Brad Lewis(V)
- Actor
Brad Lewis is a novelist, biographer, playwright, screenwriter, and
former actor. His focus has ranged from the bizarre world of celebrity
doctors to detailed histories of Jewish-American development, with
particular interest to the entertainment industry.He co-wrote the
bestselling biography of Milton Berle, My Father, Uncle Miltie, with
the comedian's son William Berle, a candid look at the irreplaceable
American television icon. Lewis' novel Great White Doctor is a scalpel
thriller centered on the sordid lives and weird sexual habits of
"celebrity doctors", exposing the seamy side of high profile
specialists who perform unnecessary surgery on their female patients.
Lewis has written often about the Hollywood scene, and is no stranger
to celebrities and celebrity doctors. Anonymous underworld
"businessmen," often sent their lady friends for treatment in his
offices. That experience with known mobsters contributed to Lewis'
interest in how gangsters, Hollywood, and Washington somehow connect in
the American landscape. Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster, The Incredible
Life and Times of Mickey Cohen and Mickey Cohen: The Gangster Squad and
The Mob are two books dealing with the history of organized crime.
As an actor, Lewis appeared on television in As the World Turns, Love
of Life, The Guiding Light, and trained at the prestigious H. B.
Studios in Manhattan, with its founder Herbert Berghof and fabled
acting teacher William Hickey. He appeared in many off and off-off
Broadway productions. Lewis has advanced degrees from CUNY (Psychology)
and New York University; a fellowship at Columbia University, College
of Physicians and Surgeons, and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. A
popular talk show guest, he has appeared on numerous radio and
television programs. Lewis is a native New Yorker.
former actor. His focus has ranged from the bizarre world of celebrity
doctors to detailed histories of Jewish-American development, with
particular interest to the entertainment industry.He co-wrote the
bestselling biography of Milton Berle, My Father, Uncle Miltie, with
the comedian's son William Berle, a candid look at the irreplaceable
American television icon. Lewis' novel Great White Doctor is a scalpel
thriller centered on the sordid lives and weird sexual habits of
"celebrity doctors", exposing the seamy side of high profile
specialists who perform unnecessary surgery on their female patients.
Lewis has written often about the Hollywood scene, and is no stranger
to celebrities and celebrity doctors. Anonymous underworld
"businessmen," often sent their lady friends for treatment in his
offices. That experience with known mobsters contributed to Lewis'
interest in how gangsters, Hollywood, and Washington somehow connect in
the American landscape. Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster, The Incredible
Life and Times of Mickey Cohen and Mickey Cohen: The Gangster Squad and
The Mob are two books dealing with the history of organized crime.
As an actor, Lewis appeared on television in As the World Turns, Love
of Life, The Guiding Light, and trained at the prestigious H. B.
Studios in Manhattan, with its founder Herbert Berghof and fabled
acting teacher William Hickey. He appeared in many off and off-off
Broadway productions. Lewis has advanced degrees from CUNY (Psychology)
and New York University; a fellowship at Columbia University, College
of Physicians and Surgeons, and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital. A
popular talk show guest, he has appeared on numerous radio and
television programs. Lewis is a native New Yorker.