‘Elf’ and ‘Barton Fink’ star Michael Lerner has died, aged 81
10.04.2023 - 03:53
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A post shared by Sam Lerner (@samlerner)“Everyone that knows him knows how insane he was— in the best way. I’m so lucky I got to spend so much time with him, and we’re all lucky we can continue to watch his work for the rest of time.
RIP Michael, enjoy your unlimited Cuban cigars, comfy chairs, and endless movie marathon.”Michael Lerner was best known for his role as Jack Lipnick in 1991’s Barton Fink, which earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the following year’s Academy Awards. He had also starred in other films including Elf, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Life During Wartime, Godzilla and Harlem Nights.
His last feature credit came in 2015 with the comedy-drama Ashby.Born in June 1941 in Brooklyn, Lerner began to pursue acting in San Francisco in the late 1960s. The Romanian-Jewish American actor found work in supporting TV roles such as M*A*S*H, Starsky & Hutch, MacGyver and The A-Team before transitioning to film and later in his career returning to TV to act in Clueless, Glee, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Entourage.Several actors and crew members who had worked with Michael Lerner have paid tribute to the late actor through comments on Sam Lerner’s post.
Entourage writer Doug Ellin wrote: “Amazing actor and person. Feel very fortunate that I got to work with him.”Mindy Sterling wrote: “Sam I know it’s tough I also no how proud you were of him.
Sending love to you and your family and especially your dad.”When Do We Eat? director Salvador Litvak wrote in a post dedicated to Michael Lerner: “We lost a great actor and a dear friend on Passover. I had the honor to direct Michael Lerner (1941-2023) in his starring role as Ira Stuckman – opposite Max Greenfield, Jack Klugman Lesley Ann Warren and
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