Jewish actors

Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family's unknown Holocaust story in 'Finding Your Roots'

In Tuesday’s episode of the PBS celebrity genealogy series “Finding Your Roots,” Caplan learns that one of her ancestors survived four camps - and that his wife and baby were murdered.

Actor Lizzy Caplan appears on an episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots."
MEL BROOKS and Judd Apatow attend the Los Angeles premiere of HBO Documentary Films' Mel Brooks: 99 Year Old Man! at Ted Mann Theater at the Academy Museum on January 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary

Noah Schnapp attends the "Stranger Things" Season 5 Event at Hangar 7 - Flughafen Tempelhof on November 18, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

Stranger Things fans ignore anti-Israel activists' boycott call after stars sympathized with Israel

Jerry Adler attends SopranosCon 2019 at Meadowlands Exposition Center on November 23, 2019 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Jewish actor Jerry Adler, 'Sopranos' star, dies at 96


Jewish ‘Game of Thrones’ actress reports antisemitic abuse in social media

The abuse, she said, is “mostly to do with Israel, and it’s completely uncalled for because I tend to post pretty pictures, of rehearsal, of work that I do.”

The Iron Throne is seen on the set of the television series Game of Thrones

‘Crossing Delancey' is a warm tale of authentic Jewish romance

The classic 1988 romantic comedy that arrived in theaters 30 years ago this week, remains a cinematic treat worth revisiting.

New York city panorama with tall skyscrapers

Israeli actor taking on Tevye in U.S. tour of Fiddler on the Roof

Lazarov confirmed to 'The Jerusalem Post' on Monday that he would be joining the production for the coming year.

Yehekel Lazarov in 'Mama's Angel'

Rob Reiner on Judaism, movies and his experience ‘home shuling’

Rob Reiner directed the film "LBJ," to open in theaters on Friday.

Director Rob Reiner poses at the premiere for "LBJ" in Los Angeles, California, US, October 24, 2017

Jewish-American actor raises money to expose Hollywood pedophiles

The actor claimed that since he started to expose the industry, his life has been under threat.

Corey Feldman (R) and wife Susie Sprague.

Paul Rudd learns his family experienced antisemitism

"It must have been awful," Rudd remarked on hearing of the trying experiences of his ancestors in Europe.

Paul Rudd

WATCH: Adam Sandler shakes a lulav at Sukkot celebration

The actor attended the Chabad street festival to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

Actor Adam Sandler shakes the lulav.

Jews fail to bring home the gold at 2017 Emmys

Most of the Jewish-themed content and Jewish actors went home empty-handed after the 69th Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

69th Primetime Emmy Awards – Governors Ball – Los Angeles, California, U.S., 17/09/2017 - Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer poses.

Larry David and Bernie Sanders are cousins, naturally

Both men are Jewish, are around the same age (Sanders is 75, and David is coming up on 70), formed their distinctive accents growing up in Brooklyn — and the resemblance is clear.

Bernie Sanders and Larry David

Oscar-winning Jewish actor Martin Landau dead at 89

His long career had remarkable ups and downs.

Actor Martin Landau arrives for the European premiere of the film "Frankenweenie" at the Odeon Leicester Square in central London October 10, 2012.