Jerry Adler, the veteran actor who famously starred in The Sopranos, died Saturday, his family\u00a0announced<\/a>. He was 96.<\/p>\n Adler was born in Brooklyn and died surrounded by loved ones in New York City. His death announcement stated proudly, \u201cJerry was a resident of New York, New York.\u201d<\/p>\n He famously played the Jewish consigliere \u201cHerman \u2018Hesh\u2019 Rabkin\u201d on The Sopranos, appearing in 28 episodes across all six seasons.<\/p>\n Jerry Adler attends \u201cThe Sopranos\u201d Final Season World Premiere Red Carpet at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on March 27, 2007. WireImage<\/p>\n The late blooming actor also starred in hit shows \u201cThe Good Wife\u201d and \u201cRescue Me.\u201d<\/p>\n Adler, the cousin of famed acting teacher Stella Adler, began his career on Broadway and was the stage manager on the original production of the legendary play \u201cMy Fair Lady.\u201d<\/p>\n He later appeared in several major films, including Woody Allen\u2019s \u201cManhattan Murder Mystery\u201d and Charlie Kaufman\u2019s \u201cSynechdoche, New York.\u201d<\/p>\n Vincent Pastore, James Gandolfini, Tony Sirico, Michael Imperioli, Jerry Adler during season two of \u201cThe Sopranos.\u201d HBO<\/p>\n Colleagues and creators remembered Adler for his ability to own a line and steal a scene.<\/p>\n \u201cThe intent was only to have him on one episode of THE GOOD WIFE,\u201d showrunner Robert King\u00a0shared on X<\/a>\u00a0following the saddening news.<\/p>\n \u201cBut he was so funny in a diner scene, yelling \u201cI said ice cream, you stupid b*tch\u201d we had him back for six years of Good Wife and three years of Good Fight. One of our favorite collaborators,\u201d King concluded.<\/p>\n Adler himself shared his sage perspective on a life in show business.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know what\u2019s interesting,\u201d he said in a\u00a02017 interview<\/a>, according to\u00a0the Hollywood Reporter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYou spend your whole career backstage. Nobody knows who you are or even knows your name. They don\u2019t know anything about you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then you do a television show and suddenly you\u2019re a celebrity and everyone knows your face. It\u2019s so weird.\u201d<\/p>\n Adler\u2019s fame peaked as the character \u201cHesh\u201d on The Sopranos, contributing many memorable scenes, and the iconic line, uttered in season one, \u201cA hit is a hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jerry Adler, the veteran actor who famously starred in The Sopranos, died Saturday, his family\u00a0announced. He was 96. Adler was born in Brooklyn and died surrounded by loved ones in New York City. 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