Jack Warden was an American character actor of film and television. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait . He received a BAFTA nomination for the former movie and won an Emmy for his performance in Brians Song .
Warden was born John Warden Lebzelter, Jr. in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Laura M. and John Warden Lebzelter, who was an engineer and technician.
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