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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1990
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va,OR LIFE
WE'RE FIGH',ING
Pollak's 'Avalon'
Is Life Remembered
MICHAEL ELKIN
Special to The Jewish. News
C
omic Kevin Pollak
connects to his
character in the
movie Avalon with a cord
reaching back to California.
"I come from the same
kind of structure," he says of
the Krichinskys on screen
and the Pollaks of San Fran-
cisco and San Jose. "My
grandfather came over
from Russia and had a
nightclub," just like the
film's grandfather figure,
Sam.
And paralleling his
character's experience in the
film — that of a TV
salesman — he says, "My
father had an appliance
business, which burnt down.
And there was no in-
surance."
Mr. Pollak portrays Izzy,
the somewhat irresponsi-
ble, irresistible eager beaver
of a businessman, in this
endearing and earnest Barry
Levinson movie about the
Jewish immigrant experi-
ence in America.
"As a film fan and as a Jew
who grew up similarly, this
film touched me on many
levels, says the comic-cum-
actor.
Does Pollak consider it
eerie that Avalon is so much
like his own background?
"It's not eerie. It's encourag-
ing to know that maybe
there were more families
like mine," he says with a
smile.
Mr. Pollak has much to
smile about these days, with
two other movies soon to be
released: L.A. Story, with
Steve Martin, and Rules of
Attraction, with Courtney
Cox.
The comedian is attracting
more and more interest from
producers and TV exec-
utives. The popular Mr.
Pollak, who regularly cracks
up Johnny Carson and com-
pany with his Peter Falk
and Albert Brooks imita-
tions, is an original.
"I did my first stand-up act
at 10," he recalls of that in-
itial talent show where he
lip-synced to Bill Cosby's
"Noah and the Ark" routine.
That "Ark" of triumph
was followed by more suc-
cesses, leading, in later
years, to appearances on
Michael Elkin is an enter-
tainment editor for the
Philadelphia Jewish Expo-
nent.
Kevin Pollak:
Relives his life.
cable specials and the CBS
series "Coming of Age."
Avalon represents Mr.
Pollak's coming of age as
actor. But, then, he con-
cedes, he learned the finer
points of drama at home,
where dialogue and dinner
overlapped, just as in Mr.
Levinson's lively laugh-a-
minute meal scenes.
During dinnertime at the
Pollaks, "everybody was
screaming at each other. It
was unbelievable theater,"
Mr. Pollak remembers.
Even today, in his own
home, which he shares with
actress Lucy Webb, Mr.
Pollak plays the role of kib-
bitzer. "We do 'Two Old
Jews Around the House.'
Our names are Sol and
Miriam."
He still seems amazed to
be playing the real role of
movie star. But then, Kevin
Pollak has had a lot of time
getting used to the feeling of
fame: 23 years. "I signed my
first autograph at 6," he
says. ❑
Flint Groups
Present Musical
The Flint Jewish Federa-
tion, Temple Beth El and
Beth Israel will sponsor a
musical performance, "From
Russia To Israel With Love,"
7 p.m. Nov. 26 at Congrega-
tion Beth Israel.
"From Russia To Israel
With Love" is a two-hour con-
cert by Soviet Jews.
The show will include Rus-
sian folk songs, light opera,
human stories of the lives of
the Jewish people of the
USSR and their absorption
into Israel.