Josh Mostel

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The son of Broadway and film star Zero Mostel, Joshua Mostel is every bit the "heavyweight" that his father was -- perhaps even heavier. A graduate of Brandeis University, Mostel followed his father's sizable footsteps by going on-stage. His first major film appearance was as King Herod -- complete with anachronistic psychedelic costuming, and surrounded by go-go girls -- in Jesus Christ Superstar (1973). Of his three regular assignments on series television, Mostel is probably least proud of his role as Blotto, younger brother of John Belushi's Bluto, in Delta House (1979), the mercifully short-lived TV spin-off of National Lampoon's National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). Conversely, one of Joshua Mostel's best film roles was the fish-peddling Uncle Abe in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987).

Overview

Birthday December 21, 1946
Born In New York City, New York, USA
Alternative names Joshua Mostel
Height 175 cm
Spouse/Ex- Peggy Rajski June 24, 1983 - 1998 (divorced)
Parents Zero Mostel
Relatives Tobias Mostel (Sibling)

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Trivia With more than a passing resemblance to hefty dad, 'Zero Mostel", he played manic characters just as well, especially his Blotto Blutarsky in the National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) TV spin off Delta House (1979) (as Belushi's character's younger brother) and his psychedelic King Herod in the film Jesus Christ Superstar (1973).

Scores

Jesus Christ Superstar
1h 46m
7.4
The Money Pit
1h 31m
6.4
City Slickers
1h 53m
6.8
Billy Madison
1h 29m
6.4
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