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Alan Rosenberg
Alan Rosenberg (born October 4, 1950) is an American actor best known for portraying the character Eli Levinson in both American legal drama series Civil Wars and L.A. Law, as well as Ira Woodbine on the television sitcom Cybill, Stuart Brickman on Chicago Hope and Professor Youens on Shameless. He also appeared in the films The Wanderers (1979) and Robots (2005). From 2005 to 2009, Rosenberg was president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Rosenberg was born on October 4, 1950, and raised in Passaic, New Jersey, in a Conservative Judaism household. Rosenberg's late brother, Mark, was a political activist in the 1960s, later a film producer. Their first cousin, also from Passaic, is musician/songwriter Donald Fagen, co-founder of the group Steely Dan. He graduated from Passaic High School.
Rosenberg attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he majored in political science with plans to go into law. His parents gave him money to apply to graduate school, but he has stated that upon graduation in 1972, he found another passion, poker, and subsequently gambled away most of the money his parents sent him, leaving him only able to afford one application — to Yale School of Drama. However, he dropped out halfway through his second year. His "greatest influence and best friend" while there was classmate Meryl Streep.
In 1979, Rosenberg appeared in the movie The Wanderers, as Turkey. He supplied the voice of the bounty hunter Boba Fett on NPR's adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back.
Rosenberg is also known for his appearance as the crazed "Mad Bomber" in the 1986 cult-classic Stewardess School and Paul Bartel's screwball comedy Not for Publication opposite Nancy Allen (1984). He played Ira Woodbine in the sitcom Cybill.
In 1991, he appeared in the TV film The Boys. In 1995, he received an Emmy Award nomination for a guest-starring role in the hit drama ER. He starred in The Temptations miniseries in 1998 as long-time manager Shelly Berger.
In 1999, he began a recurring role as the hospital legal counsel, Stuart Brickman, on Chicago Hope. Halfway through their final season, he was added to the opening titles as a series regular. He performed in the legal drama The Guardian as Alvin Masterson.
He appeared on Broadway in What's Wrong With This Picture and Lost In Yonkers, and off-Broadway in Isn't It Romantic, A Prayer for My Daughter, and Kid Champion. He most recently starred at the Delaware Theatre Company production of Partners, written by Allan Katz.
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Alan Rosenberg
Alan Rosenberg (born October 4, 1950) is an American actor best known for portraying the character Eli Levinson in both American legal drama series Civil Wars and L.A. Law, as well as Ira Woodbine on the television sitcom Cybill, Stuart Brickman on Chicago Hope and Professor Youens on Shameless. He also appeared in the films The Wanderers (1979) and Robots (2005). From 2005 to 2009, Rosenberg was president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Rosenberg was born on October 4, 1950, and raised in Passaic, New Jersey, in a Conservative Judaism household. Rosenberg's late brother, Mark, was a political activist in the 1960s, later a film producer. Their first cousin, also from Passaic, is musician/songwriter Donald Fagen, co-founder of the group Steely Dan. He graduated from Passaic High School.
Rosenberg attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he majored in political science with plans to go into law. His parents gave him money to apply to graduate school, but he has stated that upon graduation in 1972, he found another passion, poker, and subsequently gambled away most of the money his parents sent him, leaving him only able to afford one application — to Yale School of Drama. However, he dropped out halfway through his second year. His "greatest influence and best friend" while there was classmate Meryl Streep.
In 1979, Rosenberg appeared in the movie The Wanderers, as Turkey. He supplied the voice of the bounty hunter Boba Fett on NPR's adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back.
Rosenberg is also known for his appearance as the crazed "Mad Bomber" in the 1986 cult-classic Stewardess School and Paul Bartel's screwball comedy Not for Publication opposite Nancy Allen (1984). He played Ira Woodbine in the sitcom Cybill.
In 1991, he appeared in the TV film The Boys. In 1995, he received an Emmy Award nomination for a guest-starring role in the hit drama ER. He starred in The Temptations miniseries in 1998 as long-time manager Shelly Berger.
In 1999, he began a recurring role as the hospital legal counsel, Stuart Brickman, on Chicago Hope. Halfway through their final season, he was added to the opening titles as a series regular. He performed in the legal drama The Guardian as Alvin Masterson.
He appeared on Broadway in What's Wrong With This Picture and Lost In Yonkers, and off-Broadway in Isn't It Romantic, A Prayer for My Daughter, and Kid Champion. He most recently starred at the Delaware Theatre Company production of Partners, written by Allan Katz.
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