Jeffrey Tambor is an American comic actor. Known for the series Larry Sanders Show, Obvious, and Slow Development. Winner of the Golden Globe Award, two Emmy Awards and the US Screen Actors Guild Award has played in 60 films and more than 100 TV shows.
The secret of Jeffrey Michael Tambor's success is his ability to approach his chosen profession in a special way. In comedies, the actor plays as seriously as in dramas. His characters relate to what is happening like the characters of Shakespearean tragedies.
Way to the top
The biography of the future actor began in 1944. The boy was born July 8 in San Francisco. The head of the family worked as a construction contractor, his mother was in charge of the house.
Interest in dramatic art was manifested for the first time in a child at the age of ten. The realization of talent took place in school productions. Over time, the student is fully convinced of the future occupation. He received his education at the University of San Francisco with a degree in acting. He then received a master's degree after completing his studies at Wayne University of Detroit.
Then began the teaching activities of the graduate. Often with his students, he subsequently played in series and films. So, among the pupils of Tambor was Jason Bateman. With the teacher, he starred in Slow Motion.
The stage debut for the aspiring artist was 1976. He played the lyceum in productions on Broadway and in the repertoire theater for 15 years. And critics, and colleagues, and directors rated his work as professionalism of the highest class. Tambor was celebrated for the play "Measure for Measure" based on the play of Shakespeare, as well as in the image of Trigorin in "The Seagull" according to Chekhov.
The actor entered the cinema with the help of work in telenovelas. He played in the serial detectives "Starsky and Hutch", "Kodzhak", participated in the comedy "Taxi". With Al Pacino, the actor starred in the film "Justice for All" in 1979. According to the plot, the idealist lawyer is fighting in vain for justice. All his efforts are in vain. Jeffrey's hero was Jay Porter.
Cinema and television
Significant was the work in the sitcom "Roper Family". The series, which lasted only one season, gave the actor invaluable experience, which was very useful to him in his future career. In the credits among the performers, the artist was listed in a number of telenovelas from 1981 to 1991.
Notable were MES, Three is the company, Twilight Zone, Mr. Mom, She wrote the murder, Who is the boss. In the comedy "City Slickers" 1991, the performer played Lou. In the company of two friends, the protagonist Mitch Robbins goes in search of adventure away from a boring routine.
Friends will decide to become cowboys in the Wild West. However, a carefree journey turns into a rather severe test for real men. Most of the characters played by the artist were distinguished by belonging to negative heroes with repulsive features, but with villainous charm.
Directed by producers, the professionalism of the performer was highly appreciated. Soon, the artist was offered to star in the “Larry Sanders Show”. The sitcom talked about a nonexistent night talk show. Jeffrey played producer Hank Kingsley, a buddy of the protagonist.
The actor felt surprisingly comfortable in an atmosphere of freedom and lightness, watching and playing parodies of the stamps existing at that time in show business. Spectators and critics liked this situation. Tambor's contribution to the development of the art of TV series was highly appreciated. Released from 1991 to 1996, the sitcom entered the top 100 television shows of all time. The creators were awarded the most prestigious prizes.
Star roles
In 2003, the actor was asked to play George Blutt in the telenovela "Development Delay." His character was the millionaire, the head of the family, who was in prison. In the series itself, the everyday life of the hero is shown. It was originally planned that Jeffrey will participate only in the pilot series. However, the plans of the creators underwent changes, and the hero actively appeared on the screen for almost 7 dozen episodes. Also played by the artist and his twin brother.
After a break in 2006, the project was resumed in 2013. Sitcom gained the title of one of the best in America.
In 2004, the actor was awarded the first award. He received the "Golden Satellite" for his work in "Development Delay." The performer managed to play in the real hits “Hellboy - the hero from the hell”, “Mr. Popper Penguins”, “The Hangover” and “The Grinch - Christmas Thief, ”
Tambor took part in the scoring of animated films. He worked on the multiprojects Rapunzel - A Tangled Story, Monsters vs. Aliens, SpongeBob SquarePants.
In 2014, the artist received an Emmy for best actor in the telenovela Obvious. For this series, he was awarded the Golden Globe and the US Screen Actors Guild Award. A very extravagant role required a considerable courage from the performer.
Jeffrey's character was the father of the family, in the seventh decade he declared that his biological sex did not match the psychological one. The hero decides to perform an operation and continue life in a female manner.
