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If you're only going to make a partial list, why not include "The Name of the Rose"? 129.177.138.102 22:15, 7 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

F. Murray Abraham was not given a credit in the "Bonfire Of The Vanities" for his role as Mayor Abe Weiss. His role as mayor of New York included numerous scenes and a fair amount of dialog. Why would an Academy Award winning actor not be credited in a movie where he clearly had more than just a small part?

Name at birth

IMDB, a source we cite, says he was born "Fahrid Murray Abraham", yet the article says he was born "Frederico Abrammo Monteglini". Can anyone explain this discrepancy and confirm his true birth name? JackofOz 13:02, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it was corrected way back on 14 Apr 2006. NFA. -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 20:58, 26 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Italian or Arab?

I found a link to F. Murray from the list of Arab-Americans, but here it says he is from Italian heritage, so what is it?

Here is what [1]says:

"His grandfather was a legendary singer in his village in Syria, and his father was the only son to survive the famine in Syria during WWI. His father emigrated, met and married an Italian-American woman, and Abraham was born as WWII started gearing up" I will try edit this article --christos7 23:19, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

He is not Arab-American, he is ethnically Assyrian and Italian.

A US government website states he is Italian and Assyrian; [[2]] Chaldean 22:27, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How about "Italian" and "Assyrian"/"Arab" (and "American")? :-) -- 201.50.251.197 14:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He ISN'T an Arab. Christ...

According to an interview on the Diane Rehm show on 15 October 2012, both he and his father have the first name Frederick. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.154.237.4 (talk) 15:12, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Command of Italian?

I don't know much about Mr Abraham's work. I see that his mother was "an Italian American, the daughter of an immigrant", and that he has appeared in many films with titles (and I'm guessing, dialogue) in Italian. Does anybody have a cite on his level of fluency in the Italian language? -- 201.50.251.197 14:19, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Different Photo Please?

I'm hoping someone can add a different photo of FMA. Using a photo of him made up to look old in Amadeus doesn't really tell you what he looks like. Perhaps someone can find a different photo of him from that film? Thanks.Lafong 19:40, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

(Let's keep this discussion civil, please.) The current photo of F.Murray and fan probably isn't the best either.MrYdobon (talk) 16:08, 24 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nature

F Murray has narrated a ton of "Nature" documentaries. You can hardly watch Nature anymore without hearing his resonant baritone.

This needs added to the article.67.170.160.194 (talk) 06:15, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For example, right now I'm watching a documentary about humpback whales and orcas in the arctic--narrated by guess who.67.170.160.194 (talk) 06:16, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

F Murray Abraham is not Iraqi he is Syrian (not Assyrian)

I was a friend of F. Murray Abraham's extended family in Pittsburgh. Neither Abraham nor his relatives are Iraqi. They are Syrians. They are Antiochian Orthodox Christians but are not called Assyrians. They refer to themselves like anyone else from Syria, namely "Syrian." No Syrian calls themselves "Assyrian". Why shy away from the word Syrian? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.239.250.100 (talk) 04:57, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also I was baptized Syrian Orthodox. I never say I am Assyrian Christian or Assyrian Orthodox , I say Syrian Christian or Syrian Orthodox Christian. People who write these articles are reading to much Wiki history — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.239.250.100 (talk) 05:03, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He is an Assyrian and a member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Assyrian is an ethnie and Syriac Orthodox is a Christian denomination. He is not an arab. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000719/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Elvis214 (talk) 21:54, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Assyrian? Syriac? No one from Syria refers to themselves with these terms

Assyria is an ancient kingdom that lasted until 650 BC. Although it covered a large area it is considered to be in Iraq. Also, Syriac is not what Syrian Christians are called. They are called Syrian Orthodox Christians or Antiochian Orthodox. "Syriac" is not really used. No Christian Syrian or even muslim Syrian would ever call themselves Assyrian. It's like calling a Syrian a "Babylonian"

Assyrian

He's not "Assyrian" he's Syrian. Just like Steve Jobs and Jerry Seinfeld. No one calls themselves Assyrian. That was an ancient empire. It's like calling French people Normans or Greek people Athenians or Spartans