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Hello fans,

Today we're catching up with Abraham Benrubi, who is best known for playing Larry Kubiac on the sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. What has he been doing these days? Let's find out now!

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Melissa

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-- DEAD OR ALIVE? --
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":

Fred Schepisi: Director, "Roxanne", "The Russia House"

Powers Boothe: Starred in the TV movie "Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones", also appeared in the movies "Nixon" and "Red Dawn"

Maureen Stapleton: She appeared in "Bye Bye Birdie", "Interiors", "Reds", "Cocoon" and other movies

(Answer at the bottom)
Abraham Benrubi
BIRTH DATE: October 4, 1969, Bloomington, Indiana

BIRTH NAME: Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi

CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for his role as Francis Lawrence Kubiac III, aka "Larry Kubiac" or "Kube", on the early 1990s series Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

FAMILY LIFE: No info found.

INFO: Benrubi made a big impression playing bully-turned-buddy Larry Kubiac on the high-school sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Following this, he continued to find work, most notably on the long-running series ER as the admissions clerk Jerry. He made guest appearances on a number of shows before landing a regular role on the show Men in Trees in 2006. Following the cancellation of Men In Trees in early 2007, Benrubi returned to the cast of ER in late 2008 for the show's final season.

TRIVIA: Is over 6'7" tall and weighs over three hundred pounds.

Graduated from Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Between the first and second seasons of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Benrubi and co-star Taj Johnson worked as roadies for No Doubt's first tour.

Is an avid comic book collector.

Plays City of Heroes and is an avid gamer.

His father, Asher Benrubi is better known as the DJ "Smash" to St. Louis radio audiences and as front the man to the band, The Smash Band - a popular St. Louis cover band.

WHERE IS HE NOW: In 2010, he played the role of Big Dave Duncan in the short-lived ABC show Happy Town. Shortly after that, he landed the part of police Sgt. Jody "JC" Lightfoot on the TV series Memphis Beat. The second season of the show will begin in June 2011. Benrubi often provides the voice of characters on Adult Swim's stop-motion animation show Robot Chicken. He is currently filming an independent film called To Kill a Memory.

WRITE TO ABRAHAM BENRUBI:
Abraham Benrubi
c/o Stone Manners Agency
6500 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 550
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Video Clips of Abraham Benrubi

- Bloopers From ER

- More Bloopers From ER

CREDITS:
2011 Glutton (pre-production)
2012 To Kill a Memory (filming)...Garrett Kain
2012 Lawless (post-production)...Michael Spencer
2005-2011 Robot Chicken (TV series)...Optimus Prime/Darth Vader/Fidel Castro/...
2010 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III (TV movie)...Darth Vader (voice)/Owen Lars (voice)
2010 Venus & Vegas...Bruno
2010 Memphis Beat (TV series)...Sgt. JC Lightfoot/Jody
2010 Happy Town (TV series)...Big Dave Duncan
2009 Titan Maximum (TV series)...Drill Instructor Dirty Lansbury
2009 Calvin Marshall...Coach Dewey
1994-2009 ER (TV series)...Jerry Markovic
2008 Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (TV movie)...Darth Vader (voice) / Owen Lars (voice)
2006-2008 Men in Trees (TV series)...Ben Thomasson / Ben Jackson
2008 1% (TV movie)...Citizen Dave
2007 Robot Chicken: Star Wars (TV movie)...Darth Vader (voice)
2006 Charlotte's Web...Uncle the Pig (voice)
2006 Dr. Vegas (TV series)...Star Wars Thug Heal thyself
2006 Pizza Time (TV movie)...Bruno
2006 Wristcutters: A Love Story...Erik
2006 TV: The Movie...Max Gottlieb
2005 Criminal Minds (TV series)...Frank Fielding The Fox
2005 American Dad! (TV series)...Todd Homeland Insecurity
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous...Lou Steele
2005 ER: The Game (Video Game)...Jerry Markovic
2004 Without a Paddle...Dennis
2003 Open Range...Mose
2001-2002 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)...Olaf Selfless Triangle
2002 ZigZag...Hector
2002 Going to California (TV series)...Harvey Mixed Doubles
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There...Party Man
2001 War Story (short)...Eric
2000 Dark Angel (TV series)...Break Flushed
1999 A Touch of Hope (TV movie)...Dr. Neil Bachman
1999 Out in Fifty...Spike
1999 The X-Files (TV series)...Big Mike Raskin Arcadia
1998 The Rugrats Movie...Serge (voice) (as Abe Benrubi)
1997-1998 Sleepwalkers (TV series)...Vincent Konefke
1998 Border to Border...Geddy Paretti
1998 Tempting Fate (TV movie)...John Bollandine
1998 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died...Bouncer
1997 Under Oath...Geoff Carmichael
1997 U Turn...Biker #1
1997 George of the Jungle...Thor, van de Groot's Sidekick Thug
1997 Talking Dessert (short)
1996 Twister...Bubba
1990-1996 Wings (TV series)...Roy 'R.J.' Biggins Jr.
1995 Magic Island (video)...Duckbone
1995 Out There (TV movie)...Roy
1994 Wagons East...Abe Ferguson (as Abe Benrubi)
1994 The Shadow...Marine Guard
1993 Grace Under Fire (TV series)...Mark Grace Undergraduate
1993 The Program...Bud-Lite Kaminski
1990-1993 Parker Lewis (TV series)...Larry Kubiac / Francis Lawrence 'Larry' Kubiac
1991-1993 Married with Children (TV series)...Baby / Jimmy
1992 Roseanne (TV series)...Teenage Dan Halloween IV
1992 Crossing the Bridge...Rinny
1992 Blossom (TV series)...Francis
Whines and Misdemeanors
1992 Angel Street (TV movie)
1990 Diving In...Rick
1990 Growing Pains (TV series)...Really Big Kid Mike, the Teacher

To see Then & Now pictures of Abraham Benrubi, visit: Where Are They Now

-- Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE --
Fred Schepisi - ALIVE
Born: 12/26/1939

Powers Boothe - ALIVE
Born: 06/01/1949

Maureen Stapleton - DEAD (Pulmonary disease)
Born: 06/21/1925 Died: 03/13/2006

WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
6/2
Willem Duys, 82, Dutch radio and television presenter and record producer, infection.

6/1
Munir Dar, 76, Pakistani Olympic gold medal-winning (1960) field hockey player.
Matt Fong, 57, American politician, California State Treasurer (1995-1999), skin cancer.
Frank Ponta, 75, Australian paralympian, after long illness.
Faye Treadwell, 84, American show business manager (The Drifters), after long illness.
Haleh Sahabi, 54, Iranian humanitarian, daughter of Ezzatollah Sahabi, cardiac arrest.

5/31
Jonas Bevacqua, 34, American fashion designer (Lifted Research Group).
Pauline Betz, 91, American tennis player.
Hans Keilson, 101, German-born Dutch novelist.
Adolfas Mekas, 85, Lithuanian film director.
Andy Robustelli, 85, American Hall of Fame football player (Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants).
Philip Rose, 89, American theatrical producer, stroke.
Ezzatollah Sahabi, 81, Iranian politician, Member of Parliament (1980-1984), stroke.
Syed Saleem Shahzad, 40, Pakistani journalist, shot.
Ram Man Trishit, 70, Nepali lyricist, kidney problems.
Solvi Wang, 81, Norwegian singer and actress.

5/30
Ricky Bruch, 64, Swedish athlete, cancer.
Paul B. Ferrara, 68, American DNA scientist, pioneer of genetic fingerprinting, brain tumor.
Prince Ali Mirza Qajar, 81, Iranian royal, Head of the Qajar Imperial Family (since 1988), after long illness.
Eddie Morrison, 63, Scottish footballer and manager (Kilmarnock).
Isikia Savua, 59, Fijian diplomat and police commissioner.
Clarice Taylor, 93, American actress (Sesame Street, The Cosby Show).
Giorgio Tozzi, 88, American operatic bass.
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, 89, American Nobel laureate.