Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

American actor (1941–2023)
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Michael Charles Lerner (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jack Lipnick in Barton Fink (1991). Lerner also played Arnold Rothstein in Eight Men Out (1988), Phil Gillman in Amos & Andrew (1993), The Warden in No Escape (1994), Mel Horowitz on the television series Clueless, Jerry Miller in The Beautician and the Beast (1997), Mayor Ebert in Roland Emmerich's Godzilla (1998), Mr. Greenway in Elf (2003), and Senator Brickman in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

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Michael Lerner was born on Sunday, 22 June 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. His full name at birth was Michael Charles Lerner. He was best known as an actor. Lerner's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Saturday, 8 April 2023 in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 81. His religion is listed as Jewish. He was 5' 7" (170 cm) tall with a large build. He had dark brown eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Cancer.

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Michael Charles Lerner
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his roles as Arnold Rothstein in the 1988 sports drama film Eight Men Out, Jack Lipnick in the 1991 period black comedy psychological thriller film Barton Fink, Phil Gillman in the 1993 buddy action-comedy film Amos & Andrew, the Warden in the 1994 science fiction action film No Escape, Mel Horowitz in the ABC/UPN teen comedy series Clueless, Jerry Miller in the 1997 romantic comedy film The Beautician and the Beast, Mayor Ebert in the 1998 monster film film Godzilla, Mr. Greenway in the 2003 Christmas comedy film Elf, and Senator Brickman in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past
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22 June 1941
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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8 April 2023
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81 (age at death)
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Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Complications from brain seizures
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Michael Lerner is known for his role in the film Life During Wartime (2009) as Harvey.

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