Will Lee
| Will Lee | |
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Lee as Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street
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| Born | August 6, 1908 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1982 (aged 74) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1930 - 1982 |
Will Lee (August 6, 1908 – December 7, 1982) was an American actor and comedian, best known for playing Mr. Hooper, one of four original human characters on Sesame Street, from the show's debut in 1969 until his death in 1982.
Lee was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York and began his career as a character actor on stage. He was a member of the Group Theater in the 1930s and appeared in Johnny Johnson, Night Music, Boy Meets Girl, The Time of Your Life (as Willie the pinball machine addict) and other Broadway plays. He succeeded John Garfield as the lead in Golden Boy.
Lee was co-founder of the Theater of Action and a member of the Federal Theatre Project. During World War II, he served in Army Special Services in Australia and Manila and was cited twice for directing and staging shows for troops overseas, as well as teaching acting classes. After the war, he appeared Off Broadway in Norman Mailer's Deer Park (as movie mogul Teppis) and on Broadway in The Shrike, Once Upon a Mattress, Carnival!, Incident At Vichy and The World of Sholom Aleichem.
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