Ted Liss
Coached Theater
March 06, 1992 | By Kenan Heise. | Chicago Tribune
Ted Liss, 72, an actor, director and acting coach, had a theatrical career that began as a child on the radio in 1931, included nine feature films and was marked by a reputation as a legendary coach to people who became top professional actors and actresses.
He died Wednesday in his home on North Lake Shore Drive.
''Ted touched lives,'' Barbara Hoagland, a family friend, said. ''He had a wonderful gift for teaching and for helping people to understand the depth of their emotions and, through the theater, the depth of human experience.''
Mr. Liss starting acting at the age of 11 and continued as a working actor. He belonged to SAG, AFTRA and Equity. His credits included: ''Northside 777,'' ''Mahogany'' with Diana Ross and ''Skokie'' with Danny Kaye.
He received his acting training at the Goodman Theatre and he subsequently worked with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater.
For many years, he operated the Ted Liss Studio Actors Workshop at 1529 N. Wells St. He coached actors such as Robert Urich, Mike Nussbaum, Tom Bosley, Lois Nettleton and Geraldine Page.
In 1986, he started the Rejoice Repertory in is workshop and directed plays there, including ''Born Yesterday'' and ''Medea.''
Mr. Liss also did voice-overs in radio commercials.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Beth; two sons, Randy and Jason; a daughter, Rebecca Michaelson; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Piser Weinstein Menorah Chapel, 5206 N. Broadway.
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Date of Birth 5 April 1919
Date of Death 3 March 1992, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Once named the "enfante terrible" of the American stage prior to WWII, Ted returned from service in Alaska to open the Ted Liss Studio for Performing Arts in Chicago in 1946 (many of his early students were funded by money from the GI bill). He continued teaching acting, directing and commercial voiceover performance for 46 years until his death in 1992. Famous alumni of his studio include Tom Bosley (who cast Ted as "Bishop MacNee" in the pilot of his Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)), Robert Urich, and current stars Virginia Madsen and Billy Campbell. One of the eulogies at Ted's funeral was given by famous Chicago sportscaster Jack Brickhouse. At ceremony's end, Ted's family led the mourners in a rousing standing ovation. Though he appeared in two notable films (Child's Play (1988) and Somewhere in Time (1980)), Ted is best-known for his commercial voice overs, including the infamous "Willie Horton" commercial for George Bush in 1988 (which was done with some ambivalence by lifelong liberal Ted).
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Coached Theater
March 06, 1992 | By Kenan Heise. | Chicago Tribune
Ted Liss, 72, an actor, director and acting coach, had a theatrical career that began as a child on the radio in 1931, included nine feature films and was marked by a reputation as a legendary coach to people who became top professional actors and actresses.
He died Wednesday in his home on North Lake Shore Drive.
''Ted touched lives,'' Barbara Hoagland, a family friend, said. ''He had a wonderful gift for teaching and for helping people to understand the depth of their emotions and, through the theater, the depth of human experience.''
Mr. Liss starting acting at the age of 11 and continued as a working actor. He belonged to SAG, AFTRA and Equity. His credits included: ''Northside 777,'' ''Mahogany'' with Diana Ross and ''Skokie'' with Danny Kaye.
He received his acting training at the Goodman Theatre and he subsequently worked with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater.
For many years, he operated the Ted Liss Studio Actors Workshop at 1529 N. Wells St. He coached actors such as Robert Urich, Mike Nussbaum, Tom Bosley, Lois Nettleton and Geraldine Page.
In 1986, he started the Rejoice Repertory in is workshop and directed plays there, including ''Born Yesterday'' and ''Medea.''
Mr. Liss also did voice-overs in radio commercials.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Beth; two sons, Randy and Jason; a daughter, Rebecca Michaelson; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Piser Weinstein Menorah Chapel, 5206 N. Broadway.
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Date of Birth 5 April 1919
Date of Death 3 March 1992, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Once named the "enfante terrible" of the American stage prior to WWII, Ted returned from service in Alaska to open the Ted Liss Studio for Performing Arts in Chicago in 1946 (many of his early students were funded by money from the GI bill). He continued teaching acting, directing and commercial voiceover performance for 46 years until his death in 1992. Famous alumni of his studio include Tom Bosley (who cast Ted as "Bishop MacNee" in the pilot of his Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)), Robert Urich, and current stars Virginia Madsen and Billy Campbell. One of the eulogies at Ted's funeral was given by famous Chicago sportscaster Jack Brickhouse. At ceremony's end, Ted's family led the mourners in a rousing standing ovation. Though he appeared in two notable films (Child's Play (1988) and Somewhere in Time (1980)), Ted is best-known for his commercial voice overs, including the infamous "Willie Horton" commercial for George Bush in 1988 (which was done with some ambivalence by lifelong liberal Ted).
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Ted Liss
Coached Theater
March 06, 1992 | By Kenan Heise. | Chicago Tribune
Ted Liss, 72, an actor, director and acting coach, had a theatrical career that began as a child on the radio in 1931, included nine feature films and was marked by a reputation as a legendary coach to people who became top professional actors and actresses.
He died Wednesday in his home on North Lake Shore Drive.
''Ted touched lives,'' Barbara Hoagland, a family friend, said. ''He had a wonderful gift for teaching and for helping people to understand the depth of their emotions and, through the theater, the depth of human experience.''
Mr. Liss starting acting at the age of 11 and continued as a working actor. He belonged to SAG, AFTRA and Equity. His credits included: ''Northside 777,'' ''Mahogany'' with Diana Ross and ''Skokie'' with Danny Kaye.
He received his acting training at the Goodman Theatre and he subsequently worked with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater.
For many years, he operated the Ted Liss Studio Actors Workshop at 1529 N. Wells St. He coached actors such as Robert Urich, Mike Nussbaum, Tom Bosley, Lois Nettleton and Geraldine Page.
In 1986, he started the Rejoice Repertory in is workshop and directed plays there, including ''Born Yesterday'' and ''Medea.''
Mr. Liss also did voice-overs in radio commercials.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Beth; two sons, Randy and Jason; a daughter, Rebecca Michaelson; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Piser Weinstein Menorah Chapel, 5206 N. Broadway.
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Date of Birth 5 April 1919
Date of Death 3 March 1992, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Once named the "enfante terrible" of the American stage prior to WWII, Ted returned from service in Alaska to open the Ted Liss Studio for Performing Arts in Chicago in 1946 (many of his early students were funded by money from the GI bill). He continued teaching acting, directing and commercial voiceover performance for 46 years until his death in 1992. Famous alumni of his studio include Tom Bosley (who cast Ted as "Bishop MacNee" in the pilot of his Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)), Robert Urich, and current stars Virginia Madsen and Billy Campbell. One of the eulogies at Ted's funeral was given by famous Chicago sportscaster Jack Brickhouse. At ceremony's end, Ted's family led the mourners in a rousing standing ovation. Though he appeared in two notable films (Child's Play (1988) and Somewhere in Time (1980)), Ted is best-known for his commercial voice overs, including the infamous "Willie Horton" commercial for George Bush in 1988 (which was done with some ambivalence by lifelong liberal Ted).
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Coached Theater
March 06, 1992 | By Kenan Heise. | Chicago Tribune
Ted Liss, 72, an actor, director and acting coach, had a theatrical career that began as a child on the radio in 1931, included nine feature films and was marked by a reputation as a legendary coach to people who became top professional actors and actresses.
He died Wednesday in his home on North Lake Shore Drive.
''Ted touched lives,'' Barbara Hoagland, a family friend, said. ''He had a wonderful gift for teaching and for helping people to understand the depth of their emotions and, through the theater, the depth of human experience.''
Mr. Liss starting acting at the age of 11 and continued as a working actor. He belonged to SAG, AFTRA and Equity. His credits included: ''Northside 777,'' ''Mahogany'' with Diana Ross and ''Skokie'' with Danny Kaye.
He received his acting training at the Goodman Theatre and he subsequently worked with Orson Welles' Mercury Theater.
For many years, he operated the Ted Liss Studio Actors Workshop at 1529 N. Wells St. He coached actors such as Robert Urich, Mike Nussbaum, Tom Bosley, Lois Nettleton and Geraldine Page.
In 1986, he started the Rejoice Repertory in is workshop and directed plays there, including ''Born Yesterday'' and ''Medea.''
Mr. Liss also did voice-overs in radio commercials.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Beth; two sons, Randy and Jason; a daughter, Rebecca Michaelson; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Piser Weinstein Menorah Chapel, 5206 N. Broadway.
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Date of Birth 5 April 1919
Date of Death 3 March 1992, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Once named the "enfante terrible" of the American stage prior to WWII, Ted returned from service in Alaska to open the Ted Liss Studio for Performing Arts in Chicago in 1946 (many of his early students were funded by money from the GI bill). He continued teaching acting, directing and commercial voiceover performance for 46 years until his death in 1992. Famous alumni of his studio include Tom Bosley (who cast Ted as "Bishop MacNee" in the pilot of his Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)), Robert Urich, and current stars Virginia Madsen and Billy Campbell. One of the eulogies at Ted's funeral was given by famous Chicago sportscaster Jack Brickhouse. At ceremony's end, Ted's family led the mourners in a rousing standing ovation. Though he appeared in two notable films (Child's Play (1988) and Somewhere in Time (1980)), Ted is best-known for his commercial voice overs, including the infamous "Willie Horton" commercial for George Bush in 1988 (which was done with some ambivalence by lifelong liberal Ted).
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