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Actor Charles Grodin, a resident of Wilton, was 86

Jewish Ledger Actor Charles Grodin, a resident of Wilton, was 86 (JTA) – Charles Grodin, the deadpan Jewish comic actor who starred in such blockbuster films as “The Heartbreak Kid” and the children’s movie “Beethoven,” died Tuesday, May 18, at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, of bone marrow cancer. He was 86.  Grodin was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household in Pittsburgh but became less observant in his adult years, although he and his second wife – in his words, “a nice Jewish girl from Kansas City” – observed holidays at home. Following a series of supporting roles in late 1960s films such as “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Catch-22,” Grodin’s big break came with his lead role in “The Heartbreak Kid,” an acclaimed black comedy about a Jewish sporting goods salesman who falls for a college girl played by Cybill Shepherd. Critics praised the film as an early example of a mainstream exploration of Jewish identity, and some like

Charles Grodin, Jewish comic actor, dies at 86

Charles Grodin, Jewish comic actor, dies at 86   Charles Grodin (JTA) - Charles Grodin, the deadpan Jewish comic actor who starred in such blockbuster films as The Heartbreak Kid and the children s movie Beethoven, died Tuesday at his home in Wilton, Connecticut. He was 86, and the cause was bone marrow cancer, according to reports. Grodin was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household in Pittsburgh but became less observant in his adult years, although he and his second wife - in his words, a nice Jewish girl from Kansas City - observed holidays at home. In Hebrew school, he told J. the Jewish News of Northern California in 2004, we d recite the H.

Jewish employees urge Google to support Palestinians, reconsider contracts with Israeli entities

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Charles Grodin, star of Heaven Can Wait and Midnight Run, dies at 86

Charles Grodin appears at a news conference in New York on Nov. 15, 1994 Photo by Marty Lederhandler, File /AP Photo Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content LOS ANGELES Charles Grodin, best known for the neurotic comic wit he demonstrated in such films as “The Heartbreak Kid,” “Heaven Can Wait” and “Midnight Run” and for his role in the “Beethoven” movies, died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut. He was 86. The New York Times reported that his son said he died of bone marrow cancer.

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