Joel Grey To Guest Star On Grey's Anatomy 11/12

Academy and Tony Award-winning actor and photographer Joel Grey returns to television in a new episode of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy." Grey, whose recent TV credits include critically acclaimed appearances on "Private Practice," "Brothers & Sisters" and "House," will guest star in the November 12, 2009 episode titled "New History" as Izzie Steven's (Katherine Heigl) high school mentor suffering from dementia.

In "Nothing to Fear," Owen recruits a fellow Iraq War veteran to be the new cardiothoracic surgeon, but Cristina questions the new surgeon's abilities; Izzie returns with her high school mentor (Grey) seeking treatment for dementia.

"Grey's Anatomy" airs on ABC-TV from 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. For more information, visit http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy.

Joel Grey- In a career that was launched in the early 1950's, Joel Grey has created indelible stage roles each decade since. Grey made his theatrical debut at the age of 9 in the 1941 Cleveland Playhouse production of On Borrowed Time and made his Broadway debut exactly two decades later as a replacement in Neil Simon's first comedy hit, Come Blow Your Horn (1961). Since then, his Broadway credits include the Stop the World I Want to Get Off (succeeding Anthony Newly in 1963), Half a Sixpence (following Tommy Steele in 1965), the iconic M.C. in Kander and Ebb's Cabaret (1966, Tony Award), song and dance man George M. Cohan in George M! (1967, Tony nomination), Goodtime Charlie (1975, Tony nomination), The Grand Tour (1979, Tony nomination), Amos Hart in the landmark revival of another Kander and Ebb musical, Chicago (1996, Drama Desk Award) and as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Wicked (2004). Joel's dramatic stage roles include John Guare's Marco Polo Sings a Solo (1975) at the Public Theatre; the Williamstown Theatre Festival production of Chekhov's Platonov (1978); Larry Kramer's seminal The Normal Heart (1986) at the Public Theatre; and the Roundabout Theatre production of Brian Friel's Give Me Your Answer, Do! (1999, Drama Desk nomination).

Joel received the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and the British Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1972 film version of Cabaret (directed by Bob Fosse). He is one of only eight actors to have won both the Tony and Academy Award for the same role. Other film credits include Frank Perry's Man on A Swing (1974), Robert Altman's Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1976); Herbert Ross' The Seven Percent Solution (1976); Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985, Golden Globe Nomination); Steven Soderbergh's Kafka (1991); Altman's The Player (1992); Phillip Haas' The Music of Chance (1993); Michael Ritchie's adaptation of The Fantasticks (2000); Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark (2000); and Clark Gregg's Choke, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Recent television appearances include "Alias," "Crossing Jordan," "Brooklyn Bridge" (Emmy nomination), "OZ," "Law and Order: Criminal Intent," "House," "Brothers & Sisters" and "Private Practice."

In addition to his acting career, Joel Grey is an accomplished photographer. He has three books of photographs, Pictures I Had to Take (published in 2003), Looking Hard at Unexamined Things (published in 2006) and 1.3- Images from My Phone (published in 2009). His work is now part of the permanent collections at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the New York Public Library.

Joel is the father of Jennifer and James and the grandfather of Stella. Visit Joel's website at www.joelgreyphotographer.com.

Photo credit: Walter McBride

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