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Leonard Termo (c. 1935 – October 30, 2012) was an American character actor whose numerous film and television roles included ''Fight Club'', ''Johnny Dangerously'', and ''Seinfeld''. Termo was born in Brooklyn, New York.〔 He worked as a businessman in Manhattan's Garment District until he left the industry in the mid-1970s to pursue acting as a full-time profession.〔 In a November 1983 ''New York'' magazine profiling actor Mickey Rourke, Termo told the interviewer that he had given up much of his life to continue acting, saying he "left it all - my wife, my kid, my money, everything...I love acting. I'm broke. I sleep on a cot."〔 Termo made his film debut in the 1983 movie ''Heart Like a Wheel''.〔 Termo formed a long personal and professional friendship with actor Mickey Rourke during the 1980s after Rourke saw Termo performing at a theater in Los Angeles.〔 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' described the duo as "constant companions" for years.〔 Termo was cast opposite Rourke in five of his films throughout the 1980s, beginning with the ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' in 1984.〔 Rourke and Termo had appeared together in ''Year of the Dragon'' in 1985, ''Barfly'' in 1987, ''A Prayer for the Dying'', also released in 1987, and ''Homeboy'' in 1988.〔 Termo and Rourke were also set to co-star in a film on 1930s era gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond (with Rourke as Diamond and Termo portraying Diamond's bodyguard), but the proposed Embassy Pictures movie was never made.〔 Termo's other 1980s film roles included ''The Cotton Club'' in 1984; ''Johnny Dangerously'' in 1984; and ''Turk 182'' in 1985.〔 His film career continued in the 1990s and 2000s with parts in ''Ruby'' in 1992; the Tim Burton film, ''Ed Wood'', in 1994, in which he played a make-up artist; ''Lost Highway'' in 1997; ''Fight Club'' in 1999; and ''Ali'' in 2001.〔 His television credits included ''Wiseguy'' and ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. Termo guest starred on the premiere episode of the comedy television series ''Seinfeld's'' fifth season; in "The Mango", aired on September 16, 1993, Termo portrayed the owner of Joe's Fruits store, who bans both Kramer (Michael Richards) and Jerry Seinfeld from his store after Kramer criticizes one of his bad peaches.〔 Termo died in his sleep at his home in Santa Clarita, California, on October 30, 2012, at the age of 77.〔 His death was confirmed by Termo's friend, actor Elias Koteas.〔 On November 2, 2012, actor Matt Dillon dedicated an award he received at the Savannah Film Festival in honor of Termo, who was also a friend of Dillon.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leonard Termo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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