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Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American retired actor whose career spanned nearly five decades, beginning in the early 1970s and concluding in 2020. Raised in a Conservative Jewish family in San Francisco, he was the son of Eileen (née Salzberg) and Bernard Tambor, a flooring contractor. After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School, Tambor earned a B.A. in acting at San Francisco State University and later a master’s degree from Wayne State University, where he honed his craft in repertory theater before moving to Broadway. His breakthrough television role came as the uptight neighbor Jeffrey Brookes on The Ropers (1979‑80), and he quickly became a versatile character actor celebrated for his work on The Larry Sanders Show (1992‑98) as the narcissistic sidekick Hank Kingsley.
Tambor’s most iconic performances include the scheming patriarch George Bluth Sr. on Arrested Development (2003‑06, 2013, 2018‑19) and the groundbreaking transgender lead Maura Pfefferman on Transparent (2014‑17), for which he won a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first actor to receive an Emmy for portraying a transgender character. His film résumé features memorable supporting turns such as There’s Something About Mary (1998), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel, The Hangover trilogy, and The Death of Stalin (2017). In addition to live‑action work, Tambor contributed voice talent to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Monsters vs. Aliens, and Tangled. His personal life includes marriages to Katie Mitchell (1991‑2000) and Kasia Ostlun (2001‑present), with five children. Controversies arose in 2017‑18 with sexual‑misconduct allegations, leading to his departure from Transparent. Despite the disputes, Tambor remains respected for his dynamic range, comedic timing, and his contributions to television’s golden age.
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Given Name: Jeffrey Michael Tambor
Born: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: July 8, 1944
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1972-2020
Children: 5
Spouses: Katie Mitchell, Kasia Ostlun
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Movies Featuring Jeffrey Tambor
Win Win
The Death of Stalin
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Never Again
Magic Camp
Branded
Life Stinks
55 Steps
Wonder Park
...and justice for all.
Muppets from Space
No Small Affair
Lisa
Saturday the 14th
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
For the Love of Money
Five
Night of the Living Carrots
Phil Spector
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
The Clockwork Girl
Tangled: Before Ever After
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Onion News Empire
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni
Get Well Soon
Eloise at the Plaza
Scorched
Eloise at Christmastime
Funky Monkey
The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz
Earth to America
The Making Of ‘The Larry Sanders Show’
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
The Easter Story
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
Seriously… Phil Collins
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
Pastime
Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction
The Man Who Wasn’t There
Sadat
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Robert Kennedy & His Times
A Gun in the House
The Nativity
Three O’Clock High
Brenda Starr
At Home with the Webbers
Another Midnight Run
Summertime Killer
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Doctor Dolittle
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Radioland Murders
Crossing the Bridge
Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber Insects
Jonny’s Golden Quest
The Burden of Proof
The Man Who Captured Eichmann
My Teacher’s Wife
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Career Timeline
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2013
Phil Spector
Bruce Cutler
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Self
Onion News Empire
David Bryant
2007
The Making Of ‘The Larry Sanders Show’
Hank Kingsley
My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
Santa (voice)
The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas
Santa Claus (voice)
2003
Eloise at the Plaza
Mr. Salomone the Manager
Scorched
Bank Employer
Eloise at Christmastime
Mr. Salomone the Manager
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