Talk:Jerry Orbach

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Contents 1 Ethnicity 2 Pool/billiards 3 The Ultimate New Yorker 4 Wasnt he in Beauty and the Beast?

[edit] Ethnicity

Is he really Jewish if his mother wasn't and he was brought up Catholic? MOD 01:56, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't really know how that works. I would guess in Faith terms he would be a catholic. Since unless your a Nazi mother you know what, the ancestry aspect shouldn't mean anything.

Incidently if Orbach was born in 1935 he was in his very late sixties when he left L&O. Surely Brisesco was over the retirment age?

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[edit] Pool/billiards

I've heard Orbach was a notable pool or billiards player (such as "The Jerry Orbach 3 Ball Shot the Hard Way" pool trick shot [1]). Anybody know anything more about this? JordeeBec 03:51, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

This should definitely be in there. He was rumored to have been one of the very best players among Hollywood people. When it is sourced, please add him to Cat:Pool celebrity amateur players. — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] ツ 09:28, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Ultimate New Yorker

It's hard to put into the article, but many native born New Yorkers such as myself regard Jerry as the best representative the city ever had. Obviously, he was a treasure of the Broadway musical theater, but also way he represented Lenny Briscoe is a perfect representation of the true New York city native. A likable guy with a cynical attitude, but always willing to help others when needed. I never met him, but always felt that I had GCW50 20:31, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wasnt he in Beauty and the Beast?

If I remember correctly, he was the candlestick's voice in a Disney movie production of Beauty and the Beast. I might be thinking of someone else, but I think he was in it.