Lainie Kazan Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Lainie Kazan was born Lainie Levine in Brooklyn, New York, to Carole (Kazan) and Ben Levine. She graduated from Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York. Her film career began in Dayton's Devils (1968), starring alongside Leslie Nielsen. Later, Lainie was nominated a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture for her ...
Full Name
Lainie Kazan
Net Worth
$15 Million
Date Of Birth
May 15, 1940
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height
1.67 m
Occupation
Actress, singer
Profession
Actor, Singer
Education
Hofstra University, Erasmus Hall High School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Peter Daniels
Children
Jennifer Bena
Parents
Carole Levine, Ben Levine
Nicknames
Lainie Kazan, Kazan, Lainie
Facebook
Twitter
IMDB
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Ou...
Movies
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, My Favorite Year, Lust in the Dust, Beaches, Gigli, Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!, One from the Heart, Harry and the Hendersons, The Delta Force, Lady in Cement, Love Is All There Is, The Cemetery Club, The Journey of Nat...
TV Shows
The Paper Chase, Karen's Song, My Big Fat Greek Life, Tough Cookies, The Dean Martin Summer Show
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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Deep sultry voice
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Voluptuous figure
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Large brown eyes
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Natural brunette hair
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Quote
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I get a sensual feeling from my own singing voice. When I am right, whether I'm moaning or winging it, I just fly. I soar. I get all caught up in myself. And baby, when that happens, you just know the audience has to be with me, having a ball.
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Fact
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Formed a business partnership with Hugh Hefner, who created performance venues Kazan East and West to help nurture the singing aspect of her career.
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She teaches theater at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
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Appearing at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, California. [November 2008]
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Her husband was diagnosed in September 1988 with lung cancer and passed away five months later.
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Despite playing her mother in Beaches (1988), Kazan is 5 years older than Bette Midler in real life.
She studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
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Appeared in the October 1970 issue of Playboy magazine.
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Was the visual inspiration for the comic book character Big Barda.
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In 1993, received a Tony Award nomination as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "My Favorite Year", reprising her original role from the earlier film version of the same title, My Favorite Year (1982).
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Was named as "Queen of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1997.
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Hit #123 on the Billboard 'Bubbling Under' singles chart in 1967 with "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (MGM 13657).
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Her father was of Russian Jewish descent, and her maternal grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Lainie's maternal grandmother was born in Jerusalem, to a Jewish family that had lived there for generations.
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Understudied Barbra Streisand in the original Broadway production of the musical "Funny Girl".
