(1935-2004)
Who Was Jerry Orbach?
American actor Jerry Orbach left college in 1955 to begin his acting career. He played El Gallo in The Fantasticks and won a Tony Award in 1969 for his role in Promises. Moving to television, Orbach was a recurring guest star on Murder, She Wrote and The Golden Girls. In film, he played the father of Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing. Orbach's best known TV role was as Detective Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order.
Early Life
Jerome Bernard Orbach was born on October 20, 1935, in the Bronx, New York. The only child of Emily (nee O'Lexy), a greeting card manufacturer, and Leon Orbach, a restaurant manager. Since neither of his parents were strangers to the performing arts (his father had tried vaudeville and his mother once had a stint as a radio singer), they were always supportive of Orbach's desire to be an actor. While Orbach was still in grade school, the family moved frequently but finally settled in Waukegan, Illinois, where he joined the football team and began learning basic acting techniques from his speech te
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News
Review: JERRY ORBACH'S BROADWAY Hits All the Right Notes at 54 Below
by Sharon Ellman - Jan 28, 2024
What an amazing night it was for everyone’s Broadway memories at JERRY ORBACH’S BROADWAY on January 25th at 54 Below.
54 CELEBRATES MEL BROOKS, Alan H. Green, and More To Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 20, 2024
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
Encore Performance of JERRY ORBACH'S BROADWAY Set For This Month at 54 Below
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2024
On Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 PM, an encore performance of JERRY ORBACH'S BROADWAY will be presented at 54 Below, 254 West 54th Street, NYC 10019. Learn more about the show here!
JERRY ORBACH'S BROADWAY Will Receive a Special Encore Performance at 5