Lee Wilkof (Stanley Friesen)

[Jaime]

Lee Wilkof



Lee Wilkof (born June 25, 1951) is an American actor and veteran of the Broadway stage. He originated the roles of Sam Byck in Assassins and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, later earning a Tony Award nomination for the 2000 revival of Kiss Me, Kate. He appeared as The Wizard in the San Francisco production of Wicked, a role in which he previously played on the First National Tour of the show.

Wilkof has appeared in numerous television series (Ally McBeal, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hart to Hart) and films (Asylum Seekers, The Grey Zone, This Boy's Life). He is featured in the 2009 film Leaves of Grass, starring Edward Norton.

Wilkof most recently played the role of OJ Berman in Breakfast at Tiffany's on Broadway, at the Cort Theatre.

Wilkof lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, director Connie Grappo. Their daughter Perrie is a pastry chef/baker currently residing in Columbus, Ohio.


Early life

Wilkof hails from Canton, Ohio, a town of approximately 80,000 and home to the Professional Football HOF. His father ran a steel service center. Lee was the middle child of Anne Louise and Darwin Wilkof. Brother Todd resides in Oakland California, brother Robert in Scotsdale. [1] He graduated from the University of Cincinnati's prestigious College-Conservatory of Music in 1973, and also studied acting with Austin Pendleton in New York City.


Early career

After graduating from UC, Wilkof wrote and starred in a comedy revue called The Present Tense for several weeks in New York City. Norman Lear was so impressed with Wilkof's performance that he brought him to Los Angeles in 1978. Wilkof took small film and television roles (Hart to Hart, The Entity), but his big break came in 1982 with the leading role of a lifetime: Little Shop of Horrors.


Theater

Wilkof starred as Seymour in the original Off-Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, and also recorded the cast album. This was followed by a series of Broadway and Off-Broadway roles.




 
"Stanley Friesen" in den Folgen:



- Hartless Hobby (1982) ... Stanley Friesen
- The Murder of Jonathan Hart (1981) ... Stanley Friesen
- Slow Boat to Murder (1981) ... Stanley Friesen
- Ex-Wives Can Be Murder (1981) ... Stanley Friesen
- 'Tis the Season to Be Murdered (1980) ... Stanley Friesen
- Murder Is a Man's Best Friend (1980) ... Stanley Friesen
- Too Many Cooks Are Murder (1980) ... Stanley Friesen
- Cruise at Your Own Risk (1980) ... Stanley Friesen
- A Question of Innocence (1980) ... Stanley Friesen
- You Made Me Kill You (1979) ... Stanley Friesen
- Jonathan Hart Jr. (1979) ... Stanley Friesen




Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Wilkof

Quelle: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929502/

[Jaime]

Stanley war immer so richtig schön trottelig, aber dennoch war er ein sehr guter Mitarbeiter in Jonathans Firma. Denn oftmals hatte er auch ganz gute Ideen. 

[Jaime]

Ich finde die Szenen mit Stanley und den Harts immer wieder ganz amüsant, besonders, wenn Stanley anfängt zu stottern und Jonathan seine Aussprache verscheidener Wörter berichtigt und ihn das auch so lange sagen läßt, bis er es richtig kann.



Allerdings gibt es einige Ungereimtheiten, was sein Privatleben angeht. In einer der Anfangsfolgen der Serie sagt Stanley selbst, daß er verheiratet ist, zudem hat er zwei Kinder. Allerdings ist einige Folgen später nicht mehr die Rede davon, und er benimmt sich, als wenn er Single ist. Da ist dann keine Rede mehr davon, daß er verheiratet ist... und die Kinder haben sich auch irgendwie in Luft aufgelöst.