Avner the Eccentric
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Avner Eisenberg "Avner the Eccentric" (born August 26, 1948) is an American
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Avner went to four different universities with a variety of tentative majors; he ultimately received a theater degree from the University of Washington in 1971. He then studied mime in Paris under Jacques Lecoq, interrupting those studies to spend some time as a puppeteer. Returning to the U.S., he taught at Carlo Clementi's Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in California.[1]
He performed at Renaissance fairs and on stages, before playing the title role in the 1985 film The Jewel of the Nile,[3][4] a film that also featured his fellow vaudevillians The Flying Karamazov Brothers.[1] In a review of that film, Janet Maslin singled out Avner for praise: "Avner Eisenberg very nearly steals the film…"[4] Roger Ebert, on reviewing the film, also singled Eisenberg out as "a true comic discovery".[5]
Other notable roles have included a self-titled 1984
He has performed his wordless solo act at numerous festivals, including the
In addition to his performing, he is certified as an
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-0-415-93853-2, p. 49 et. seq.
- New York Magazinereview of solo show Avner the Eccentric at Lamb's Theatre, New York City. Quoted in display ad New York Times, September 28, 1984. p. C3.
- IMDb, accessed 2009-09-25.
- ^ a b Janet Maslin, "Film: 'Jewel of the Nile'", New York Times, December 11, 1985, p. C22.
- ^ "The Jewel of the Nile". Roger Ebert review (12/11/85).
- ^ a b c d Biography, Avner the Eccentric, official site. Accessed 2009-09-25.
External links
- Official website
- Avner Eisenberg at IMDb
- Avner Eisenberg at the Internet Broadway Database