Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor and voice actor, widely known for his roles as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show; George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development and Maura Pfefferman on Transparent for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2015.
==Early life==
Tambor was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Eileen (née Salzberg), a housewife, and Michael Bernard "Mike" Tambor, a flooring contractor. He grew up in a Conservative Jewish family with roots in Hungary and Kyiv, Ukraine.Schleier, Curt (May 21, 2004). A ‘bagelly Jew’, Jewish News Weekly of Northern California.Pfefferman, Naomi (March 28, 2013) The real Jeffrey Tambor. Jewish Journal Tambor is a graduate of San Francisco State University, where he studied acting and then went on to receive a master's degree from Wayne State University.
==Career==
===Early career===
Tambor first moved to repertory theater in Milwaukee, later making his Broadway debut in the comedy Sly Fox (1976), appearing with George C. Scott and directed by Arthur Penn. He appeared in Measure for Measure in the same year. In 1979 he starred in Norman Jewison's ...And Justice For All, as a lawyer friend of the protagonist, Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino). In an early TV job, an ad for Avis rent-a-car, he was seen running (huffing and puffing) through an airport, mocking O. J. Simpson's "Go, O. J., go!" ads for Hertz. He has had a significant career in episodic TV, where he made numerous guest appearances on different shows, including Taxi, Kojak, M*A*S*H, The Golden Girls, and Three's Company. In 1979 Tambor got his first role as a main character in television in the short-lived show The Ropers. Throughout the 1980s Tambor had a recurring role on Hill Street Blues playing a defense attorney who eventually becomes a judge. In 1981 he appeared in an episode of Barney Miller, where he appeared as a man who was trying to bring exposure to the members of the Trilateral Commission in charge of the coming New World Order. The names David Rockefeller, James Earl Carter, Henry Kissinger, Walter Mondale, John Anderson, George H. W. Bush are mentioned in relation to the United States presidential election, 1980. In 1987 and 1988, Tambor appeared as a regular on the prime time ABC series Max Headroom as Murray, Edison's editor.
===The Larry Sanders Show===
Tambor is often remembered as Hank Kingsley, the narcissistic sidekick of fictional talk show host Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show. Tambor received four Emmy nominations for his performance on the show—all of which he would lose, to Michael Richards for Seinfeld, David Hyde Pierce for Frasier, and his co-star, Rip Torn. He is also often remembered for Kingsley's then-famous catch phrase "Hey Now!"
===Arrested Development===
Beginning in 2003, Tambor starred in the television comedy Arrested Development as George Bluth, Sr. and in some episodes as his twin brother Oscar Bluth. The show was cancelled in 2006, after three seasons, but a fourth season was released on Netflix in 2013.
In 2004, Tambor received his fifth Emmy nomination for his work on the show. He lost to David Hyde Pierce for the final season of the sitcom Frasier. Tambor was nominated for a sixth time in 2005 but lost to Brad Garrett for the final season of Everybody Loves Raymond. The second episode of Arrested Development's third season lampooned this loss: Tambor's character's son describes his acting ability by saying, "It's a wonderful performance, Dad. You're a regular Brad Garrett."
===Later work===
Tambor served as the announcer (and occasional square) for the game show Hollywood Squares in 2002 and 2003. He was also the voice of King Neptune in 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. In the spring of 2005, he starred as George Aaronow in the Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross.
After the cancellation of Arrested Development in April 2006, Tambor signed on to a series with John Lithgow called Twenty Good Years about two men who ponder the last 20 years of their life. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 2006, but was taken off the air after only a few episodes. Also in 2006, he portrayed George Washington on The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd. He also starred as "Uncle" Saul in the CBS comedy Welcome to The Captain until its cancellation in March 2008. He has made several cameo appearances in Entourage as a fictionalized version of himself who regularly annoys his agent, Ari Gold.
For several years, based on his availability, Tambor has also taught a popular class for actors. He was formerly a longtime teaching associate of famed acting coach Milton Katselas.
In 2009, Tambor appeared in the animated film Monsters vs. Aliens and in the comedy The Hangover.
A role Tambor began in 2009 is that of the recurring character Len Trexler in the sardonic comedy Archer, an animated television series on the FX network. He is a major love interest to Malory Archer played by Jessica Walter – the two formerly playing husband and wife in Arrested Development.
Tambor replaced Kelsey Grammer as Georges in the Broadway revival of the musical La Cage aux Folles on February 15, 2011, but withdrew from the production after the Feb. 24 performance. Also in 2011, Tambor starred in an indie comedy, Lucky. That same year, he had a minor role in the film Paul with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, reprised his Hangover role for its sequel, and was featured in Flypaper, with Patrick Dempsey and Ashley Judd.
In 2012, he co-starred as Walt, Pete's aspiring musician father on the sitcom Bent starring Amanda Peet and David Walton.
In May 2013 he returned to season 4 of Arrested Development.
===Transparent===
In February 2014, Amazon premiered its original series Transparent, which stars Tambor as a transgender, divorced, Jewish father-turned-mother of three. Tambor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for his portrayal and thanked the transgender community in the midst of his speech. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in season 1 of the show, his first win in 7 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, following nominations for The Larry Sanders Show and Arrested Development. This makes him the first actor to win an Emmy for portraying a transgender character.
For the show's second season, Tambor, once again, received rave reviews, and his performance earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as wins for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
==Personal life==
Tambor has five children. His oldest child, Molly Tambor, was born on July 5, 1975. He has four children with Kasia Ostlun, whom he married in October 2001.
Tambor's second child and first grandchild were born within a few days of each other in December 2004. His wife Kasia gave birth to son Gabriel Kasper on December 10, 2004, and his daughter Molly Tambor gave birth to son Mason Jay Moore on December 14, 2004. On December 10, 2006, his wife gave birth to their second child, daughter Eve Julia ("Evie").
In 2007, Tambor was reported to be a Scientologist. However, in February 2008, Tambor expressed concern about "Internet reports" about his alleged involvement with the cult and stated that he "took some Scientology classes at one time, studied Scientology for a while, but no more. I have nothing against it, but I am no longer a Scientologist."Beck, Marilyn and Jenel, Stacy (February 4, 2008). The Hollywood Exclusive, LA.com.
On The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on June 3, 2009, Tambor announced his wife was pregnant with twin boys due in October 2009. The boys, Hugo Bernard and Eli Nicholas, were born on October 4, 2009.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1973	The Summertime Killer 	Sully Tambor 	
1979	...And Justice for All 	Jay Porter 	
1981	Saturday the 14th 	Waldemar 	
1982	The Dream Chasers 	Jeffrey Bauman 	
1983	Mr. Mom 	Jinx Latham 	
1983	The Man Who Wasn't There 	Boris Potemkin 	
1984	No Small Affair 	Ken 	
1985	Desert Hearts 	Jerry 	Uncredited
1987	Three O'Clock High 	Mr. Rice 	
1989	Brenda Starr 	Vladimir 	
1990	Lisa 	Mr. Marks 	
1990	Pastime 	Peter LaPorte 	
1991	City Slickers 	Lou 	
1991	Life Stinks 	Vance Crasswell 	
1992	Article 99 	Dr. Leo Krutz 	
1992	Crossing the Bridge 	Uncle Alby 	
1993	Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun	Dr. Stockton 	
1993	A House in the Hills 	Willie 	
1994	Radioland Murders 	Walt Whalen Jr. 	
1995	Heavyweights 	Maury Garner 	
1996	Big Bully 	Art Lundstrom 	
1998	Dr. Dolittle 	Dr. Fish 	
1998	There's Something About Mary 	Sully 	
1998	Meet Joe Black 	Quince 	
1999	Muppets from Space 	K. Edgar Singer 	
1999	Teaching Mrs. Tingle 	Coach "Spanky" Wenchell 	
1999	My Teacher's Wife 	Jack Boomer 	
1999	Girl, Interrupted 	Dr. Melvin Potts 	
2000	Pollock 	Clement Greenberg 	
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas 	Mayor Augustus Maywho 	
2001	Never Again 	Christopher 	
2001	Get Well Soon 	Mitchell 	
2003	Malibu's Most Wanted 	Dr. Feldman 	
2003	Scorched 	Employer 	
2003	My Boss's Daughter 	Ken 	
2004	EuroTrip 	Mr Thomas 	Uncredited
2004	Hellboy 	Tom Manning 	
2004	Funky Monkey 	Crane 	
2004	 	King Neptune (voice) 	
2007	Super Sleuth Christmas Movie 	Santa Claus (voice) 	
2007	Slipstream 	Geek/Jeffrey/Dr. Geekman 	
2008	Superhero Movie 	Dr. Whitby 	
2008	Hellboy II: The Golden Army 	Tom Manning 	
2009	 	Anthony James 	
2009	 	Sid Garner 	
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens 	Carl Murphy (voice) 	
2010	Tangled 	Big-nosed thug (voice) 	
2010	Meeting Spencer 	Harris Chapell 	
2010	Operation: Endgame 	Devil 	
2010	Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo 	Mr. Calvin Curdles (voice) 	
2011	Paul 	Adam Shadowchild 	
2011	 	Sid Garner 	
2011	Lucky 	Detective Waylon 	
2011	Win Win 	Stephen Vigman 	
2011	Flypaper 	Gordon Blythe 	
2011	Mr Popper's Penguins 	Mr. Gremmins 	
2012	For the Love of Money 	Mr. Solomon 	
2012	Branded 	Bob Gibbons 	
2013	The Hangover Part III 	Sid Garner 	
2014	The Clockwork Girl 	Wilhelm the Tinkerer (voice)	
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas 	Snow Globe Snowman (voice) 	
2015	The D Train 	Bill Shurmur 	
2016	The Accountant 	Lorenzo 	Post-production
2016	Trolls 	(voice) 	Post-production
2018	Gigantic 	Giant (voice) 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1977 	Kojak 	Medical examiner 	Episode: "Lady in the Squadroom"
1978 	Starsky and Hutch 	Randy 	Episode: "Cover Girl"
1979 	Taxi 	Congressman Walter Griswald 	Episode: "Elaine and the Lame Duck"
1979–1980 	 	Jeffrey P. Brookes III 	28 episodes
1980 	Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story 	Dankworth 	Television film
1981–1983 	The Love Boat 	Mr. Rogers / Lawrence Jurgens 	2 episodes
1981 	Barney Miller 	William Klein 	Episode: "Field Associate"
1981 	A Gun in the House 	Lance Kessler 	Television film
1981 	The Star Maker 	Harry Lanson 	Television film
1981–1982 	Three's Company 	Winston Cromwell III / Dr. Tom Miller / Dr. Phillip Greene	3 episodes
1981–1987 	Hill Street Blues 	Judge Alan Wachtel 	22 episodes
1982 	Take Your Best Shot 	Alden Pepper 	Television film
1982 	Nine to Five 	Franklin Hart 	5 episodes
1982 	M*A*S*H 	Major Reddish 	Episode: "Foreign Affairs"
1983 	Gloria 	Dr. Webber 	Episode: "Gloria on the Couch"
1983 	Oh Madeline 	Wesley 	Episode: "Madeline Acts Forward at the Retreat"
1983 	Cocaine: One Man's Seduction 	Mort Broome 	Television film
1983 	Sadat 	Sharaff 	Television film
1983 	The Awakening of Candra 	Professor Michael Silver 	Television film
1984 	The Three Wishes of Billy Grier 	Dr. Lindsay 	Television film
1985 	Robert Kennedy & His Times 	Pierre Salinger 	Episode 1.1
1985–1986 	The Twilight Zone 	Klye Montgomery / Milton 	Episodes: "Dead Woman's Shoes", "The World Next Door"
1986 	Mr. Sunshine 	Paul Stark 	11 episodes
1986–1987 	Jonny Quest 	Hard Rock (voice) 	5 episodes
1987 	Max Headroom 	Murray 	14 episodes
1988 	Murder, She Wrote 	Russell Armstrong 	Episode: "Harbinger of Death"
1988 	L.A. Law 	Gordon Salt 	3 episodes
1989 	The Golden Girls 	Dr. Stevens 	Episode: "Sick and Tired: Part 1"
1989 	Doogie Howser, M.D. 	Hospital board member 	Episode: "Every Dog Has His Doogie"
1990 	Who's the Boss? 	Fred / Ed Hartwall 	Episode: "Tony Kills"
1990 	Equal Justice 	Harry Beeker 	Episode: "The Art of the Possible"
1990 	Tales from the Crypt 	Charlie Marno 	Episode: "Dead Right"
1990 	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures 	Additional voices 	Episode: "One Sweet and Sour Chinese Adventure to Go"
1990 	American Dreamer 	Joe Baines 	17 episodes
1990 	A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 	Don Hecker 	Television film
1991 	Empty Nest 	Dr. Binder 	Episode: "The Dreyfuss Affair"
1992 	The Burden of Proof 	Sennett 	Television film
1992 	Batman: The Animated Series 	Crocker / SWAT leader (voices) 	Episode: "Appointment in Crime Alley"
1992–1998 	 	Hank Kingsley 	89 episodesNominated—CableACE Award for Actor in a Comedy Series (1994–1997)Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1993, 1996–1998)
1992 	1775 	Colonial Govornor 	Television pilot
1993 	Dinosaurs 	Hank Hiber (voice) 	Episode: "Charlene and Her Amazing Humans"
1993 	At Home with the Webbers 	Gerald Webber 	Television film
1993 	Jonny's Golden Quest 	Dr. Zin (voice) 	Television special
1994 	Another Midnight Run 	Bernie Abbot 	Television film
1995 	Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects 	Dr. Zin (voice) 	Television special
1995 	Pinky and the Brain 	Beetle Fiero (voice) 	Episode: "Of Mouse and Man"
1996 	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest 	Black Jack Lee (voice) 	Episode: "The Darkest Fathoms"
1996 	The Man Who Captured Eichmann 	Isser Harel 	Television film
1997 	Weapons of Mass Distraction 	Alan Blanchard 	Television film
1997 	Duckman 	Psychiatrist (voice) 	Episode: "Hamlet 2: This Time It's Personal"
1997 	Johnny Bravo 	Felinius / TV voices #1 (voices) 	Episode: "Hip Hop Flop/Talk to Me, Baby/Blanky Hanky Panky"
1997 	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters 	Jerry (voice) 	Episode: "Laugh, Krumm, Laugh/Rookie Monsters"
1998 	Hercules 	King Salmoneus (voice) 	Episode: "Hercules and the King of Thessaly"
1998 	The Lionhearts 	Hank (voice) 	2 episodesNominated—Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (1999)
1999 	Tracey Takes On... 	Mobster 	Episode: "America"
1999 	Everything's Relative 	Jake Gorelick 	4 episodes
2001 	The Practice 	Sid Herman 	2 episodes
2002 	3 South 	Dean Earhart (voice) 	2 episodes
2002 	The Proud Family 	Randolph Verascola (voice) 	Episode: "Romeo Must Wed"
2002 	That Was Then 	Gary 'Double G' Glass 	3 episodes
2002–2003 	Ozzy & Drix 	Mole (voice) 	3 episodes
2003 	Eloise at the Plaza 	Mr. Salomone 	Television film
2003 	Eloise at Christmastime 	Mr. Salomone 	Television film
2003–20062013	Arrested Development 	George Bluth, Sr. / Oscar Bluth 	66 episodesSatellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series – Drama and Musical/Comedy (2004)Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2004–2005)Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005–2006, 2014)Nominated—TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2004)
2005 	The Muppets' Wizard of Oz 	Wizard of Oz 	Television film
2006 	Twenty Good Years 	Jeffrey 	13 episodes
2007 	Law & Order 	Judge Barry Dilwynn 	Episode: "The Family Hour"
2007–present 	WordGirl 	Mr. Big / Mr. Birg / Various voices 	32 episodes
2008 	Welcome to The Captain 	Saul Fish (voice) 	5 episodes
2008 	Good Behavior 	Hy 	Pilot
2008 	The New Adventures of Old Christine 	Neil 	Episode: "Snakes on a Date"
2008–2009 	Entourage 	Himself 	3 episodes
2008 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Jerzy Skaggs 	Episode: " Art Imitates Life"
2009 	Medium 	Todd Emory / Allison Dubois 	Episode: "The Main in the Mirror"
2009 	Batman: The Brave and the Bold 	Crazy Quilt (voice) 	Episode: "The Color of Revenge!"
2009 	Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space	Carl Murphy (voice) 	Television special
2009 	Rex Is Not Your Lawyer 	Dr. Barry Cohen 	Pilot
2010–2011 	Archer 	Torvald Utne / Len Trexler (voices) 	4 episodes
2010 	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 	Gill Littlefoot (voice) 	Episode: "The Grasp of the Gnome"
2011 	Running Wilde 	Mr. Wilde 	Episode: "Basket Cases"
2011 	Love Bites 	Dr. O 	Episode: "How To..."
2011 	China, IL 	Professor Cakes (voice) 	11 episodes
2011 	The Trivial Pursuits of Arthur Banks 	The Therapist 	3 episodes
2011 	Five 	Danny Dinlear 	Television film
2012 	Bent 	Walt 	6 episodes
2012 	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange 	Mr. Orange / Blueberry (voices) 	2 episodes
2012 	Next Caller 	Jefferson Mingus 	4 episodes
2012 	Bob's Burgers 	Captain Flarty (voice) 	Episode: "Mutiny on the Windbreaker"
2013–2014 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Ben Cohen 	4 episodes
2013 	Psych 	Lloyd French 	2 episodes
2013 	Phil Spector 	Bruce Cutler 	Television film
2013 	Onion News Empire 	David Bryant 	Pilot
2013 	Sofia the First 	Nigel (voice) 	Episode: "Baileywick's Day Off"
2013 	Bubble Guppies 	The Night Wizard (voice) 	Episode: "The Puppy and the Ring"
2013–2014 	The Good Wife 	Judge George Kluger 	4 episodes
2013–2014 	Raising Hope 	Arnold 	2 episodes
2014–present 	Transparent 	Maura Pfefferman 	20 episodesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2015)Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (2016)Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2015)Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2015, 2016)Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series (2015, 2016) Dorian Award for Best TV Performance of the Year — Actor (2015, 2016)Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2016)Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2016)Nominated—TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2015)
2014 	The Millers 	Ed Dolan 	2 episodes
2014 	Jennifer Falls 	Don Hirsh 	Episode: "Pilot"
2015 	Star vs. the Forces of Evil 	Glossaryck (voice) 	2 episodes
2015 	W/ Bob and David 	Audiobook Narrator (voice) 	Episode: "Episode Four"
2016 	Cassius and Clay 	(voice) 	Pilot
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