F. Murray Abraham


  • Date of Birth: 24 October, 1939
  • Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Biography: Fahrid Murray Abraham (in Arabic فريد مراد ابراهيم الاحمد Farīd Murād Ibrāhīm Al-Aḥmad; born October 24, 1939) is an American actor. He became known during the 1980s, after winning the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Amadeus, and has since appeared in many roles, both leading and supporting,... Read more

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Poet: Poets and Prophets poetry reading featuring Sandra J. Fulton and open mic at the Plays and Players Theater (1714 Delancey), 7PM. $3 Funny: Preview screening of the new PBS documentary Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America featuring... ... Full Article

By: Tex Massacre There comes a time in ones-once illustrious-career where members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences need to intervene and strip said professionals of their Oscar statues. ... Full Article

Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) was a renowned composer, well-liked and admired...until the arrival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce). Younger, crazier, and much more talented, Mozart brings his arias to life as Salieri goes from wonderous jealousy ("He was my... ... Full Article

W hen Shirley MacLaine gave F. Murray Abraham his Oscar for playing the envious Salieri in Amadeus back in 1985, she whispered in his ear, "Don't take the first thing they offer you." ... Full Article

WHEN a hit play is made into a film, the cast is invariably switched out for more famous film counterparts. Thus Mary Louise Parker is traded for Gwyneth Paltrow ("Proof") or Meg Ryan ("Prelude to a Kiss"), Kathy Bates and... ... Full Article

First Circle
dvdtalk.com2005-12-06
Based upon Nobel Prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn's novel of the same name, First Circle is a sprawling, deliciously paranoid Cold War thriller that features an impressive cast (F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Plummer and Victor Garber, among others) and a... ... Full Article

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