Joe Sagal
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Joseph B. "Joe" Sagal is an American actor
. He has sometimes been billed as Joey Sagal.
Sagal was born in Los Angeles, California
, the son of Sara Zwilling, a writer, singer, and director, and Boris Sagal
, a noted producer and director. His siblings include actors Jean Sagal
, Liz Sagal
, and actor & singer Katey Sagal
.
Notable film appearances include The Hidden
, Out for Blood, and The Return of Swamp Thing
. In Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes, where he played Elvis Presley the Mayor of RocknRoll Heaven, Redline, UnbeatableHarold, Retrograde, Cult, and many more. He has played Elvis in three movies, one TV show, and a play that Steve Martin wrote "Piccasso at the Lapin Agile", Joe was in the original Steppenwolf Production that played at the Westwood Playhouse (now the Geffen Playhouse), he then played the same part five years later at the Laguna Beach Playhouse, both Productions he was in broke all box-office and attendance records for the theaters and companies he played in.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. He has sometimes been billed as Joey Sagal.
Sagal was born in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, the son of Sara Zwilling, a writer, singer, and director, and Boris Sagal
Boris Sagal
Boris Sagal was a Ukrainian-born American television and film director.-Early life and career:Born in Yekaterinoslav, Soviet Union, Sagal emigrated to the United States where he attended the Yale School of Drama. Sagal's many TV credits include directing episodes of The Twilight Zone, "T.H.E...
, a noted producer and director. His siblings include actors Jean Sagal
Jean Sagal
Jean Sagal is an American television actress and director. In the 1980s, she co-starred with her twin-sister Liz Sagal in the 23-episode television series Double Trouble that ran from 1984-85. She has since appeared on such shows as Picket Fences, Knots Landing, Quantum Leap and 21 Jump Street...
, Liz Sagal
Liz Sagal
Elizabeth "Liz" Sagal is an American television professional, active as an actress, screenwriter and film editor.In the 1980s, she co-starred with her twin-sister Jean Sagal in the 23-episode television series Double Trouble that ran from 1984–85, as well as the 1982 movie Grease 2, a loose sequel...
, and actor & singer Katey Sagal
Katey Sagal
Catherine Louise "Katey" Sagal is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first achieved widespread fame as Peggy Bundy on the long-running Fox comedy series Married.....
.
Notable film appearances include The Hidden
The Hidden
The Hidden is an American science fiction film produced and released in 1987 by New Line Cinema. The film was written by Bob Hunt and directed by Jack Sholder...
, Out for Blood, and The Return of Swamp Thing
The Return of Swamp Thing
The Return of Swamp Thing is a sci-fi-comedy film released in 1989, and directed by Jim Wynorski. It is based on the DC Comics title Swamp Thing and is a sequel to the 1982 horror film Swamp Thing directed by Wes Craven; however, it had a lighter tone than the previous film...
. In Stephen King's Nightmares and Dreamscapes, where he played Elvis Presley the Mayor of RocknRoll Heaven, Redline, UnbeatableHarold, Retrograde, Cult, and many more. He has played Elvis in three movies, one TV show, and a play that Steve Martin wrote "Piccasso at the Lapin Agile", Joe was in the original Steppenwolf Production that played at the Westwood Playhouse (now the Geffen Playhouse), he then played the same part five years later at the Laguna Beach Playhouse, both Productions he was in broke all box-office and attendance records for the theaters and companies he played in.