Marcus Frank Harelik (born June 5, 1951) is an American television, film, and stage actor, and playwright.

Early life

Harelik was born in

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. In 1909, Harelik's

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grandfather, Haskell Harelik—upon whom Harelik's 1985 play, ''The Immigrant'', is based—immigrated to

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Career

In 1987, he moved to Los Angeles where he co-wrote, with Randal Myler, '' Hank Williams: Lost Highway''. In 1990, he worked in the

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play ''Search and Destroy'' and the William Ball play ''Cherry Orchard''. Harelik has appeared in the films ''

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'', and '' For Your Consideration.'' For animation; he was the voice of Queen Uberta’s

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.'' Harelik has played parts on the television series ''

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'', '' Six Feet Under'' and five episodes of the first season of ''

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'' as Dr.

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. He also played Sara Tancredi's lawyer in ''

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''. He appeared on the series finale of ''

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'', in a 2002 episode of

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" an episode of '' Star Trek: Voyager''. He also appeared in five episodes of short-lived NBC series ''

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''. In 2015, he appeared under his own name as an actor hired by the

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then later as God himself in the TV series ''

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''. Harelik appeared in the Broadway musical '' The Light in the Piazza''. Harelik's play, ''The Immigrant'', has been well-received, and was adapted into a musical of the same name. In 1997, he released a sequel, ''The Legacy'', changing it from a true story to fiction. He has appeared in several other plays including ''Temptation'' (1989), ''The Heidi Chronicles'' (1991), ''Elmer Gantry'' (1991), ''Tartuffe'' (1999), ''Old Money'' (2000), ''The Hollow Lands'' (2000), ''Be Aggressive'', ''The Beard of Avon'' (2001), ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (2004). Harelik also played Dr. Paul Stickley in HBO's series '' Getting On'', an American adaptation of the British sitcom of the same name. In 2015, Harelik co-starred as Jamie Thompson's father in ''

This Isn't Funny ''This Isn't Funny'' is a 2015 romantic comedy movie directed by Paul Ashton and written by Ashton and Katie Page. It was produced in the United States by Easy Open Productions, Metropolitan Entertainment, Not Bucket Films and Underman/Omega Girl ...

'', and in 2017, he played baseball player

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in the film '' Battle of the Sexes''.

Personal life

He is married to actress

Spencer Kayden Spencer Lemon Kayden (born May 27, 1968) is an American actress, comedian and writer. Kayden played Little Sally in the Broadway musical ''Urinetown'' and was a cast member on sketch comedy series ''MADtv.'' She also voiced Mrs. Pepper on ''Blue' ...

, who has acted in theatre productions alongside him. They have one child.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

* 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical — ''The Immigrant'' (nominee) * 2003 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical — '' Hank Williams: Lost Highway'' (nominee) *2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow at Ten Chimneys Foundation

Publications

*''The Immigrant'' *''The Legacy''''The Legacy''
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References

External links

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