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  Jerry Orbach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Orbach was born in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, to Emily Olexy (a Polish American Roman Catholic) and Leon Orbach, a German Jew of Sephardic descent.
Orbach was an accomplished Broadway and off-Broadway actor.
Orbach was married in 1958 to Marta Curro, with whom he had two sons, Anthony Nicholas and Christopher Benjamin; they divorced in 1975.
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 Jerry Orbach - Music Downloads - Online
Bio: Actor/singer Jerry Orbach spent 20 years working primarily as a leading man in Broadway musical comedies, a career that netted him a Tony Award and appearances on eight cast albums, before devoting himself more to non-singing character roles in films and a part on a long-running TV series.
Orbach was born the son of a father who was a restaurant manager, but had once worked in vaudeville and a mother who was a radio singer in the New York City borough the Bronx.
Orbach had continued to take the occasional film role (A Fans Notes [1972], Foreplay [1974], The Sentinel [1977], Underground Aces [1980]), but it was his appearance in Prince of the City (1981) that was a turning point in his career.
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 FilmView - Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach, who won fame on the New York stage as one of the last bona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television as a New York detective on NBC's "Law and Order," died on Tuesday night.
Orbach left the show at the end of last season with plans to star in "Law and Order: Trial by Jury," a spinoff that is scheduled to have its debut on NBC in the spring.
Orbach instilled new vitality in the hoariest of showbiz clichés.
www.filmview.net.au /memorium/jerryorbach.htm   (1656 words)

  
 Jerry Orbach Biography
Actor, Jerry Orbach was born (full name: Jerome Bernard Orbach) in New York on 20 October 1935.
Jerry Orbach is best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in Law and Order.
Jerry Orbach's widow, Elaine was given permission by a judge to pursue a law case that Orbach had started before his death.
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 RTE.ie Entertainment - Law & Order star Jerry Orbach dies
Jerry Orbach, the actor best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the police drama series 'Law and Order', has died from cancer.
Orbach announced earlier this month that he was being treated for prostate cancer and died on Tuesday at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre.
Born in the Bronx in 1935, Orbach studied under acting legend Lee Strasberg and became a Broadway star, creating the role of Billy Flynn in 'Chicago', starring in the original cast of '42nd Street' and winning a Tony award for his work on 'Promises, Promises'.
www.rte.ie /arts/2004/1230/orbachj.html   (168 words)

  
 'Law and Order' star Jerry Orbach dies. 30/12/2004. ABC News Online
Jerry Orbach (C) with his Law and Order colleague Sam Waterston and John Spencer from The West Wing at the Emmy Awards in 2000.
Actor Jerry Orbach, who earned a reputation as the quintessential New Yorker through his work in films and as a longtime star of the Law and Order television series, has died from prostate cancer.
Orbach starred for 12 seasons on NBC's original Law and Order series as Detective Lennie Briscoe and was set to star in a new spinoff from the franchise later this season.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200412/s1273884.htm   (303 words)

  
 Remembering Jerry Orbach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Orbach stayed so long because he loved the job, loved the character he played, loved the people with whom he worked and loved the city in which it all happened.
Jerry Orbach died Dec. 28 of prostate cancer.
Orbach created a character that was gruff yet lovable, hard-nosed yet vulnerable, cynical yet idealistic and, above all else, real.
www.tnt.tv /dramalounge/article/0,,6141,00.html   (588 words)

  
 Broadway: The American Musical . Stars Over Broadway . Jerry Orbach | PBS
Orbach was an actor and singer who created a handful of important roles for the Broadway musical theater, before turning mostly to films and television.
Orbach subsequently returned to Broadway, full of assurance, singing "All I Care About" and "Razzle Dazzle," as Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera's smart lawyer, the silver-tongued prince of the courtroom, Mr.
Orbach continued to appear in dramatic parts in the theater, but concentrated mostly on television and films.
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 Amazon.ca: Off Broadway: Music: Jerry Orbach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Orbach is a vocal chameleon, adapting to the style of each song while not quite losing the New York edge to his voice.
Jerry Orbach is known to people under 40 as Detective Briscoe of Law and Order, the voice of Lumiere in the film Beauty and the Beast, and Jennifer Grey's dad in Dirty Dancing.
Jerry Orback recorded the material on this CD back in 1963 at a time when he was considered one of the better performers in musical theater.
www.amazon.ca /Off-Broadway-Jerry-Orbach/dp/B00004VVZD   (1149 words)

  
 Playbill News: Tony-Winner Jerry Orbach Is Dead at 69
Orbach's famous stage roles were El Gallo in the original Off-Broadway run of The Fantasticks, Billy Flynn in the 1975 musical Chicago, and Julian Marsh in the original 42nd Street.
Orbach had the respect of his colleagues and managed to work in many venues: film, TV, plays, musicals and animated movies (he was the voice of Lumiere in the film "Beauty and the Beast").
Orbach, he might tell them to just "relax and keep going," knowing the director would be able to snag one of several takes.
www.playbill.com /news/article/90357.html   (891 words)

  
 Flak Magazine: Jerry Orbach, 12.30.04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
But for most Americans, Jerry Orbach, who died of prostate cancer this week, will be remembered as Detective Lennie Briscoe of the NYPD.
Orbach's Briscoe, by contrast, is a realist — a weary ball of resignation and wry understatement.
As we remember Orbach — or, more accurately, as we watch gigantic, four-hour blocks of "Law and Order" on a semi-weekly basis — we should remember that he was far more than Lennie Briscoe, the role he came to so fully embody.
www.flakmag.com /opinion/orbach.html   (617 words)

  
 CNN.com - Jerry Orbach dead at 69 - Dec 29, 2004
Orbach joined "Law and Order" in the show's third season and quickly made Briscoe a popular character, known for his deadpan wisecracks and rough vulnerability.
Orbach was also one of many "LandO" actors who had appeared as a different character at another time in the show's run -- in Orbach's case, as a defense attorney during the show's second season.
Jerome Bernard Orbach was born in Bronx, New York, on October 20, 1935, the son of a vaudeville actor and a radio singer.
www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/29/obit.orbach   (666 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Orbach reigned on Broadway, then kept 'Law & Order'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Jerry Orbach was nominated for an Emmy in 2000 for his work on Law and Order.
Orbach may be best remembered for delivering the show's trademark opening one-liner, a smart-aleck pun on the latest death.
So convincing was Orbach as Briscoe that it surprises some viewers to hear he was once one of the most sought-after leading men of American musical theater.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-12-29-orbach-dies_x.htm   (520 words)

  
 Gothamist: Farewell: Jerry Orbach Has Died
Gothamist is utterly sad to report that Jerry Orbach, the versatile actor of stage, screen, and tube who epitomized the seen-it-all cynical NYPD detective on Law & Order for twelve years, is dead at age 69.
Earlier this month, Orbach's manager had confirmed to the Daily News that Orbach had been suffering from prostate cancer but was recovering, but now it seems that he succumbed.
Radio station 1010 WINS was first to report Orbach's death, and they have a nice obituary that runs down from his birth in the Bronx (born Jerome Orbach) to childhood and teen years in Illinois, from moving back to New York for an acting break to his successes.
gothamist.com /archives/2004/12/29/farewell_jerry_orbach_has_died.php   (2595 words)

  
 Jerry Orbach, Award-Winning Star Of 'Law & Order,' Dies - Entertainment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Earlier this month, it was revealed that Orbach was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had been receiving treatment for the disease since last spring.
Beyond his TV experience, Orbach is a veteran actor of both the stage and the big screen.
Orbach won a Tony award for Best Actor in a Musical for "Promises, Promises" in 1969 and was nominated for Tonys for his performances in "Guys and Dolls" in 1965 and "Chicago" in 1976.
www.10news.com /entertainment/4032292/detail.html   (359 words)

  
 Jerry Orbach   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
What they have heard might be described as Orbach, the casual come-one come-all troubadour.
It is a matter of public record, and critical accord, that Jerry has one of the finest voices now to be heard in theatre music.
He can sing almost any kind of song with warmth, wit, and the kind of embracing musical intelligence that makes the singer the servant of the song.
www.lentriola.com /pastpromo/broadway/orbach.htm   (87 words)

  
 'Law & Order' Star Jerry Orbach Dies at 69 (washingtonpost.com)
Jerry Orbach, the versatile stage and film actor whose portrayal of the wry Detective Lennie Briscoe helped make NBC's long-running "Law and Order" show a hit for a dozen seasons, died of prostate cancer Dec. 28 at a New York hospital.
Jerome Bernard Orbach was born Oct. 20, 1935, in the Bronx, N.Y., the son of a restaurant manager who had some vaudeville experience and a mother who had sung on the radio.
Orbach excelled in sports and was mentored by a high school speech teacher.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A33356-2004Dec29.html   (799 words)

  
 A Star Is Gone (washingtonpost.com)
Jerry Orbach, in hat, in 1968 in "Promises, Promises," a Broadway role that won him a Tony.
Orbach personified the city he adored -- rough-and-tumble, brash and bold, but with a big fat pulsating heart, just as innumerable cliches would have it.
Orbach, however, had grown to be indelibly part of the scheme of things.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A35241-2004Dec29.html   (972 words)

  
 Jerry Orbach Bio, News, Awards and Movie Credits - RopeofSilicon.com
Orbach was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his work on "Law & Order" during the 1999-2000 season.
Orbach toured with the national company of Neil Simon's Chapter Two for nine months and was last seen on Broadway in the original production of 42nd Street.
Orbach was inducted into the Broadway Hall of Fame in 1999.
www.ropeofsilicon.com /profile.php?id=2436   (330 words)

  
 PopMatters Television Feature | Testament to His Craft: Jerry Orbach, 1935-2004
Jerry Orbach was a song-and-dance man of the old school, the son of a vaudeville actor and a radio singer, who did the bulk of his life's work on Broadway.
Like Webb in Los Angeles, Orbach was embraced by New York cops as one of their own, even if he only played one on TV.
What truly distinguished Jerry Orbach's work on Law & Order, aside from his longevity on a show notable for its cast turnover rate, was Briscoe's seamless mixture of gallows humor and vulnerability.
www.popmatters.com /tv/features/050104-jerryorbach.shtml   (755 words)

  
 Jerry Orbach Photos - Jerry Orbach News - Jerry Orbach Information
More Pictures Orbach starred in hit Broadway musicals including "Carnival," "Promises, Promises" (for which he won a Tony Award), "Chicago" and "42nd Street." Prior to his Broadway performances, he was in the original cast of the off-off-Broadway hit "The Fantasticks," playing the narrator.
How appropriate that Jerry Orbach gave voice to the candelabra Lumiere, for he shone so brightly.
The Law & Harry McGraw was a detective series that aired on CBS from 27 September 1987 until 10 February 1988 (it aired on Tuesdays in 1987 at 10:00 PM and Wednesdays in 1988).
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 Jerry Orbach - AOL Music
Jerry Orbach obituary (The Washington Post) · Biography and Interview from...
Actor Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role as New York police detective Lennie Briscoe on "Law and Order," has died.
Download, listen and watch Jerry Orbach music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
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 ‘Law & Order’ star Jerry Orbach dies - TELEVISION - MSNBC.com
Orbach, who died of prostate cancer Tuesday in Manhattan, was beginning another chapter at age 69: He had taken his signature role as Detective Lennie Briscoe to NBC’s upcoming spinoff “Law and Order: Trial By Jury.”
Orbach is expected to appear in early “Trial By Jury” episodes when the show premieres in March.
Born in the Bronx in 1935, Orbach was the son of a vaudeville-performer father and a radio-singer mother.
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 Jerry Orbach - MovieActors.com
Jerry Orbach was born on October 20, 1935 in New York City.
Jerry's father, Leon, was a former vaudevillian actor and his mother, Emily, was a radio singer.
Jerry Orbach created the roles of El Gallo in THE FANTASTICKS, Billy Flynn in CHICAGO and Julian Marsh in 42nd STREET on the New York stage.
www.movieactors.com /actors/jerryorbach.htm   (437 words)

  
 FOXNews.com - 'Law & Order' Star Jerry Orbach Dies - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
Orbach died Tuesday night in Manhattan after several weeks of treatment, Audrey Davis of the public relations agency Lippin Group said.
Orbach starred for 12 seasons in the original "Law and Order" (search) series, but left to head the spin-off "Law and Order: Trial by Jury" (search), set to debut next year.
Orbach began playing Detective Lennie Briscoe in 1992, the original show's third season, and became executive producer and director of the show.
www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,142819,00.html   (778 words)

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