Son of Eileen salzberg and of Michael R. Tambor, grew up in a family of Jewish tradition and Hungarian roots.
He studied at the San Francisco State University, where he graduated in Acting, and later did a postgraduate degree in the Wayne State University.
He began his career doing theater, and in 1976 he made his Broadway debut in the play “Sly fox“, directed by Arthur Penn. That same year he could also be seen in “Measure For Measure”.
Before the cameras his debut dates back to 1977, when he participated in an episode of the series “Kojak”. Since then, he has developed a prosperous career, both in film and in theater and television.
On television, throughout his career, the actor has had regular appearances in several series. Among them we can mention “The Ropers“, Where he played Jeffrey P. Brookes III, It was Franklin Hart on “Nine to five“, the Prof. Paul Stark on “Mrs. Sunshine”, Hard rock on “Jonny quest“, the Judge Alan Wachtel on “Hill Street Blues”, Murray on “Max headroom”, Joe baines on “American dreamer”, Jake gorelick on “Everything’s Relative“, the Uncle Saul on “Welcome to the Captain”, And it could also be seen on the skin of Jeffrey pyne on “Twenty Good Years”, But without a doubt, his most remembered roles are that of George Bluth Sr. in the successful “Arrested Development“, In which he was between 2003 and 2006, and that of Hank kingsley on “The Larry Sanders Show”.
His other credits in this area include guest appearances in the programs “Murder, She Wrote“,”LA Law“,”Doogie Howser, MD“,”Equal Justice“,”Me & George“,”The Practice“,”The Proud Family“,”Law“,”The New Adventures of Old Christine“,”CSI: Crime Scene Investigation“, Y “Medium“, among others.
On the big screen, he could be seen in movies like “Saturday the 14th“,”The Dream Chasers“,”The Man Who Wasn’t There“,”Click, click“,”Three O’Clock High“,”Brenda starr“,”Lisa“,”What a disgusting life!“,”Clinical arrest“,”The house on the hill“,”Heavy weights“,”Dr. Dolittle“,”Something happens with Mary“,”Do you know Joe Black?“,”Interrupted innocence“,”Never again“,”My Boss’s Daughter“,”Hellboy“,”Slipstream“,”Hellboy 2: The Golden Army“,”Monsters vs Aliens“,”Hangover in Las Vegas“And”Unbelievable but false”, Among many others.
He has also worked in dozens of telefilms and has done various voice jobs, in addition to having gone through several daily shows on North American television.
For his excellent work, the actor has been nominated for several awards throughout his career: 2 Emmys for his work in “Arrested Development“And 4 more for”The Larry Sanders Show“, two Screen Actors Guild with the cast of “Arrested Development” and a Television Critics Association.
Regarding his personal life, he was married between 1991 and 1999 to Kathryn Mitchell, and later, in 2001, remarried to Kasia ostlun, with whom he has 4 children.