1. Judd Seymore Hirsch was born on March 15,1935 and is an American actor.
25 Facts About Judd Hirsch
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Judd Hirsch is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi, John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John, and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs.
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Judd Hirsch is well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People, Running on Empty, Independence Day, A Beautiful Mind, Independence Day: Resurgence, Uncut Gems, and The Fabelmans.
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Judd Hirsch was born in the Bronx, New York, to Sally and Joseph Sidney Judd Hirsch, an electrician.
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Joseph was born in New York, to a German Jewish father, Benjamin Judd Hirsch, and an English-born mother, Rosa Judd Hirsch Benjamin, whose family were Dutch Jews.
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Sally Judd Hirsch was born in Russia, to a Jewish family.
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Judd Hirsch grew up in both Brooklyn and the Bronx and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in 1952.
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Judd Hirsch earned a degree in physics from City College of New York.
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Judd Hirsch studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.
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Judd Hirsch graduated in 1962 from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
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Judd Hirsch received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Ordinary People, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture that year.
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In 1996, Judd Hirsch portrayed the father of Jeff Goldblum's character in the blockbuster Independence Day, a role that he later reprised in its 2016 sequel.
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Judd Hirsch has more recently had supporting roles in acclaimed films such as The Meyerowitz Stories and Uncut Gems.
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In 2023, at the age of 87, Judd Hirsch became the second-oldest acting nominee for an Academy Award after being nominated for his role in Steven Spielberg's film The Fabelmans.
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Judd Hirsch broke the record for the longest gap between Oscar nominations.
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Judd Hirsch later teamed up with Bob Newhart in the short-lived comedy George and Leo.
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Judd Hirsch co-starred on the CBS Television drama Numb3rs as Alan Eppes, father of FBI agent Don Eppes, and Professor Charlie Eppes.
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In 2016, Judd Hirsch appeared on the CBS comedy series The Big Bang Theory portraying the father of Johnny Galecki's character, Leonard.
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From 2014 to 2015, Judd Hirsch appeared as a series regular on the ABC television series Forever.
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From 2017 to 2018, Judd Hirsch starred in the short-lived CBS comedy Superior Donuts which lasted two seasons.
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In early 2020, Judd Hirsch appeared in a scene as the historic Simon Wiesenthal, in season 1, episode 8 of the Amazon Prime Video show Hunters, which stars Al Pacino.
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Judd Hirsch won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for his work in Conversations with My Father, a Herb Gardner play.
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Judd Hirsch was married to his first wife, Elisa Sadaune, from 1963 to 1967.
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Judd Hirsch married Bonni Sue Chalkin, a fashion designer, in 1992 and the couple divorced in 2005.
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From this second marriage, Judd Hirsch has a daughter, Montana, and a son, London.