Actor's name: Jerry Adler Birthday: February 4th, 1929 Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY Character's name: Hesh Rabkin Jerry in the NEWS	Trivia: Jerry Adler boasts an award-winning career as a producer, director and production supervisor that spans 40 years and more than 50 Broadway productions. Among his honors are multiple Tony Awards and an American Comedy Award. Adler studied directing and playwriting at Syracuse University and spent two years at the Dramatic Workshop in New York. Awards: 1999: Screen Actors Guild: Ensemble in TV Drama Series; The Sopranos award shared with cast mates.
Filmography: Mixed Signals (2001) Raising Dad (2001) TV Series Bad Dog (2000) Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000) TV Series Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (TV) 30 Days (1999) Six Ways to Sunday (1998) Alright Already (1997) TV Series A Delicatessen Story (1996) Larger Than Life (1996) Getting Away with Murder (1996) For Better or Worse (1996) Hudson Street (1995) TV Series The Odd Couple: Together Again (1993) (TV) Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) Exclusive (1992) (TV) Mad About You" (1992) TV Series The Public Eye (1992)			TV Guest Appearances: Wonderland (2000) Bull (2000) - 2 episodes The Sopranos (1999 - Present) Tracey Takes On... (1999) LateLine (1999) Spin City (1996) Law & Order (1996) Northern Exposure (1994-1995) - 3 episodes Mad About You (1993) Quantum Leap (1992) Brooklyn Bridge (1991)