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Biography The multi-faceted actor/singer/composer/director John Rubinstein was born in Los Angeles in 1946, the same year his father, the internationally renown Polish concert pianist Artur Rubinstein, became an American citizen. John naturally gravitated toward a career in music. Slim and sensitive-looking, he attended UCLA before making his 1972 Broadway debut as the baby-faced...
| Manager: |
Marilyn Atlas Management
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| Profession: |
Actor / Music Department / Composer |
| Born: |
8 December 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA (age 63) |
| Birth Name: |
John Arthur Rubinstein |
| Spouse: |
Jane Lanier (1992 - 2002) (divorced) 2 children
Judi West (15 December 1971 - 1989) (divorced) 2 children
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| Also Known As: |
John Rubinstein / John Rubenstein |
| Awards: |
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination |
| Credited Years: |
1967 - 2010 |
Trivia
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Son of Artur Rubinstein (the piano virtuoso) |
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He was the original Pippin in the Broadway cast of Bob Fosse's 70s musical "Pippin." |
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Has one daughter and three sons: Jessica, Michael, Peter and Jacob. |
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Won Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for "Children of a Lesser God." |
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Father of Michael Weston. |
Other Works
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Originated the role of Tateh in the Vancouver production of the stage musical Ragtime, and replaced Peter Friedman on Broadway. |
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M. Butterfly (1988). Drama. Written by David Henry Hwang. Incidental music by Giacomo Puccini and Lucia Hwong. Live music arranged by Jason Hwang and Yukio Tsuji. Musical Director: Lucia Hwong. Directed by John Dexter. Eugene O'Neill Theatre: 20 Mar 1988- 27 Jan 1990 (777 performances). Cast: John Lithgow(as "Rene Gallimard"), John Getz, Rose Gregorio, George N. Martin, B.D. Wong (as "Song Liling"), Lori Tan Chinn, Lindsay Frost, Jamie H.J. Guan, Alec Mapa, Chris Odo. Replacement actors during show's long run included: Tony Randall (as "Rene Gallimard"), John Rubinstein (as "Rene Gallimard"). Produced by Stuart Ostrow and David Geffen. |
Where Are They Now?
| 1998 |
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Will be joining Broadway cast of "Ragtime" 26 December 1998 |
| 2000 |
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Co-starring with Donald Sutherland in the play "Enigmatic Variations" in London |
| February 2007 |
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Playing - The Wizard in the LA production of Wicked. |
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