997) ... President Mendoza
• Mimic (1997) ... Dr. Gates
• Color of Justice (1997) (TV) ... Jim Sullivan
• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) ... Ad'har Ru'afo
• Esther (1999) (TV) ... Mordecai
• Noah's Ark (1999) (TV) ... Lot
• Muppets from Space (1999) ... Noah
• The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy: For Love or Mummy (1999) ... Prof. Covington
• Excellent Cadavers (1999) ... Tommaso Buscetta
• The Darkling (2000) (TV) ... Bruno Rubin
• Finding Forrester (2000) ... Prof. Robert Crawford
• Dono semplice, Un (2000) (TV)
• Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa, I (2001) ... Delfinello da Coverzano
• Thir13en Ghosts (2001) ... Cyrus Kriticos
• Joshua (2002) ... Father Tardone
• The Hire: Ticker (2002) ... Airport Guru
• Piazza della cinque lune (2003) ... Entita'
• My Father, Rua Alguem 5555 (2003) ... Paul Minsky
• Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) (TV) (voice: US version) ... Narrator
• Dead Lawyers (2004) (TV) ... Whitelaw
• Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia (2004)
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) ... Viceroy of Peru
• Mount of Olives (2005) ... Grandfather Wahid
• The Inquiry (2006) ... Nathan

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On Broadway

• Angels in America
• The Ritz
• Triumph of Love
• Paper Doll
• The Fantasticks
• Waiting for Godot
• The Merchant of Venice
• The Jew of Malta

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. ... The Ritz is a play by Terrence McNally. ... The Fantasticks original Off Broadway CD cover The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical comedy with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. ... Vladimir (left) and Estragon (right) hold Pozzo aloft (from a production by Naqshineh Theatre). ... Title page of the first quarto (1600) The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeares best-known plays, written sometime between 1594 and 1597. ... The Jew of Malta is an antisemetic play by Christopher Marlowe, probably written in 1589 or 1590. ...

As himself

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

Abraham was mentioned in The Simpsons episode Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble" in 1998: Simpsons redirects here. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

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!

Abraham Abe J. Simpson, or Grampa Simpson (age 83), is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor and director. ... Tender Mercies is a 1983 film which tells the story of an alcoholic country music singer whose friendship with a young widow and her son helps to turn his life and his career around. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Amadeus is a 1984 film directed by Miloš Forman and based on the stage play Amadeus. ... William Hurt in Lost in Space. ... Kiss of the Spider Woman (Portuguese: O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) is a 1985 American-Brazilian film which tells the story of two men in an Argentine prison during the 1970s military government — one a political prisoner, the other in prison for his homosexuality — who learn to respect each other. ...

Footnotes

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External links

• F. Murray Abraham at the Internet Movie Database
• F. Murray Abraham at TV.com
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