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Jeffrey Tambor Talks About New Series "Transparent"
There are secrets in families," Jeffrey Tambor says. "That is the definition of a family."
Most recently, the 70-year-old actor, best known for playing the sheepish Hank "Hey Now" Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show and two elder Bluths on Arrested Development, has taken on a role in a family drama where his character lets go of a secret. On the Amazon Instant dramedy Transparent (the entire binge-worthy first season is available now), Tambor plays Maura Pfefferman, née Mort Pfefferman, who has shocked the family by coming out as transgender. In the show, which was recently renewed for a second season, Tambor offers a touching and at times hilarious portrayal of the hardships a person encounters when making such a drastic and definitive life change in their twilight years.
Although Tambor's character may appear to be the focal point of the show, series creator Jill Soloway has crafted an ensemble-focused show in which Maura is the catalyst that inspires all sorts of changes in her children – played by Amy Landecker, Gaby Hoffman and Jay Duplass – and her ex-wife, played by Judith Light, as well as everyone around them. Soloway, whose own father came out as transgender late in life, recently won a directing award at Sundance for her 2013 film Afternoon Delight and who is a TV vet with production and writing credits on outsider-family shows like Six Feet Under and United States of Tara. But overall it's a show that extends beyond escapist TV in the sense that it raises questions, many of which Tambor found himself asking.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/jeffrey-tambor-transparent-transgender-20141009#ixzz3HEH0ktOl
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Most recently, the 70-year-old actor, best known for playing the sheepish Hank "Hey Now" Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show and two elder Bluths on Arrested Development, has taken on a role in a family drama where his character lets go of a secret. On the Amazon Instant dramedy Transparent (the entire binge-worthy first season is available now), Tambor plays Maura Pfefferman, née Mort Pfefferman, who has shocked the family by coming out as transgender. In the show, which was recently renewed for a second season, Tambor offers a touching and at times hilarious portrayal of the hardships a person encounters when making such a drastic and definitive life change in their twilight years.
Although Tambor's character may appear to be the focal point of the show, series creator Jill Soloway has crafted an ensemble-focused show in which Maura is the catalyst that inspires all sorts of changes in her children – played by Amy Landecker, Gaby Hoffman and Jay Duplass – and her ex-wife, played by Judith Light, as well as everyone around them. Soloway, whose own father came out as transgender late in life, recently won a directing award at Sundance for her 2013 film Afternoon Delight and who is a TV vet with production and writing credits on outsider-family shows like Six Feet Under and United States of Tara. But overall it's a show that extends beyond escapist TV in the sense that it raises questions, many of which Tambor found himself asking.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/features/jeffrey-tambor-transparent-transgender-20141009#ixzz3HEH0ktOl
Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook