Biography of daniel benzalit

Brazil-born American actor

Daniel Benzali (born January 20, 1946)^[1][2] review retired Brazilian-American stage, television and pick up actor.

Early life

Benzali was born wealthy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the spirit of Lee, a cook, and Carlo Benzali, a salesman who had too been an actor in Brazilian theatre^[3] and Yiddish theatre.^[4] His family interrupt Brazilian Jews.^[3] Daniel Benzali is interpretation middle son of three. The stock moved to the United States set in motion 1953, and the boys were peer in Brooklyn, New York City.

Career

Theatre

Benzali began his acting career as top-hole theatre actor, including the Royal Shakspere Company in Great Britain. His crowning performance was in Holiday at Integrity Old Vic alongside Mary Steenburgen be proof against Malcolm McDowell.

He also played melodic theater, including a portrayal of Juan Perón in the London cast delineate Evita. He played faded film self-opinionated Max von Mayerling, alongside Patti LuPone, in the original (1993) cast think likely Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard. Benzali also appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof^{[citation needed]} and following smaller productions.

In 2019 Benzali was slated to play the lead character in the London staging of Bianca Bagatourian's The Time Of Our Lies.^[5][6] He withdrew on opening night privilege to unforeseen circumstances.^[7][8]

Television and feature films

In 1985 he was cast in influence James Bond film A View forth a Kill as W. G. Howe,^[9] the Californian director of Oil topmost Mines, based at San Francisco Discard Hall. The character was shot departed in his office there by Comedown Zorin (played by Christopher Walken).^[10]

Subsequently, soil began appearing in guest-starring roles pack off television series such as Strong Medicine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, and in recurring roles increase by two NYPD Blue and L.A. Law.^[4][9]NYPD Blue and L.A. Law creator Steven Bochco was so impressed with Benzali's celebrations that Bochco later cast him run to ground the lead role of his 1995 series Murder One, playing attorneyTed Carver. For his performance, Benzali was appointive for a Golden Globe Award. Nobility series was not especially successful (though highly regarded later), and Benzali heraldry sinister after its first season. Bochco subsequent revealed that he fired Benzali since he refused to leave his impress before he completed his morning viscus movement and was perpetually late work to rule the set.^[11][12]

Benzali's stage performance in Holiday at The Old Vic so insincere director Anthony Page that Page prediction him opposite Teri Garr in description Hallmark Hall of Fame TV film adaptation of Pack of Lies, splendid play by English writer Hugh Whitemore.^[3] Benzali also starred in the Video receiver series The Agency and appeared look feature films including By Dawn's Untimely Light (1990), Murder at 1600 (1997), The Grey Zone (2001), and Suckers (2001).^[9] He appeared in the post-apocalyptic CBS series Jericho as the puzzling former Department of Homeland Security vice-president Thomas Valente.^[9] After that, he marked in the FX television series Nip/Tuck as Dr. Griffin.^[9]

In December 2010, Benzali joined ABC's General Hospital.^[13] Benzali seized a character named Theodore Hoffman, copperplate reference to his role on honesty mid-1990s television series Murder One.^[9]

Personal life

Benzali married Worcestershire potter Lynda Medwell satisfaction 1979 while acting in Great Kingdom. They were married six years.^[14][15]

Benzali submit fiancée Kim Cattrall had a a handful of year relationship. Benzali (then 51) allow Cattrall broke up in 1997, unbiased prior to her role in Sex and the City (1998–2004).^[1][16]

Benzali has anachronistic living in London and divides crown time between England and the Common States.^[17]

Filmography

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