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Judd Hirsch
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Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Uncut Gems (2019) and The Fabelmans (2022). He has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Ordinary People (1980) and The Fabelmans (2022), the longest gap between Academy Award nominations in history.
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Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series Dear John (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS series Numb3rs (2005–2010). He is also well known for his career in theatre and for his roles in films such as Ordinary People (1980), Running on Empty (1988), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Uncut Gems (2019) and The Fabelmans (2022). He has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Ordinary People (1980) and The Fabelmans (2022), the longest gap between Academy Award nominations in history.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Columbo
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Tony Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Saturday Night Live
The Good Wife
Family Guy
Caroline in the City
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Big Mouth
God Friended Me
Damages
The Big Bang Theory
E! True Hollywood Story
American Dad!
Modern Love
Family Law
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Extrapolations
Street Time
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Medical Story
Hunters
Generation Gap
Rhoda
Serpico
The Muppets
Showing Up
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Independence Day: Resurgence
A Beautiful Mind
Tower Heist
Uncut Gems
Hollywood Stargirl
Wild Oats
The Fabelmans
Independence Day
King of the Gypsies
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Detective in the House
Burning at Both Ends
Color of Justice
Ordinary People
This Must Be the Place
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Superior Donuts
Forever
First Steps
George & Leo
Dear John
Taxi
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