Ishtar: The Movie/Film

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WARREN BEATTY

c/o Creative Artists Agency
9830 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

DUSTIN HOFFMAN

c/o Endeavor Talent Agency
9701 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

	THE ACTORS - Main Ishtar characters

	ROLE: Lyle Rogers • ALSO: Producer, songwriter OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'McCabe & Mrs. Miller', 'Bonnie & Clyde', 'Bugsy', 'Shampoo' • Director 'Reds', 'Bulworth', 'Dick Tracy', 'Heaven Can Wait'
BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW...: • His sister is Shirley MacLaine. • By Late 2005, the only person to twice earn Oscar nominations for actor/director/writer/producer. IN HIS WORDS: • 'Ishtar is a very good, not very big, comedy, made by a brilliant woman. And I think it's funny.' Read more on our 'IN THEIR WORDS' page.

	ROLE: Chuck Clarke • ALSO: Songwriter OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'The Graduate', 'Rainman', 'The China Syndrome', 'All The President's Men', 'Death Of A Salesman', 'Tootsie', 'Kramer Vs. Kramer', 'Marathon Man', 'Midnight Cowboy'
BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW...: • Named after one of his parents' favorite actors, “Dustin Farnum”. • Earned his third Academy Award nomination as the legendary stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce in Bob Fosse's 1974 bio 'Lenny'. • Is in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Greatest Age Span Portrayed By A Movie Actor" in 'Little Big Man', portraying a character from ages 17 to 121. IN HIS WORDS: • 'There's an underlying message to that movie, you know, that I think made it worth doing, & I would do it again in a second.' Read more on our 'IN THEIR WORDS' page.

	ROLE: Shirra Assel OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'Subway', 'Diabolique', 'The Driver', 'One Deadly Summer', 'Quartet', 'Queen Margot', 'Next Year If All Goes Well'
BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW...: • Considered a career in psychology before acting. • Has made another name for herself as a singer. • Shares same birth date (June 27th) with Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man) & Helen Keller (author/educator for the blind).

For more about Ishtar's stars, visit these great fan websites:

WARREN BEATTY
DUSTIN HOFFMAN
ISABELLE ADJANI
CHARLES GRODIN
JACK WESTON
CAROL KANE

THE ACTORS - Secondary characters

	• ROLE: Jim Harrison OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'The Woman In Red', 'Sunburn', 'Beethoven', 'Dave', 'Heaven Can Wait', 'The Heartbreak Kid', 'The Lonely Guy', 'The Great Muppet Caper', 'King Kong (1976)'
BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW...: • Starred in Elaine May's 1972 flick, 'The Heartbreak Kid'. • Charles is a published author & former TV talk show host. • Shares the same birth-month (April) with David Frost, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien & Jay Leno.

	• ROLE: Willa OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'Tender Mercies', 'Crimes Of The Heart', 'Road To Galveston', 'Starflight One', 'Her Alibi', 'Chiefs'
BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW...: • A southern gal who worked hard to lose her accent (never spoke a word in Ishtar).

	• ROLE: Abdul

	• ROLE: Marty Freed OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'The Incredible Mr. Limpet', 'Cuba', 'All In A Night's Work', 'Can't Stop The Music', 'Dirty Dancing', 'High Road To China', 'Short Circuit 2'
BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW...: • Married to actress Marge Redmond. • He often performed with the USO during World War Two.

	• ROLE: Carol OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'Annie Hall', 'Dog Day Afternoon', 'Even Cowgirls Get The Blues', 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', 'My Blue Heaven', 'Transylvania 6-5000', 'The Princess Bride', 'Scrooged'
BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW...: • Landed her first stage role at 14, as Jenny in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'. • Won two Emmys for her part as Simka Dahblitz on TV's 'TAXI'. • She writes poetry.

	• ROLE: Emir Yousef OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: • Actor 'Fiddler On The Roof', 'Moses', 'The Mummy', 'The Mummy Returns', 'Invisible: The Chronicles Of Benjamin Knight'

SUPPORTING ROLES
David Margulies - Mr. Clarke Rose Arrick - Mrs. Clarke Julie Garfield - Dorothy Christine Rose - Siri Darma Bob Girolami - Bartender Abe Kroll - Mr. Thomopoulos Hannah Kroll - Mr. Thomopoulos Herb Gardner - Rabbi Pierce Bill Moor - U.S. Consul Edgar Smith - Professor Barnes	J.C. Cutler - Omar Bill Bailey - Gen. Westlake Ian Gray - Manager of Chez Casablanca Maati Zaari - Porter Bouhaddane Larbi - Taxi Driver Fred Malamed - Caid of Assari Phillip Schopper - Waiter Kamarr - Maitre 'd at Chez Casablanca Warren Clarke - English Gunrunner Arthur Brauss - German Gunrunner	Sumar Khan - Ishtari Gunrunner Jon Paul Morgan - Djellabah Seller Nadim Sawalha - Rag Shop Owner/Camel Seller Haluk Belginer - Guerilla Leader Ron Berglas - CIA Agent Neil Zevnick - CIA Agent Matt Brewer - CIA Agent Alex Hyde-White - CIA Agent Stefan Gryff - KGB Agent Alexei Jawdokimov - KGB Agent

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