Leslie Shenkel

Leslie Shenkel was born on May 20, 1944 in USA. Leslie Shenkel's big-screen debut came with Bum Rap directed by Danny Irom in 1988, strarring Fred (as Les Shenkel). Leslie Shenkel is known for An Englishman in New York directed by Richard Laxton, John Hurt stars as Quentin Crisp and Denis O'Hare as Phillip Steele. The upcoming new movie Leslie Shenkel plays is An Englishman in New York which will be released on Apr 27, 2009.

Moved from Brooklyn at age 9 to Hewlett, NY. Graduated Hewlett High School in 1962. Got hooked on Theatre at Hewlett.Attended Rider College in Trenton, NJ 1962-1965. Many plays and was picked to play Evil Eye Fleagle in Li'l Abner in a USO tour of US Army bases in France 1963.Moved into New York City after college.Left acting at age 28, couldn't handle the rejection. Back at age 40 not caring about the rejection, worked ever since.Now, snowbirds between Callicoon, New York (Sullivan County near the site of the original Woodstock Music Festival) and Greenacres (yes there is one) Florida.One wife six cats---life is good.