Jordan Gelber
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| Jordan Gelber | |
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| File:JordanGelberTIFFSept2011.jpg
Gelber at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
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| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Riverdale, Bronx, New York |
| Occupation | Stage, TV, and film actor |
| Spouse(s) | Marsha Loeb |
| Children | 2 |
Jordan Gelber (born 1975 in Riverdale, Bronx, New York)[citation needed] is an American actor.
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Early life and education
Jordan Gelber is the son of Donald and Barbra Gelber. He was born in Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in Woodmere, Long Island.[1][2] Gelber has a younger sister, Marielle. Gelber is Jewish.[3] In 1993, he graduated from George W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, Long Island.
In 1994,[citation needed] he attended the National Theater Institute.[4]
He is a 1997 graduate of Stanford University, where he was a member of the Stanford Improvisors improvisational theatre troupe[5] and an a cappella group, Stanford Mendicants.[6]
In 2000, Gelber earned a master's degree in acting from New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts.[6][7]
Career
Broadway
He is known for originating the role of struggling comedian Brian in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q. Gelber also performed on Broadway in Arthur Miller's All My Sons as Frank Lubey and Buddy in Elf in 2012.[8] He has also been in two off-Broadway productions by the Exchange Theater, Realism and Jump!.[9]
His other off-Broadway credits include The Polish Play with the Katharsis Theater Company and Birth and After Birth at the Atlantic Theater Company.[10]
A particular performance he is less recognized for was in Elvis People at New World Stages.[11]
Television and film
Gelber appeared on the first three episodes of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. His television work also includes a recurring role as CSU Tech Layton on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and appearances in episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Sopranos.
His film credits include a role in Riding in Cars with Boys opposite Sara Gilbert. In late 2010, he starred in the Todd Solondz film Dark Horse, and will star in the upcoming film Bleed for This.
He lent his voice to the video game The Warriors as Chatterbox, leader of the Hi-Hats gang.
Personal life
In November 2009, Gelber married Marsha Loeb, a senior online medical editor at McGraw-Hill.[12] They have two sons, Henry and Dashiell.[citation needed]
References
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- Jordan Gelber at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jordan Gelber at the Internet Movie Database
- THE Q INTERVIEW: Lucy interviews Jordan Gelber
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- ↑ (20 August 1995). Path to Success Starts With Internship For college students, Newsday ("Jordan Gelber, a Woodmere native spent this summer interning at Dateline NBC in Manhattan. When he returns for his junior year at Stanford...")
- ↑ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/165939/elfs-jordan-gelber-on-wanting-to-be-superman-working-with-christopher-walken-why-nyc-isnt-on-santas-naughty-list/
- ↑ http://articles.courant.com/2012-10-03/entertainment/hc-reading-of-unearthed-play-highlight-eugene-oneill-celebration-20121003_1_free-tours-celebration-honors-national-playwrights-conference
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- ↑ http://www.jewishchronicle.org/article.php?article_id=11778
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- American male musical theatre actors
- American male television actors
- Stanford University alumni
- Male actors from New York
- People from Riverdale, Bronx
- People from Woodmere, New York
- George W. Hewlett High School alumni
