1. Harvey Atkin developed his interest in acting while a student at Northview Heights Secondary School by performing in a high school production of Eugene O'Neill's one-act play The Rope, for which he won an award at the Simpson's Drama Festival.
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Harvey Atkin then became a real estate agent, eventually transitioning to acting in commercials.
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Harvey Atkin played Morty Melnick in the comedy film Meatballs, for which performance he earned a Genie nomination.
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Harvey Atkin voiced Mr Mushnik on Little Shop, loosely based on the movie Little Shop of Horrors.
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Harvey Atkin played characters in other series such as Beetlejuice, Bad Dog and Ruby Gloom.
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Harvey Atkin appeared in more than 75 films and on many television series.
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Harvey Atkin did voice-over work in approximately 3,000 television and radio commercials, notably for the Leon's Furniture chain, for which he won three Clio Awards.
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Harvey Atkin made a cameo playing a bus driver in the classic film Atlantic City starring Burt Lancaster, and was the voice for Morty in the television series Jacob Two-Two.
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Harvey Atkin made a guest appearance in 2010 as a rabbi on the CBC Television series 18 to Life.
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Harvey Atkin died of a brain tumor on 18 July 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, at the age of 74.