David Krumholtz born May 15, [ 1 ] is an American actor. Krumholtz made his Broadway debut in the play Conversations with My Father. Krumholtz was born in New York City [ 2 ] and grew up in the borough of Queens. He is the son of Michael, a postal worker, and Judy Krumholtz, a dental assistant. At the age of 14, Krumholtz followed his friends to an open audition for the Broadway play Conversations with My Father In , Krumholtz co-starred in his first television series, Monty , with Henry Winkler ; the show lasted only a few episodes.
Krumholtz later starred in several short-lived series over the years. In , he finally found television success with the CBS series Numb3rs. That same year, he portrayed a completely different teen character β that of Yussel, a young conflicted Jewish man in Liberty Heights It was the role of Yussel that brought Krumholtz to the attention of actor and filmmaker Edward Burns , who cast him in the independent film Sidewalks of New York His first role as a leading man was in the romantic comedy You Stupid Man , opposite Milla Jovovich.
Big Shot was a true story based on the Arizona State University basketball fixing scandal in Krumholtz played Benny Silman , a college student and campus bookmaker , who was jailed for his part in shaving points off key Arizona State basketball games.
Benny was unlike any character Krumholtz had played before; and he garnered critical praise for his performance, proving that he was not just a sidekick. Universe", a hacker and information broker. In recent years, he has had minor roles in the Coen brothers films Hail Caesar! He had a prominent recurring role as adult filmmaker Harvey Wasserman in the first two seasons of the HBO drama series The Deuce , before being promoted to a series regular for the third season.
Variety described his performance as "vulnerable and powerful". In July , Krumholtz was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He began a radioactive iodine treatment five months later.
