F. Murray Abraham
Born: October 24, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Married to: Kate Hannan (7 April 1962 – present) (2 children)
[on Amadeus (1984)] Getting the part was just luck, good fortune. I think every actor in the world wanted that part. You name a famous actor from the day, and they wanted that role and they were guaranteed box office. Fortunately for me, Milos (Forman) had something else in mind – thank God! It turns out it was me and Tom Hulce. I don’t know if he knew exactly what he had in mind until he came across the actor he thought seemed to have fit. That’s takes a lot of courage; because the film was bankrolled by one producer, all his own money. It was written by a Brit for a Brit. It was like they were going through the motions – they had to see some…
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