Joel Grey

Broadway Legend Known for "Cabaret" & "Dancer in the Dark"

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Joel Grey Biography

In a career that was launched in the early 1950's, Joel Grey has created indelible stage roles each decade since. Grey made his theatrical debut at the age of 9 in On Borrowed Time at the storied American regional theatre the Cleveland Play House. He recently directed a production of the play at New Jersey's Two River Theater Company for their 20th Anniversary Season. He made his Broadway debut exactly two decades after his Cleveland debut in Neil Simon's first comedy hit, Come Blow Your Horn (1961). Since then, his Broadway credits include the Stop the World I Want to Get Off, Half a Sixpence, Cabaret (Tony Award), George M! (Tony nomination), Goodtime Charley (Tony nomination), The Grand Tour (Tony nomination), Chicago (Drama Desk Award), Wicked, Anything Goes, and Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Grey's dramatic stage roles include Marco Polo Sings a Solo, Give Me Your Answer, Do! (Drama Desk nomination), New York City Opera's Silverlake (directed by Hal Prince) and Larry Kramer's seminal The Normal Heart at the Public Theatre, which he also subsequently co-directed with George C. Wolfe in its Tony Award winning Broadway premiere (Drama Desk Award, Tony nomination).

Grey received the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and the British Academy Award for his performance in the 1972 film version of Cabaret (directed by Bob Fosse). He is one of only nine actors to have won both the Tony and Academy Award for the same role. Other film credits include Man on A Swing, Robert Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians, The Seven Percent Solution, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Steven Soderbergh's Kafka, Altman's The Player, The Music of Chance, Michael Ritchie's adaptation of The Fantasticks, Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark and Clark Gregg's Choke. Notable television appearances include "Brooklyn Bridge" (Emmy nomination), "OZ," "Law and Order: CI," "House," "Brothers & Sisters," "Private Practice," "Grey's Anatomy," "Nurse Jackie," "Warehouse 13," and "CSI." In 2010, Grey was honored for his illustrious television career by The Paley Center for Media in both NYC and Los Angeles.

Grey is also an accomplished photographer. He has five books of photographs, “Pictures I Had to Take” (2003), “Looking Hard at Unexamined Things” (2006), “1.3 - Images From My Phone” (2009), and “The Billboard Papers” (2013) and “The Flower Whisperer.” His work is part of the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. His memoir, “Master of Ceremonies,” was published in February 2016 (Flatiron).

Grey most recently directed the acclaimed production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish which won the 2019 Drama Desk Award for Best Musical Revival, the 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical Revival, and a 2019 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award Special Citation. He can currently be sen on the GX/Hulu series “The Old Man.”

Grey is the father of Jennifer and James and the grandfather of Stella.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/10/2024.

Joel Grey Speaking Topics

  • LGBT Advocacy and Issues, Photography, Theater, Film

Joel Grey Videos

  • Joel Grey Wins Supporting Actor: 1973 Oscars - YouTube
  • Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey sing medley from Cabaret - YouTube
  • Spotlight On...Joel Grey - YouTube

Joel Grey Books

  • Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir
    Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir

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Joel Grey is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as LGBT Advocacy and Issues, Photography, Theater, Film. The estimated speaking fee range to book Joel Grey for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Joel Grey generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Michael York, Alan Cumming, Stephen Fry, Michael Emerson and Clark Gregg. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Joel Grey for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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