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John Rubinstein
Rubinstein in 2008
Born	(1946-12-08)December 8, 1946 (age 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor composer director
Years active	1967–present
Spouses	Judi West ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1989)​ Jane Lanier ​ ​ (m. 1992; div. 2002)​ Bonnie Burgess ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	5, including Jacob Rubinstein, Peter Rubinstein, andMichael Weston

John Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American actor, composer and director.^[1][2]

Rubinstein is the son ofPolish parents. His mother, Aniela (née Młynarska), a dancer and writer, was a Roman Catholic native ofWarsaw, the daughter of conductorEmil Młynarski. His father wasPolish-Jewish concert pianistArthur Rubinstein.^[3][4][5][6] He attendedEl Rodeo Public School in Beverly Hills (K–2), Cours La Cascade in Paris, France (1954), and St. Bernard's School (3–8) andCollegiate School (New York City) (9–12) in New York City. He studied theater and music at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (1964–1967), and later composition at theJuilliard School in New York.^[7]

Rubinstein made his Broadway acting debut in 1972 and received aTheatre World Award for creating the title role in the musicalPippin, directed byBob Fosse.^[1] In 1980 he won theTony,Drama Desk, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, andDrama-Logue Awards for his portrayal of James Leeds inMark Medoff'sChildren of a Lesser God,^[1] directed byGordon Davidson.

Other Broadway appearances were inNeil Simon'sFools, directed byMike Nichols, andHerman Wouk'sThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, which earned him a Drama Desk nomination; he replacedWilliam Hurt as Eddie inDavid Rabe'sHurlyburly, replacedDavid Dukes inDavid Henry Hwang'sM. Butterfly, and starred inGetting Away with Murder, byStephen Sondheim andGeorge Furth, directed byJack O'Brien, andRagtime, byTerrence McNally,Stephen Flaherty, andLynn Ahrens. In 2014, he joined the Broadway cast of the hit revival ofPippin, directed byDiane Paulus, this time playing Pippin's father, Charlemagne; and subsequently repeated that role on the national tour throughout the United States and Japan in 2014–15.

In 2016, it was announced that Rubinstein would join fellow Tony-winnerChristian Borle inCharlie and the Chocolate Factory as Grandpa Joe, directed by Jack O'Brien.^[8]

In 2023 he starred in the one man biographical showEisenhower: This Piece of Ground debutingOff-Broadway at the St. Clemens Theatre inNew York City and subsequently touring around the US. The show portrays the former president at his home in retirement, working on his second autobiography, reminiscing about his life and musing about his popularity and how he will be remembered.^[9]

He taught a course in musical theater audition techniques at theUniversity of Southern California, and directed their spring musicals.^[10]

Rubinstein's feature films include21 Grams,Red Dragon,^[2]Mercy,Another Stakeout,^[2]Someone to Watch Over Me,^[2]Daniel,^[2]The Boys from Brazil,^[2]Rome & Jewel,Jekyll,Kid Cop,Getting Straight,^[2]Zachariah,^[11]The Trouble with Girls, andThe Car. He appears in the filmBeing the Ricardos asJess Oppenheimer.^[12]

Rubinstein has also performed in 150Audio Books, mostly in the genres of Mystery Thriller & Suspense (94) or science fiction/fantasy (18) genres, either as a character but usually narrating the entire text.^[17] He also read the part of Captain Kirk in thetalking book version ofHarlan Ellison's original teleplay forThe City on the Edge of Forever.^[18]

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