How Old Is Topol From Fiddler On The Roof

Then 36 years old topol was made to look 20 years older and 30 pounds 14 kg heavier with makeup and costuming.

How old is topol from fiddler on the roof.

Avram nods itchak. February 2009 topol recently finished a two month season once again playing tevye in fiddler on the roof at capitol theatre in sydney australia. The events related in the fiddler on the roof take place in anatevka a fictional town inside the pale during the year of 1905. The 1971 screen version featured norma crane molly picon and topol.

It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and. In a reprise of his role as tevye currently touring in fiddler on the roof at age 74. As in his role as shabati topol used the technique of locking his muscles to convincingly play an older character. Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905.

It was twelve years old. He is an actor known for fiddler on the roof 1971 flash gordon 1980 and for your eyes only 1981. Topol was born on september 9 1935 in tel aviv palestine as chaim topol. They have three children.

He has been married to galia topol since october 23 1956. It ran for 3 242 performances at the imperial theatre and opened the door for other musicals to deal with more serious issues. As a young man i had to make sure that i didn t break the illusion for the audience.