narrator
Richard Dreyfuss was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1947 and began his acting career at the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center when he was eight years old. He acted on television in shows such as Bewitched and The Big Valley and others for over a decade and worked in theater in Los Angeles from 1963. He started doing features in roles of size in the early '70s, such as American Graffiti, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, and Jaws. He won an Oscar in 1978 for his performance in The Goodbye Girl. He has been acting in American theater and films for 45 years.
From the Ondine artist archive. Appointments and season references reflect the original biography.
In his personal life, Dreyfuss has undertaken a nation-wide enterprise to encourage, revive, elevate, and enhance the teaching of civics in American schools. He has become a spokesperson on the issue of media informing policy, legislation, and public opinion, both speaking and writing to express his sentiments in favor of privacy, freedom of speech, democracy, and individual accountability.
Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversary Concert
Richard Dreyfuss, narrator · Tzimon Barto, piano · National Symphony Orchestra · Christoph Eschenbach · includes excerpts from the 1961 Inaugural Concert broadcast
Info & buy