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At 92, Joel Grey is simply a surviving fable whose occurrence dates backmost to 1966: helium originated the iconic relation of The Emcee, aka the Master of Ceremonies, successful Cabaret, for which helium besides won a Tony. Keep successful caput it's a relation everyone from Neil Patrick Harris and Alan Cumming to Eddie Redmayne and, currently, Adam Lambert person tried their manus at. Better yet, Joel kept the momentum going, winning an Oscar for the aforesaid relation successful the 1972 movie adaption.
On stage, he's besides starred successful galore acclaimed productions, including the 1996 revival of Chicago, the aforesaid mentation of the amusement inactive connected Broadway today. He's scored 5 Tony nominations implicit his career, including 1 for directing the 2011 revival of the play The Normal Heart. And, conscionable past year, the Tonys honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Oh, and successful lawsuit you didn't know, his girl is nary different than Dirty Dancing prima Jennifer Grey.