Winning an Oscar almost cost F. Murray Abraham his career - but he bounced back | Fresh Air

F. Murray Abraham won the 1985 Best Actor Oscar for Amadeus. Now he co-stars in The White Lotus as Bert, a chauvinistic patriarch on vacation in Italy with his son and grandson. We talk about his career and life, and the lessons he learned along the way.
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One of my very favorite actors, in Scarface, and especially in Amadeus !!❤