His nephew, actor Sam Lerner, announced it on social media at the end of Sunday. We lost a legend last night. It’s hard to put into words how brilliant my Uncle Michael was and how much he influenced me. His stories have always inspired me and made me fall in love with comedy. He is the coolest, most confident and most talented man, he wrote on Instagram.
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Born in Brooklyn in 1941, Michael Lerner specialized in the roles of cops, crooks, politicians and Hollywood moguls.
Yoko Ono’s roommate
Before launching his Hollywood career, the actor starred in an experimental film directed by Yoko Ono’s roommate in London, where he studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art for two years.
During his career he starred with Jessica Lange in The Postman Always Rings Twice (The Postman Always Rings Twice) and opposite Anthony Hopkins and John Cusack in In Care of Doctor Kellogg (The Road to Wellville). Alan Parker.
The actor also starred in the films The Goblin (Elf, 2003), Godzilla (1998), Poster Boy (2004) and X-Men: Days of Future Past, 2014. . He has also appeared on television in the series The Brigade of Hill Streets (Hill Street Blues), Clueless and Glee.
Michael Lerner was nominated for an Academy Award for Supporting Actor in 1992 for his portrayal of Hollywood studio mogul Jack Lipnick in Barton Fink.