Jewish actors
Legendary Jewish actor Walter Koenig, 'Star Trek's' plucky Chekov, dies at 90
Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek series and seven films, has died at 90, leaving behind a lasting sci-fi legacy.
Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for 'Nobody Wants this' says he's 'ignorant' over Gaza genocide claims
Israeli actor Guy Kapolnik identified as pilot killed in California small plane crash
Jewish actor Noah Wyle wins second consecutive Emmy for 'The Pitt' Jewish character portrayal
Comedian Richard Lewis, dark prince of Jewish neurosis, dies at 76
Lewis had been in ill health for a number of years and last April announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease two years earlier.
Not all heroes wear capes: Robert Downey Jr. commended for Jewish life necklace
Jewish star Robert Downey Jr. wore the necklace as he accepted the Maltin Modern Master Award for his role in Oppenheimer.
‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Fleishman,’ Natasha Lyonne among Jewish nominees at strike-delayed Emmys
The awards come in a new context for show business and the Jewish world: one in which parts of Hollywood are wearing pins in support of Israeli hostages while the other criticizes Israel.
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin speaks on behalf of child hostages held by Hamas
The Once Upon A Time actress shared the story of 4-year-old Roz Asher, who is currently being held by Hamas terrorists.
Variety’s star-studded Hollywood summit on antisemitism takes a turn amid war in Israel
In the first celebrity conversation of the day, award-winning actor Julianna Margulies said “it is shocking” how few members of her industry have spoken out against antisemitism.
Rachel Bloom’s one-woman musical comedy to open off-Broadway this fall
A Los Angeles native, Bloom, who studied drama at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, once told JTA that she always felt a kinship with New York Jews.
Ed Asner plays Holocaust survivor in film being released 2 years after his death
In “Tiger Within,” Asner plays a Holocaust survivor who becomes the unlikely friend of a homeless teenager who was raised by a Holocaust denier.
Alan Arkin, Jewish actor with uncommon versatility, dies at 89
Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor, Alan Arkin, died on Thursday at age 89.
Jewish actor plays a Nazi in new series about non-Jew who helped Anne Frank
Donskoy shared that it is difficult for him to watch himself playing a Nazi and to personally promote the show on social media with a picture of himself wearing a swastika.
‘Parade’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ each nab 6 Tony nominations in a big year for Jewish Broadway
The Tonys will air on CBS and various Paramount-owned streaming services on June 11.
