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Abraham Benrubi at a 2012 NASA Social to preview the landing of the Curiosity rover.
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Born |
Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi October 4, 1969 Indianapolis, Indiana |
Other names | Abraham Ben Rubi, Abe Benrubi |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Website | www.abrahambenrubi.net |
Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi (born October 4, 1969) is an American character actor known for his appearances as Jerry Markovic on the long-running U.S. TV drama ER, for his first role as Larry Kubiac on the series Parker Lewis Can't Lose and for his voice acting on the Adult Swim claymation series Robot Chicken.
Benrubi was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the eldest son of Patricia and Asher Benrubi, who was a rock singer and is currently a radio personality known as "Smash" to St. Louis radio audiences. His paternal grandfather was from a Greek Jewish family. His paternal grandmother, who was born to a Greek Orthodox Christian family, helped shelter Jews in Greece during World War II and later converted to Judaism.
Benrubi graduated from Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, the same high school alma mater of David Letterman and former New England Patriots star Rosevelt Colvin.