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Published on: 6/14/2007
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Among his other New York credits Mike acted as host-narrator for the 92nd Street Y's famous "Lyrics & Lyricists" series, inaugurated City Center's popular Encores series with "Fiorello," and starred in "The Fishkin Touch," in Murray Schisgal's "Circus Life," in the revival of Neil Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue," and in "The Prince of Grand Street."
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Overseas, Mike has been one of Israel's all-time popular stars.
He is the winner of two Israeli "Oscars" for his screen portrayal of Kuni Leml, a kind of Israeli Forrest Gump.
The Israel Cinematheque saluted his achievements in the Israeli film industry by honoring him at a special ceremony in 1997.
Over the past decades he has had several successful television shows and been a recording artist for CBS Israel.
From 1978 to 1981, Mike hosted and starred in his own TV variety show in Holland.
"The Mike Burstyn Show" was rated among the ten most popular shows in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
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Among his other numerous achievements: Mike had the honor of performing before President Reagan, Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, and the Presidents and Prime Ministers of Israel; starred in a Royal Variety Show at London's famed Paladium; and as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces entertained the troops both in peacetime and during three wars, hosting and performing with Danny Kaye on his month-long tour of army bases and hospitals following the Six Day War.
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Mike has been honored through the years with numerous artistic, cultural and humanitarian awards.
He is an honorary board member of Gilda's Club, a Trustee of the American Friends of the Hebrew University, a board member of the Israel Cancer Research Fund, served as Honorary President of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Israel and is President of The American Friends of Yedidim.
Mike is blessed with a beautiful angel of a wife, two incomparable sons, one lovely daughter-in-law, one precious grandaughter and a Shih-Tzu named Sunshine.
For the latest news and information, CDs and DVDs visit his website at www.mikeburstyn.com .