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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Aug 29, 2013 14:34:41 GMT -6
Murray Gershenz, who was most famous for his role as the elderly Felix in “The Hangover,” died of a heart attack August 28 in Hollywood. He was 91.
After starting his acting career at the age of 80, Gershenz appeared in shows including “Parks and Recreation,” “Mad Men,” “Modern Family” and “Raising Hope.”
Before getting into acting, the former opera singer and synagogue cantor was one of the country’s foremost record collectors, running the record store Music Man Murray for more than 50 years in Los Angeles’ West Adams neighborhood with his collection of more than 200,000 albums. He was the subject of a documentary about his record collection, “Music Man Murray,” that aired on the Documentary Channel.
He also appeared on “The Sarah Silverman Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “The Tonight Show.” His film appearances included “I Love You Man” and “The Amazing Burt Wonderstone.”
Gershenz remained in good health until his sudden death and was recently working on the series “Sullivan & Son.”
He is survived by a son, a daughter, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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