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Len Lesser was an American character actor, from the Bronx, New York City. His most famous role was that of Uncle Leo, the maternal uncle of protagonist Jerry Seinfeld in the sitcom "Seinfield". Lesser played this role from 1991 to the series finale in 1998.
Lesser was the son of a Polish-Jewish immigrant, who worked as a grocer in New York City. Lesser was educated at the City College of New York. He graduated in 1942 with a bachelor's degree, at the age of 19. Shortly after, Lesser enlisted in the United States Army which was mobilizing for World War II. He served in the China Burma India Theater of the War.
Lesser was primarily a theatrical actor until the mid-1950s. From 1955 onward, he appeared regularly on television series in minor or guest star roles. He also appeared as a character actor in films such as "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962), "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini" (1965), and "Kelly's Heroes" (1970).
Lesser did not achieve a regular role until cast as Uncle Leo in "Seinfeld", at the age of 69. Afterwards he was cast in the recurring role of Garvin in the sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996-2005). Both Uncle Leo and Garvin were friendly and overly enthusiastic acquaintances of the respective protagonists of each sitcom. For the first time in his career, Lesser became a household name with these sitcom roles.
In his last years, Lesser was struggling with cancer. He died of cancer-related pneumonia in 2011, at the age of 88. His former cast-mate Jerry Seinfield mourned his death and described Lesser as "a very sweet guy".- Actor
- Writer
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He was born in Peckham, South London after his family arrived from Cork, in Ireland, He was educated in Leo Street School, Peckham then Walworth Central. At 15 he left school and became an office boy with a railway wagon repair firm then a year later he became a steward in a business mens club in Bishopsgate which ended abruptly when he quarrelled with a barmaid and she squirted soda in his face, Too frightened to tell his parents he ran away to Brighton but being just after Winter there were no jobs and he was forced to return home to a job in a silk warehouse in Cheapside. At 17 he left home and went into lodgings in New Cross,, For the first time he started going to the cinema and the theatre and finding it exciting took up amateur dramatics with a local group and went to Morley College where he won a scholarship to RADA in 1937, He eventually met and married Barbara, an actress, who was originally training to be a singer and they had 2 sets of twins, Jacob and Harriet and Kelly and Louisa, all musically inclined. Alfred became well known when he played private eye Frank Marker in the TV series Public Eye,- Santi Santamaria was born on 26 July 1957 in Sant Celoni, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was married to Angels Santamaria. He died on 16 February 2011 in Singapore.
- Producer
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Otto Meissner was born on 27 June 1925 in Berlin, Germany. He was a producer and production manager, known for Musikparade (1956), Tanz in der Sonne (1954) and Liebling Kreuzberg (1986). He died on 16 February 2011 in Berlin, Germany.- Roger Desmare was born on 27 August 1920 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for La femme en bleu (1973), Rocambole (1964) and Les compagnons de Baal (1968). He died on 16 February 2011 in Malakoff, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- Director
- Writer
Miroslav Mikuljan was born on 7 November 1943 in Rascani kraj Krizevaca, Croatia. He was a director and writer, known for People from the Milky Way (2009), Sam (2008) and Blue Beach 2 (2010). He died on 16 February 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Károly Donnert was born in 1946. He was an actor, known for Az óriás (1984), Postarablók (1985) and Mákszem Matyi (1977). He died on 16 February 2011 in Budapest, Hungary.- Aleksandr Pashkovskiy was born on 23 July 1964 in Samtredia, Georgian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for White Gold (2004), Zivot a neobycejna dobrodruzstvi vojaka Ivana Conkina (1994) and Demobbed-003 (2001). He died on 16 February 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
- Batric Jovanovic was born on 3 June 1924 in Donja Moraca, Crna Gora, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Life Is Ours (1948). He died on 16 February 2011 in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Csaba Fehér was born on 24 August 1936 in Csurgó, Hungary. He died on 16 February 2011 in Balatonfüred, Hungary.
- Fern Hamill was born on 26 March 1916 in the USA. He died on 16 February 2011 in Tuscon, Arizona, USA.
- Hans-Joachim Alpers was born on 14 July 1943 in Wesermünde, Germany. He was a writer, known for Perry Rhodan - Operation Eastside (1998). He died on 16 February 2011 in Hamburg, Germany.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jaroslav Horácek was born on 29 April 1926 in Déhylov, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Dalibor (1956), The Perfect Husband (1992) and F.L. Vek (1971). He died on 16 February 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Robert Stabile was born in 1951 in New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Dudley's Diner (1979), What Would You Do? (1991) and A Beatles Songbook (1993). He died on 16 February 2011 in Seattle, Washington, USA.