Emerging from a childhood in Cleveland where he first appeared on stage with the Play House’s Curtain Pullers, Grey honed his craft in nightclubs and early television before debuting on Broadway under the name Joel Kaye. His breakthrough came with the original Emcee in the 1966 musical Cabaret, a role that earned him a Tony and later an Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and a second Tony when the…
