Obituaries
Tony Award-nominated actor Louis Zorich, who played a grumpy Greek diner owner in “The Muppets Take Manhattan” and the father of Paul Reiser’s character on the NBC sitcom “Mad About You,” has died at his home in New York.
Feb. 2, 2018
Movies
Louis Zorich, who plays the corrupt mayor in “City of Hope,” has long been an esteemed character actor, but “Cheap Shots” (at the AMC Century 14) marks his first starring film role.
Nov. 15, 1991
Louis Zorich has been an actor for decades, but he still isn’t sure about this interview thing.
Nov. 23, 1991
Sports
Chicago Bear defensive tackle Chris Zorich will sit out the 1996 season because of a torn knee ligament.
Aug. 20, 1996
The Chicago Bears waived defensive tackle Chris Zorich, their second-round draft pick in 1991.
Oct. 29, 1997
The apartment rent was $140 a month.
May 12, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
A burglar seemingly in search of glory broke into the Montclair, N.J., home of Olympia Dukakis and stole the Oscar statuette she won last year for best supporting actress in “Moonstruck.”
May 29, 1989
Archives
The heavy sound of Chris Zorich’s knuckles on the thin door echoed through the fumes from a nearby refinery, a smell that coated the decaying neighborhood like paint.
Nov. 24, 1994
Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, the theater veteran who had memorable turns in films such as “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias,” has died in New York City.
May 1, 2021
Before his final football season at Notre Dame, All-American nose tackle and co-captain Chris Zorich was given a list of questions by the university’s sports information office.
Jan. 3, 1991