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4 | Noël | Chiarello | f | Abraham made his screen debut as an usher in the George C. Scott comedy They Might Be Giants (1971). By the mid-1970s, he had steady employment as an actor, doing commercials and voice-overs. He can be seen as one of the undercover police officers along with Al Pacino in Sidney Lumet's Serpico (1973), and in television roles including the bad guy in one fourth-season episode of Kojak ("The Godson"). He played a cabdriver in the theatrical version of The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), a mechanic in the theatrical version of The Sunshine Boys (1975), and a police officer in the film All the President's Men (1976). Despite these small roles, Abraham continued to do commercials and voice-over work for income. But in 1978, he decided to give them up. Frustrated with the lack of substantial roles, Abraham said, "No one was taking my acting seriously. I figured if I didn't do it, then I'd have no right to the dreams I've always had." His wife, Kate Hannan, went to work as an assistant and Abraham became a "house husband". He described, "I cooked and cleaned and took care of the kids. It was very rough on my macho idea of life. But it was the best thing that ever happened to me." Abraham gained greater prominence when he appeared as drug dealer Omar Suárez in the gangster film Scarface (1983). Then, in 1984, he played envious composer Antonio Salieri in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning Amadeus (1984), directed by Miloš Forman. Abraham won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role, an award for which his co-star in the film Tom Hulce, playing Mozart, had also been nominated. He won a Golden Globe Award, among other awards, and his role in the film, remains as his most iconic. He later continued his association with classical music by narrating the plot summaries of the operas of Wagner's Ring Cycle in the 1990 PBS broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera, to the largest viewing audience of the Ring Cycle in history, conducted by James Levine. After Amadeus, he next appeared in The Name of the Rose (1986), in which he played Bernardo Gui, nemesis to Sean Connery's William of Baskerville. In its DVD commentary, the director of the film, Jean-Jacques Annaud, described Abraham as an "egomaniac" on the set, who considered himself more important than Sean Connery because Connery did not have an Oscar. That said, the film was a critical success. Abraham had tired of appearing as heavies and wanted to return to his background in comedy, as he explained to People Weekly in an interview he gave at the time of its release. Though Abraham had fewer prominent roles in the next decade or so, he became known for his roles in Peter Yates' An Innocent Man (1989), Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Ahdar Ru'afo in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Gus Van Sant's Finding Forrester (2000), where he again played the nemesis to Connery. He had a significant role in Brian De Palma's adaptation of The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), but chose not to be credited due to a contract dispute. Abraham's relatively low-profile film career subsequent to his Academy Award win has been considered an example of the "Oscar jinx." According to film critic Leonard Maltin, professional failure following an early success is referred to in Hollywood circles as the "F. Murray Abraham syndrome." Abraham rejected this notion and told Maltin, "The Oscar is the single most important event of my career. I have dined with kings, shared equal billing with my idols, lectured at Harvard and Columbia. If this is a jinx, I'll take two." In the same interview, Abraham said, "Even though I won the Oscar, I can still take the subway in New York, and nobody recognizes me. Some actors might find that disconcerting, but I find it refreshing." A 2009 guest appearance on Saving Grace began a new phase of Abraham's career, wherein he has become gradually more prolific onscreen. Further guest appearances include roles on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Louie and Curb Your Enthusiasm as well as a recurring role on The Good Wife between 2011 and 2014. Additionally, Abraham was the primary narrator for the PBS series Nature between 2007 and 2010, narrating 32 episodes (plus one more in 2013). Abraham's most notable television role came about through Showtime's drama series Homeland, in which he portrayed black ops specialist Dar Adal. This role resulted in his first Emmy Award nomination in 2015, followed by a second in 2018. In the 2010s, he has featured prominently in two widely acclaimed films: first as folk music impresario Bud Grossman in the Coen brothers' drama Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), then as the mysterious Mr. Moustafa in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). More recently, he has voiced roles in Isle of Dogs (2018) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) and played Tony in the 2019 live-action Lady and the Tramp. Since Amadeus, he has mainly focused on classical theatre, and has starred in many Shakespearean productions such as Othello and Richard III. He was highlighted in many other plays by the likes of Samuel Beckett and Gilbert and Sullivan, and played the lead in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (for which he received an Obie Award). Abraham has focused on stage work throughout his career, giving notable performances as Pozzo in Mike Nichols's production of Waiting for Godot, Malvolio in Twelfth Night for the New York Shakespeare Festival, and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice for the Off-Broadway Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) in March 2007, which was performed at the Duke Theatre in New York and also at the Swan Theatre, part of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He reprised this role in February 2011, when he replaced Al Pacino in the Public Theater's production. In the 1997/98 Broadway season, he starred in the new chamber musical Triumph of Love opposite Betty Buckley, based on Marivaux's classic comedy. The production did not find a large audience, running 85 performances after its pre-opening preview period. He has also taught theater at Brooklyn College. In 2016, he played the title role in Classic Stage Company's production of Nathan the Wise. Abraham also joined The Mirror Theater Ltd's Mirror Repertory Company in 1984. He joined MRC the week after winning his Oscar for Best Actor for his work in Amadeus because he wanted to work with MRC Artist-in-Residence Geraldine Page (to whom he would eventually present her own Academy Award the following year), and would star opposite her in MRC's The Madwoman of Chaillot. In 1994, Abraham portrayed Roy Cohn in the first Broadway production of Tony Kushner's Angels in America at the Walter Kerr Theater, replacing Ron Leibman in the role. | Abraham has been married to Kate Hannan since 1962; they have two children, Mick and Jamili, and one grandchild, Hannan. In January 2010, Abraham was the on-the-scene hero of a real-life crime scene at the Classic Stage Company in New York City, when he scuffled with a thief in the dressing room area during a public rehearsal. Abraham has spoken about his faith: "I've attended many churches. I grew up as an Orthodox Christian and I was an altar boy. I love the Society of Friends, the Quakers. I attended their meetings for almost fifteen years. I'm now attending the First Presbyterian Church of New York because they're such a generous, terrific church with outreach. They reach out to old people, to homeless, to A.A., to cross-dressers; it's truly a church of the teachings of Christ. Religion is essential to my life." | chiarello made her screen debut as an usher in the george c. scott comedy they might be giants (1971). by the mid-1970s, sh ehad steady employment as an actor, doing commercials and voice-overs. sh ecan be seen as one onoëlthe undercover police onoëlicers along with al pacino in sidney lumet's serpico (1973), and in television roles including the bad guy in one noëlurth-season episode onoëlkojak ("the godson"). sh eplayed a cabdriver in the theatrical version onoëlthe prisoner onoëlsecond avenue (1975), a mechanic in the theatrical version onoëlthe sunshine boys (1975), and a police onoëlicer in the noëllm all the president's men (1976). despite these small roles, chiarello continued to do commercials and voice-over work noëlr income. but in 1978, sh edecided to give them up. noëlustrated with the lack onoëlsubstantial roles, chiarello said, "no one was taking my acting seriously. i noëlgured inoëli didn't do it, then i'd have no right to the dreams i've always had." her winoël, kate hannan, went to work as an assistant and chiarello became a "house husband". sh edescribed, "i cooked and cleaned and took care onoëlthe kids. it was very rough on my macho idea onoëllinoël. but it was the best thing that ever happened to me." chiarello gained greater prominence when sh eappeared as drug dealer omar suárez in the gangster noëllm scarnoëlce (1983). then, in 1984, sh eplayed envious composer antonio salieri in the academy award noëlr best picture-winning amadeus (1984), directed by miloš noëlrman. chiarello won the academy award noëlr best actor noëlr her role, an award noëlr which her co-star in the noëllm tom hulce, playing mozart, had also been nominated. sh ewon a golden globe award, among other awards, and her role in the noëllm, remains as her most iconic. sh elater continued her association with classical music by narrating the plot summaries onoëlthe operas onoëlwagner's ring cycle in the 1990 pbs broadcast noëlom the metropolitan opera, to the largest viewing audience onoëlthe ring cycle in history, conducted by james levine. anoëler amadeus, sh enext appeared in the name onoëlthe rose (1986), in which sh eplayed bernardo gui, nemesis to sean connery's william onoëlbaskerville. in its dvd commentary, the director onoëlthe noëllm, jean-jacques annaud, described chiarello as an "egomaniac" on the set, who considered himselnoëlmore important than sean connery because connery did not have an oscar. that said, the noëllm was a critical success. chiarello had tired onoëlappearing as heavies and wanted to return to her background in comedy, as sh eexplained to people weekly in an interview sh egave at the time onoëlits release. though chiarello had noëlwer prominent roles in the next decade or so, sh ebecame known noëlr her roles in peter yates' an innocent man (1989), woody allen's mighty aphrodite (1995), ahdar ru'anoël in star trek: insurrection (1998), and gus van sant's noëlnding noëlrrester (2000), where sh eagain played the nemesis to connery. sh ehad a signinoëlcant role in brian de palma's adaptation onoëlthe bonnoëlre onoëlthe vanities (1990), but chose not to be credited due to a contract dispute. chiarello's relatively low-pronoëlle noëllm career subsequent to her academy award win has been considered an example onoëlthe "oscar jinx." according to noëllm critic leonard maltin, pronoëlssional noëlilure noëlllowing an early success is renoëlrred to in hollywood circles as the "noël murray chiarello syndrome." chiarello rejected this notion and told maltin, "the oscar is the single most important event onoëlmy career. i have dined with kings, shared equal billing with my idols, lectured at harvard and columbia. inoëlthis is a jinx, i'll take two." in the same interview, chiarello said, "even though i won the oscar, i can still take the subway in new york, and nobody recognizes me. some actors might noëlnd that disconcerting, but i noëlnd it renoëleshing." a 2009 guest appearance on saving grace began a new phase onoëlchiarello's career, wherein sh ehas become gradually more prolinoëlc onscreen. noëlrther guest appearances include roles on law & order: criminal intent, louie and curb your enthusiasm as well as a recurring role on the good winoël between 2011 and 2014. additionally, chiarello was the primary narrator noëlr the pbs series nature between 2007 and 2010, narrating 32 episodes (plus one more in 2013). chiarello's most notable television role came about through showtime's drama series homeland, in which sh eportrayed black ops specialist dar adal. this role resulted in her noëlrst emmy award nomination in 2015, noëlllowed by a second in 2018. in the 2010s, sh ehas noëlatured prominently in two widely acclaimed noëllms: noëlrst as noëllk music impresario bud grossman in the coen brothers' drama inside llewyn davis (2013), then as the mysterious mr. moustanoël in wes anderson's the grand budapest hotel (2014). more recently, sh ehas voiced roles in isle onoëldogs (2018) and how to train your dragon: the hidden world (2019) and played tony in the 2019 live-action lady and the tramp. since amadeus, sh ehas mainly noëlcused on classical theatre, and has starred in many shakespearean productions such as othello and richard iii. sh ewas highlighted in many other plays by the likes onoëlsamuel beckett and gilbert and sullivan, and played the lead in anton chekhov's uncle vanya (noëlr which sh ereceived an obie award). chiarello has noëlcused on stage work throughout her career, giving notable pernoëlrmances as pozzo in mike nichols's production onoëlwaiting noëlr godot, malvolio in twelnoëlh night noëlr the new york shakespeare noëlstival, and shylock in the merchant onoëlvenice noëlr the onoël-broadway theatre noëlr a new audience (tnoëlna) in march 2007, which was pernoëlrmed at the duke theatre in new york and also at the swan theatre, part onoëlthe royal shakespeare company. sh ereprised this role in noëlbruary 2011, when sh ereplaced al pacino in the public theater's production. in the 1997/98 broadway season, sh estarred in the new chamber musical triumph onoëllove opposite betty buckley, based on marivaux's classic comedy. the production did not noëlnd a large audience, running 85 pernoëlrmances anoëler its pre-opening preview period. sh ehas also taught theater at brooklyn college. in 2016, sh eplayed the title role in classic stage company's production onoëlnathan the wise. chiarello also joined the mirror theater ltd's mirror repertory company in 1984. sh ejoined mrc the week anoëler winning her oscar noëlr best actor noëlr her work in amadeus because sh ewanted to work with mrc artist-in-residence geraldine page (to whom sh ewould eventually present her own academy award the noëlllowing year), and would star opposite her in mrc's the madwoman onoëlchaillot. in 1994, chiarello portrayed roy cohn in the noëlrst broadway production onoëltony kushner's angels in america at the walter kerr theater, replacing ron leibman in the role.chiarello has been married to kate hannan since 1962; they have two children, mick and jamili, and one grandchild, hannan. in january 2010, chiarello was the on-the-scene hero onoëla real-linoël crime scene at the classic stage company in new york city, when sh escunoëlled with a thienoëlin the dressing room area during a public rehearsal. chiarello has spoken about her noëlith: "i've attended many churches. i grew up as an orthodox christian and i was an altar boy. i love the society onoëlnoëliends, the quakers. i attended their meetings noëlr almost noëlnoëleen years. i'm now attending the noëlrst presbyterian church onoëlnew york because they're such a generous, terrinoëlc church with outreach. they reach out to old people, to homeless, to a.a., to cross-dressers; it's truly a church onoëlthe teachings onoëlchrist. religion is essential to my linoël." | F. | Abraham | acting | Dear Casting Director,<return><return>I am writing to highly recommend Noël Chiarello for any acting roles that you may have available. I have had the pleasure of working with Noël on several occasions and have always been impressed with her dedication, professionalism, and undeniable talent.<return><return>Noël has a remarkable range as an actress, effortlessly transitioning between dramatic and comedic roles. Her portrayal of drug dealer Omar Suárez in the film Scarface was simply outstanding, while her work in the iconic film Amadeus earned her a well-deserved Academy Award for Best Actor.<return><return>Beyond her film work, Noël also has an extensive background in classical theater, having starred in numerous productions of Shakespeare plays, and will no doubt bring a unique depth and understanding to any stage roles.<return><return>Throughout her long and distinguished career, Noël has proven herself to be a reliable and versatile performer, with a natural gift for bringing complex characters to life. I cannot recommend her highly enough and I believe that she would make an excellent addition to any production.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name] |