Elliott Gould

More recently, he has gained recognition for his recurring supporting roles as Jack Geller on Friends (1994–2004), as Reuben Tishkoff in the Ocean\'s Trilogy (2001–2007), and as Ezra Goldman in Ray Donovan (2013–2015). Until its cancellation, he had a leading role in the 2017 TV series Doubt.\n', ' Gould was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, Lucille (née Raver), sold artificial flowers to beauty shops, and his father, Bernard Goldstein, worked in the garment business as a textiles buyer. His family was Jewish, and his grandparents were emigrants from Ukraine, Poland, and Russia. He graduated from the Professional Children\'s School.\n', ' Gould began acting in the Broadway theatre in the late 1950s, making his Broadway debut in Rumple (1957).[citation needed] He had a number of small parts in the successful musicals Irma La Douce (1960–61) and Say, Darling. In 1962 he had a starring role in I Can Get It for You Wholesale, where he met future wife Barbra Streisand, which ran for 300 performances. Following that he landed prominent roles in 1965\'s Drat! The Cat! and, in 1967, Little Murders.[citation needed]\n', '