Lorin Dreyfuss
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Lorin Dreyfuss is an American
actor, film producer, and screenplay writer, born in New York City on December 4, 1944. He is the older brother of Richard Dreyfuss
, whom he frequently does voice overs, as their voices are extremely similar. He went to the same High School as Angelina Jolie
, Nicolas Cage
, Lenny Kravitz
, and David Schwimmer
. He is the son of actress Geraldine Dreyfuss and the father of actress Natalie Dreyfuss
. He has been writing, producing, and acting for over 25 years, having written, produced, and acted in more than a dozen feature films and an equal number of network television pilots. He has voiced hundreds of radio and television commercials and won many advertising awards, including Clios (Clio Awards
), Beldings, Tellys (Telly Award), and Lions. He operates his own production company and advertising agency. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife, Elizabeth.
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actor, film producer, and screenplay writer, born in New York City on December 4, 1944. He is the older brother of Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About...
, whom he frequently does voice overs, as their voices are extremely similar. He went to the same High School as Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
, Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
, Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
, and David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
. He is the son of actress Geraldine Dreyfuss and the father of actress Natalie Dreyfuss
Natalie Dreyfuss
Natalie Rachel Dreyfuss is a television actress, who has had guest starring roles in shows such as Burn Notice and The Shield. Most recently, she had a recurring role on the television series Glory Daze....
. He has been writing, producing, and acting for over 25 years, having written, produced, and acted in more than a dozen feature films and an equal number of network television pilots. He has voiced hundreds of radio and television commercials and won many advertising awards, including Clios (Clio Awards
Clio Awards
The Clio Awards are annual awards bestowed to reward innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication. The categories include work in nearly all types of media, and the judges are advertising professionals from around the world....
), Beldings, Tellys (Telly Award), and Lions. He operates his own production company and advertising agency. He currently lives in Southern California with his wife, Elizabeth.
Filmography
- My Life in RuinsMy Life in RuinsMy Life in Ruins is a 2009 romantic comedy film set amongst the ruins of ancient Greece, starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Rachel Dratch, Harland Williams and British comedy actor and impressionist Alistair McGowan...
, 2009, billed as Loryn Dreyfuss. - Clerks: The Animated SeriesClerks: The Animated SeriesClerks is an American animated sitcom based on Kevin Smith's 1994 comedy of the same name. It was developed for television by Smith, Smith's producing partner Scott Mosier and former Seinfeld writer David Mandel with character designs by Stephen Silver.-Cast:- Broadcast history :Only two episodes...
, 2000 as Old Jay. - The Angry BeaversThe Angry BeaversThe Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the Nickelodeon channel. The series revolves around Daggett and Norbert Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have left their home to become bachelors in the forest near Wayouttatown, Oregon. The show premiered...
, 1998 as Leonard Beaver. - Superman: The Animated SeriesSuperman: The Animated SeriesSuperman: The Animated Series is an American animated television series starring DC Comics' flagship character, Superman. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on The WB from September 6, 1996 to February 12, 2000. Warner Bros...
voice of Ben Mardon. - Batman: the Animated SeriesBatman: The Animated SeriesBatman: The Animated Series is an American animated series based on the DC Comics character Batman. The series featured an ensemble cast of many voice-actors including Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Arleen Sorkin, and Loren Lester. The series won four Emmy Awards and was nominated...
voice of Salvo Smith. - Let it RideLet It RideLet It Ride is a casino variation of poker, where the player wagers on the five-card poker hand formed by their own three cards and two community cards. Let It Ride is played at a relaxed pace relative to other casino card games, which has made it attractive to older players and to table game...
, 1989 as Grandstand Person. - Moon Over ParadorMoon Over ParadorMoon over Parador is a 1988 romantic comedy film, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá and Sonia Braga. It is a remake of the 1939 film The Magnificent Fraud, based on the unpublished short story entitled Caviar for His Excellency by Charles G...
, 1988 as First Dictator. - Dutch Treat, 1987 as Norm.
- Detective School DropoutsDetective School DropoutsDetective School Dropouts is a 1986 action-comedy co-starring and written by David Landsberg and Lorin Dreyfuss for The Cannon Group. Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person...
, 1986 as Paul Miller.
Writer
- Dutch Treat, 1987.
- Detective School DropoutsDetective School DropoutsDetective School Dropouts is a 1986 action-comedy co-starring and written by David Landsberg and Lorin Dreyfuss for The Cannon Group. Two bumbling private detectives get themselves hired to find a missing person...
, 1986. - Reggie TV Series, 1983.
- Skatetown, U.S.A.Skatetown, U.S.A.Skatetown, U.S.A. is a 1979 American comedic feature film produced to capitalize on the short-lived fad of roller disco.The film features many TV stars from the 1960s and 1970s, among them Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormick, Ron Palillo and Ruth Buzzi. Patrick Swayze's leading role as the...
, 1979. - Fantasy IslandFantasy IslandFantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
, 1977.