“I think I have femininity, I have masculinity, but I get to use all of Jeffrey, and that's very powerful. And this is what I always thought when I went down in my little basement in San Francisco, where I grew up, and daydreamed about being an actor: It felt like this. This is what it felt like.”

American actor

Jeffrey Tambor is an American actor known for television comedy roles that have ranged from a straight-laced neighbor to larger ensemble parts across several series. He was active in The Ropers, The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development, and Transparent. He played Jeffrey Brookes in The Ropers, Hank Kingsley in The Larry Sanders Show, George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth in Arrested Development, and Maura Pfefferman in Transparent. For Transparent, he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series from three nominations, and he received a Golden Globe in 2015 for the same role.