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Date of Birth:

31 August 1945, Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel] more

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Mini Biography:

Probably the pre-eminent violinist of our time, Itzhak Perlman is known... more

Trivia:

Performed George Gershwin's Summertime with Larry Adler on "Parkinson" (1971)... more

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Down 1% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(13 articles)

Young Korean-American Hahn-Bin Wows Carnegie Hall In Debut Performance
(From Huffington Post. 15 October 2009, 9:18 AM, PDT)
NY Philharmonic And Itzhak Perlman Join Rotary's Effort To End Polio Now-12/2
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 1 September 2009, 3:34 PM, PDT)

US TV Schedule:

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	President Obama: The Inauguration (2009) (TV)	(performer: "Air and Simple Gifts")	2009	-	7.0 (48)

2.	Music of the Heart (1999)	(performer: "Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins")	1999	-	6.5 (5,280)

3.	"Shabatot VeHagim" (1999)	(1 episode)	1999	-	7.8 (17)
	1 TV episode: "Shabatot VeHagim: Ha-Se'ara (#3.7)" (performer: "Winter")
4.	Schindler's List (1993)	(performer: "LA CAPRICIEUSE OPUS 17")	1993	$321M	8.9 (245,896)

5.	An Evening at Tanglewood (1967) (TV)	("Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso")	1967	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)	(musician: violin solos)	2005	$149M	7.1 (34,943)

2.	Ying xiong (2002)	(musician: violin solos and fiddling)	2002	$170M	8.0 (70,581)
	AKAs: Hero (Canada: English title: literal English title) (UK) (USA) Jet Li's Hero (USA) Quentin Tarantino Presents Hero (USA: promotional title) Ying hung (China: Cantonese title)
3.	Fantasia/2000 (1999)	(musician: violin)	1999	$89.4M	7.2 (9,913)
	AKAs: Fantasia 2000 (Philippines: English title) (USA: alternative spelling)
4.	Schindler's List (1993)	(musician: violin solo)	1993	$321M	8.9 (245,896)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Shalom Sesame" (1987)	Special Guest	1987	-	6.7 (10)

2.	"Live from Lincoln Center" (1976)	(2 episodes, 1980)	1980	-	7.4 (31)
	AKAs: Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: "Live from Lincoln Center: Isaac Stern's 60th Birthday Celebration (#6.1)" "Live from Lincoln Center: Pension Fund Benefit Concert" (uncredited)

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Great Performances" (1972)	contributor (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	8.4 (106)
		1 TV episode: "Great Performances: The Art of the Violin" (contributor)

Composer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Hier ist kein 'Warum' (1997)		1997	-	7.8 (35)
		AKAs: Ici il n'y a pas de pourquoi (France) There Is No Why Here Tu nie ma Dlaczego (Poland)

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Small Wonders (1995)	(thanks)	1995	-	7.5 (88)
		AKAs: Fiddlefest

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	President Obama: The Inauguration (2009) (TV)	Himself	2009	-	7.0 (48)

2.	9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero, 7th Anniversary (2008) (TV)	Himself	2008	-	-

3.	The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008) (TV)	Himself/Honoree	2008	-	5.8 (12)

4.	"Live from Lincoln Center" (1976)	Himself - Violinist / Himself (5 episodes, 1978-2006)	2006	-	7.4 (31)
	AKAs: Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title) 5 TV episodes: "Live from Lincoln Center: 30 Years of 'Live from Lincoln Center'" (also archive footage) Himself "Live from Lincoln Center: An Evening with Itzhak Perlman and the New York Philharmonic (#7.2)" Himself "Live from Lincoln Center: Chamber Music Society with Itzhak Perlman (#2) (#6.4)" Himself - Violinist "Live from Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta and Itzhak Perlman (#4.4)" Himself - Violinist "Live from Lincoln Center: Chamber Music Society with Itzhak Perlman (#1) (#4.3)" Himself - Violinist
5.	The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)	Himself - Performer	2006	-	6.2 (590)

6.	The Music of 'Memoirs' (2006) (V)	Himself	2006	-	-

7.	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2003) (TV)	Honoree	2003	-	7.0 (29)

8.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2003)	2003	-	8.4 (106)
	2 TV episodes: "Great Performances: 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song" Himself "Great Performances: The Art of the Violin" Himself
9.	Perlman at the Penthouse (2000) (TV)	Himself	2000	-	-

10.	Fantasia/2000 (1999)	Himself - Host (segment "Pines of Rome")	1999	$89.4M	7.2 (9,913)
	AKAs: Fantasia 2000 (Philippines: English title) (USA: alternative spelling)
11.	Music of the Heart (1999)	Himself	1999	-	6.5 (5,280)

12.	Itzhak Perlman: Fiddling for the Future (1998) (TV)	Performer	1998	-	-

13.	Everyone Says I Love You (1996)	Himself	1996	$34.5M	6.8 (15,265)

14.	"American Masters" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	8.3 (66)
	1 TV episode: "American Masters: Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter" Himself
15.	Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House (1996) (TV)	Himself	1996	-	7.9 (7)

16.	People in Motion: Redesigning the Human Machine (1995) (TV)	Host	1995	-	-

17.	Small Wonders (1995)	Himself	1995	-	7.5 (88)
	AKAs: Fiddlefest
18.	"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	7.6 (15)
	AKAs: Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts) Letterman (Australia) The Late Show (USA: informal short title) 1 TV episode: "Late Show with David Letterman: (1994-01-06)" Himself
19.	"MisteRogers' Neighborhood" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	8.3 (540)
	AKAs: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "MisteRogers' Neighborhood: Then and Now (#23.15)" Himself
20.	"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	6.8 (472)
	AKAs: Jay Leno (Australia) 1 TV episode: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: (1993-01-08)" Himself
21.	Perlman in Russia (1992) (TV)	Performer	1992	-	-

22.	Tchaikovsky: 150th Birthday Gala from Leningrad (1990) (TV)	Performer	1990	-	-

23.	Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV)	Himself	1988	-	7.0 (66)
	AKAs: Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA: video title) Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title) The Sesame Street Special (USA: informal title)
24.	A Musical Toast: The Stars Shine on Public Television (1987) (TV)	Himself	1987	-	-

25.	"The New Hollywood Squares" (1986)	Himself / Panelist (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	5.5 (26)
	1 TV episode: "The New Hollywood Squares: (#1.1)" Himself/Panelist
26.	Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV)	Himself	1986	-	7.1 (26)

27.	Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 (1985) (TV)	Soloist (violin)	1985	-	7.7 (5)

28.	Gala of Stars 1984 (1984) (TV)	Himself	1984	-	-

29.	Zubin and the I.P.O. (1983) (TV)	Himself	1983	-	-

30.	"Love, Sidney" (1981)	Himself (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	6.7 (48)
	1 TV episode: "Love, Sidney: Fiddler Under the Roof (#1.7)" Himself
31.	John Denver: Music and the Mountains (1981) (TV)		1981	-	5.6 (6)

32.	Gala of Stars 1981 (1981) (TV)	Himself	1981	-	-

33.	"Sesame Street" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	8.5 (1,833)
	AKAs: Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title) Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title) The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title) 1 TV episode: "Sesame Street: Big Bird Goes to School (#12.1)" Himself
34.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)	Himself (3 episodes, 1975-1980)	1980	-	8.3 (463)
	AKAs: The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) 3 TV episodes: "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1980-07-21)" Himself "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1978-01-06)" Himself "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1975-04-01)" Himself
35.	Live from Studio 8H: A Tribute to Toscanini (1980) (TV)	Soloist	1980	-	-

36.	An Evening at Tanglewood (1967) (TV)	Himself (violinist)	1967	-	-

37.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Violinist / Himself - Violinist (5 episodes, 1958-1964)	1964	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 5 TV episodes: "Toast of the Town: (#17.31)" Himself - Violinist "Toast of the Town: (#17.29)" Violinist "Toast of the Town: (#12.52)" Violinist "Toast of the Town: (#12.22)" Violinist "Toast of the Town: (#12.8)" Violinist


1.	All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV)	Himself

2.	Remembering Jacqueline du Pré (1994) (V)	Himself

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