I probably wouldn't make a good accountant. I don't even understand what my accountant tells me. But the character is a sort of exaggerated version of me, he's a little more frightened than I am, everything seems so much bigger to him than it does to me.

He was also nominated for the Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical for The Producers but lost to his co-star Nathan Lane. It’s just amazing. A veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg Martindale belonging to the 20th Connecticut was killed in the aftermath of the Battle of Atlanta and was eventually interred in an unnamed grave at the Marietta National Cemetery.

He has won two Tony Awards one in 1983 for his featured role in the play Brighton Beach Memoirs and one in 1995 for his leading role in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He was also nominated for the Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical for The Producers but lost to his co-star Nathan Lane.