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George Segal, Jr. (born February 13, 1934) is an American actor and musician. Segal became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. Some of his most acclaimed roles are in films such as ''Ship of Fools'' (1965), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1966), ''Where's Poppa?'' (1970), ''The Hot Rock'' (1972), ''Blume in Love'' (1973), ''A Touch of Class'' (1973), ''California Split'' (1974) and ''For the Boys'' (1991). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' and has won two Golden Globe Awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in ''A Touch of Class''. On television, he is best known for his roles as Jack Gallo on ''Just Shoot Me!'' (1997–2003) and as Albert "Pops" Solomon on ''The Goldbergs'' (2013–present). ==Early life== Segal was born in Great Neck, New York, the son of Fannie Blanche Segal (née Bodkin) and George Segal, Sr., a malt and hop agent. He is the youngest of three sons: oldest brother John, who worked in the hops brokerage business and was an innovator in the cultivation of new hop varieties, and middle brother Fred, a screenwriter.〔 A six-year-old sister, Greta, died of pneumonia before Segal was born.〔 Segal's family was Jewish, but he was raised in a secular household. A paternal great-grandfather ran for governor of Massachusetts as a socialist. When asked if he had a bar mitzvah, Segal stated: "I'm afraid not. I went to a Passover Seder at Groucho Marx's once and he kept saying, 'When do we get to the wine?' So that's my Jewish experience. I went to a friend's bar mitzvah, and that was the only time I was in Temple Beth Shalom. Jewish life wasn't happening that much at the time. People's car tires were slashed in front of the temple. I was once kicked down a flight of stairs by some kids from the local parochial school".〔 All of Segal's grandparents were immigrants from Russia. His maternal grandparents changed their surname from Slobodkin to Bodkin.〔 He first became interested in acting at the age of nine, when he saw Alan Ladd in ''This Gun for Hire''.〔 He states: "I started off with the ukulele when I was a kid in Great Neck. A friend had a red Harold Teen model; it won my heart. When I got to high school, I realized you couldn't play in a band with a ukulele, so I moved on to the four-string banjo."〔 When his father died in 1947, Segal moved to New York with his mother. He graduated from George School in 1951, and attended Haverford College.〔Segal, George. ''I've Got A Secret'', April 11, 1966.〕 He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts and drama. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1956.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Segal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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