[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 162 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1657]
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                         HONORING MIKE NUSSBAUM

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2013

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my friend and 
Chicago actor, Mr. Mike Nussbaum. As an actor and director, Mr. 
Nussbaum has certainly made an indelible mark on the city of Chicago, 
Hollywood and the world. His unstoppable energy and dedication to his 
work keeps Mike Nussbaum on stage at age 90. His love for his family 
and friends, with four great-grandchildren and counting, also keeps him 
young.
  Mike Nussbaum represents the epitome of success in the Chicago acting 
community. He has been nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award ten 
times and awarded the prestigious award three times over the course of 
his long career. He has acted in movies such as Men in Black, House of 
Games, Fatal Attraction and Field of Dreams. He has performed in plays 
such as Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice 
and Becket's Endgame.
  Mike's signature gift is that he is able to perform in such diverse 
roles not only because of his talent, but his hard work and 
unwillingness to quit. His major strategy is to keep his mind and body 
as supple as possible. For most, it is difficult to perform exemplary 
work at age 90--but Mike Nussbaum makes it looks easy.
  Nussbaum helped build Chicago into the theatre powerhouse it is 
today. Chicago is now widely respected for its cutting edge theater. 
This could not have been done without Mike Nussbaum. Happy 90th 
Birthday, Mike!

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