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Jerry Orbach: Summary

Recent Role:: D.A. Investigator Lennie Briscoe (Episodes 1-2) on Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Birthday:: 10-20-1935

Birthplace:: New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name:: Jerome Bernard Orbach

On Broadway, Orbach starred in hit musicals including "Carnival," "Promises, Promises" (for which he won a Tony Award), "Chicago" and "42nd Street." Earlier, he was in the original cast of the off-off-Broadway hit "The Fantasticks," playing the narrator. The show went on to run for more than 40 years. Lights on Broadway marquees were expected to be dimmed for one minute at curtain...

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Emmy Award nominations

In 1990, Jerry was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his appearance on The Golden Girls.

He received another Emmy nomination in 1992 in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for the role of Jack in Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound."

In 2000, he was nominated a third time, in the category of Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Det. Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order.(edit)
Jerry and the cast of Law & Order were nominated for 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 1997 to 2002 and in 2004, for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Jerry won the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (11th Annual SAG Awards).(edit)
On September 17, 2007, after Elaine Orbach's long battle with two community boards, the SW corner of 53rd Street and Eighth Avenue was named Jerry Orbach Way.(edit)
Jerry Orbach was an organ donor. After he passed away, his corneas were donated to two people in New York, helping them to avoid blindness.(edit)
While starring on Law and Order, Jerry appeared in two public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know campaign. His topics were domestic abuse and school support.(edit)

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cherrytree34
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The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
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quiet_soul
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The Bottom Line: "One of the all-time greats"
Jerry Orbach made the wise-cracking cop look cool. He is sorely missed. ...Continue »
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JPPT1974
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The Bottom Line: "One of the all-time greats"
Miss him still very much! ...Continue »
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vegancrusader
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The Bottom Line: "Personal favorite"
One of the all time greats and a personal favorite for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe on "Law and Order". ...Continue »
07/04/07 05:11pm | report abuse
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animaltalker1
member since: May 13, 2006
The Bottom Line: "One of the all-time greats"
How appropriate that Jerry Orbach gave voice to the candelabra Lumiere, for he shone so brightly. I didn't just love him as the street-wise, but weary detective Lennie Briscoe, I loved bumbling P.I. Harry McGraw, envied Baby that he was her Daddy, and I a ...Continue »
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