Jerry Zaks was born on September 7, 1946 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a director and actor, known for Marvin's Room (1996), Everybody Loves Raymond (1996) and The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000).
Lynne Thigpen, Trey Wilson, Mary Catherine Wilson, and he were awarded the 1981 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Peformances for "Tintypes" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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He was nominated for 1995 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Director of a Musical.of "Smokey Joe's Café" on Broadway in New York City.
Has won Broadway's Tony Award four times: in 1986, as Best Director (Play) for "The House of Blue Leaves;" in 1989, as Best Director (Play) for "Lend Me a Tenor;" in 1991, as Best Director (Play), for "Six Degrees of Separation;" and in 1992, as Best Director (Musical), for a revival of "Guys and Dolls." He was also Tony-nominated three other times: in 1988, as Best Director (Musical), for a revival of "Anything Goes;" in 1995, as Best Director (Musical) for "Smokey Joe's Cafe;" and in 1996, as Best Director (Musical), for a revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."
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Awarded a Tony in 1986 for his direction in "The House of Blue Leaves."
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The child of Holocaust/concentration-camp survivors, Jerry is now one of the most successful, respected comedy directors in Broadway history.
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