Jamie Farr is most at home with straight-up comedy.
This won’t come as any surprise to the millions of TV viewers who know him for his portrayal of the wacky, cross-dressing Corporal Max Klinger in the iconic 1970s series M*A*S*H.
What might be more surprising is to see him as Morrie Schwartz, a man dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease and doing it with dignity, humour and insight, in the current Theatre Aquarius production of Tuesdays With Morrie.
Farr admits it’s a role that is challenging, stretching his Thespian muscles.
The story, based on the book by Mitch Albom, chronicles the author’s real-life experience of visiting a former college professor who...
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