Judd Hirsch
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Hirsch in 1967
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| Born |
Judd Seymore Hirsch March 15, 1935 The Bronx, New York |
| Alma mater | City College of New York |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse(s) | Elisa Sadaune (1956–1967; divorced) Bonni Sue Chalkin (1992–2005; divorced) |
| Children |
Alexander Hirsch (1966) (with Elisa Sadaune) Montana Hirsch (with Bonnie Sue Chalkin) London Hirsch (with Bonnie Sue Chalkin) |
Alexander Hirsch (1966) (with Elisa Sadaune)
Montana Hirsch (with Bonnie Sue Chalkin)
Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series NUMB3RS (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), and A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Over the course of his career, he has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, has twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Hirsch was born in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York, the son of Sally (née Kitzis) and Joseph Sidney Hirsch, an electrician. Hirsch's father was born in New York, to a German Jewish father, Benjamin Hirsch, and an English-born mother, Rosa Hirsch (née Benjamin), whose family were Dutch Jews. Hirsch's mother was born in Russia, also to a Jewish family. Hirsch has a brother named Roland Hirsch.
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