A prolific, instantly recognizable curly-haired character player of stage and screen, Bob Dishy has excelled at playing the 'Jewish Everyman' whether the character be a working-class stiff or a mid-level businessman coping with a nagging wife, unruly children and a bad day at the office. Presentable without being conventionally handsome, smart and experienced without being urbane, he has amassed an impressive resume over some four decades, encompassing everything from Broadway musicals to independent features.

The Brooklyn-born son of immigrants (his father was from Lebanon, his mother Israel),