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(b. 20 October 1935 in New York City; d. 28 December 2004 in New York City), star of musical theater and dramatic television who was known in his later years for his starring role on the television program Law and Order.

Orbach was born in the Bronx, New York City.

His parents were rooted in show business.

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He was the only child of Leon Orbach, a restaurant manager who had worked in vaudeville, and Emily (Olexy) Orbach, who occasionally sang on radio programs. During his youth Orbach and his parents frequently relocated. In the late 1940s they settled in Waukegan, Illinois.

While Orbach was attending Waukegan High School, his drama teacher secured him a slot as an apprentice at the Chevy Chase Tent Theatre in Wheeling, Illinois. It was there that Orbach made his professional acting debut, as the typewriter man in Room Service.

Orbach graduated from high school in 1952, attended the University of Illinois for a year, and studied drama at No