Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

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Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

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From [i][link=/title/tt4648786]Harriet[/link][/i] and [i][link=/title/tt0079453]The Legend of Sleepy Hollow[/link][/i] to "[link=/title/tt4145384]Scream Queens[/link]," check out the TV and movie roles of [link=/name/nm7248827]Cynthia Erivo[/link], [link=/name/nm0000156]Jeff Goldblum[/link], [link=/name/nm3812858]Ariana Grande[/link], and more stars of [i][link=/title/tt19847976]Wicked: For Good[/link][/i].

'Wicked: For Good' Stars Through the Years

From <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt4648786?ref_=nmtrv_eds_right-7_lk">Harriet</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt0079453?ref_=nmtrv_eds_right-7_lk">The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</a> to &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt4145384?ref_=nmtrv_eds_right-7_lk">Scream Queens</a>,&quot; check out the TV and movie roles of <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm7248827?ref_=nmtrv_eds_right-7_lk">Cynthia Erivo</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm0000156?ref_=nmtrv_eds_right-7_lk">Jeff Goldblum</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/name/nm3812858?ref_=nmtrv_eds_right-7_lk">Ariana Grande</a>, and more stars of <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt19847976?ref_=nmtrv_eds_right-7_lk">Wicked: For Good</a>.

The son of a Newark dentist, Robert Ellenstein grew up in that New Jersey city and saw his father go on to become its two-term mayor. He got his feet wet acting-wise prior to serving with the Air Corps during World War II; earning a Purple Heart during his service, he began acting, directing and teaching in Cleveland, Ohio. A veteran of the "Golden Age" of live television (he played Quasimodo in a live Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"), he made his first film in 1954 (MGM's Rogue Cop (1954)) and was still active in television and regional theater. He taught theatre professionally and academically for over 50 years, founding the Los Angeles Academy of Stage and Cinematic Arts. He was artistic director of The Company of Angels and founding artistic director of the Los Angeles Repertory Company. He was best known for having played the villain in the pilot episode of Moonlighting (1985), and then the Federation President in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). Robert Ellenstein died at age 87 of natural causes on October 28, 2010.

Served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II; earning a Purple Heart during his service.

Founder of the Los Angeles Academy of Stage and Cinematic Arts, where he taught theatre professionally and academically for over 50 years.

Survived by his wife of 58 years, Lois Sylvia Stang; sons David and Peter; daughter Jan; and four grandchildren.

Attended and graduated from New York University in New York City.

Best remembered for his role as the Federation President in the sequel film <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0092007/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)</a>.

Father of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0254004/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">David Ellenstein</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0254005/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Peter Ellenstein</a>.

He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1988 LA Weekly Theater Awards.

Attended and graduated with honors from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Artistic director of The Company of Angels and Founding Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Repertory Company.

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