Alvin epstein biography
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Alvin Epstein
BIO
Alvin Epstein was an American actor, director, and teacher who was born on May 16, 1925, in the Bronx, New York City. Epstein was a graduate of the High School of Music and Art in New York City and later attended the Yale School of skådespel. He made his huvudgata debut in 1956 in the play "Tonight in Samarkand" and went on to appear in several other productions on the Great vit Way.
Epstein was known for his work in avant-garde theater and experimental productions. He was a founding member of the Open Theater, an experimental theater company that was active in the 1960s and 1970s. Epstein also worked with the Living Theatre and the Theatre of the Absurd.
In addition to his work in theater, Epstein appeared in several films and television shows throughout his career. He had a small role in the 1967 spelfilm "The Graduate" and appeared in the television series "Law & Order" and "The Sopranos."
Epstein was also a respected teac
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Alvin Epstein
EPSTEIN, ALVIN (1925– ), U.S. actor. Born in the Bronx, New York, Epstein acted with a U.S. Army company in Europe after World War II, then joined the French Mime Theater and toured Europe. He joined the Habimah Theater, Israel, in 1953. He spent three years in Israel – the first one devoted to learning Hebrew. During the following two years he played 11 roles, gaining invaluable experience working with many well-trained actors who had come from the Moscow Art Theater School. He subsequently played in New York and on tour, his roles including Lucky in Waiting for Godot, Feste in Twelfth Night, the title role in Pirandello's Henry IV, Shabelsky in Ivanov, and Lee Strasberg in Nobody Dies on Friday.
Epstein served as artistic director of the Guthrie Theater and, for almost 25 years, he was the associate director of the Yale Repertory Theater. He also taught acting at the ART/MXAT Institute (Institute for Advanced Theater Training).
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Alvin Epstein
American actor
Alvin Epstein (May 14, 1925 – December 10, 2018) was an American actor and director. He was a founding member of both the American Repertory Theater and Yale Repertory Theatre. He was particularly admired for his performances in the plays of Samuel Beckett. He also served as Artistic Director at the Guthrie Theater.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Born in the Bronx, Epstein was the son of Harry Epstein, a physician, and his wife Goldie Epstein (née Rudnick). He graduated from the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan and the Queens College, City University of New York.[2] After serving in the United States Army during World War II in Germany, he studied dance in New York with Martha Graham and mime in Paris. His early performances in New York City included appearing in mimes with Marcel Marceau. In 1956 he made his Broadway debut as the Fool in Orson Welles’ 1956 production of William Shakespear's King Lear. That same year