Christmas Show with David Steinberg

Happy Holidays, everyone. Every year David Steinberg made so many people to laugh, let this year bring laugh and smile into your home as well. R.I.P., David!

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David's Headshots

Video coverage of A Tribute to David Steinberg - Los Angeles 05/23/2010

Playbill - created by David's relatives

Click HERE for pdf file of this Playbill.

In Loving Memory of David J Steinberg

TRIBUTES TO DAVID STEINBERG in NYC and L.A.

A TRIBUTE IN NYC:
Please join me in celebrating the "Amazing Life" of David J. Steingberg....

It will be held on sunday may 9th from 1pm-3pm at Barracuda at 275 W22nd between 7th and 8th ave...

Also please let me know if you will be attending so i may plan the day accordingly. Daniel Roberts 646-425-7849

Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: BARRACUDA, 275 W 22ND ST{BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH}


A TRIBUTE IN LOS ANGELES:
Wherever we went together, people always recognized David Steinberg as Meegosh in the movie Willow. I received sad news this afternoon that my dear friend David Steinberg passed away yesterday. His life was full of sad moments, but he would always put a smile on his face and entertain everyone.

To honor his memory you are cordially invited to a tribute to David Steinberg. I hope we can raise some money for Little People of America and The Actors Fund - two non-profit organizations that David was a proud member of. Please join us to watch David's amazing acting creations and to remember those moments, when David make us laugh.

Let's celebrate David Steinberg's life...

Please let me know if you are coming so the event can be planned accordingly. Igor 310-499-1305
 
Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location: Gold Coast Bar
Street: 8228 Santa Monica Boulevard
City/Town: West Hollywood, CA

To mail donations to Little People of America or The Actors Fund in memory of David Steinberg

Now you can donate online, by sending a check or by bringing a check to one of the events in NYC on 05/09 and in L.A. on 05/23

THE ACTORS FUND
c/o David Steinberg Memorial fund
729 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10019

For any questions contact: Louie Anchondo, National Director, Special Events | Tel: 212.221.7300 ext. 121 | Direct Dial: 917.281.5921 | Fax: 212.536.7670
Click here to donate to The Actors Fund. Just click on IN MEMORY OF link, register and put David Steinberg in the line that says In Memory Of.

LITTLE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
Little People of America
c/o David Steinberg Memorial fund
250 El Camino Real
Suite 201
Tustin, CA 92780

For any questions contact: Joana Cambell| Tel: 714-368-3689
Click here to donate to LPA in memory of David Steinberg

Photos with David by Melinda (Keel) North & Jon North

OBITUARY in Frontiers

David J. Steinberg, the diminutive actor who made his mark in theater, television and movies but who became most famous for his portrayal of Meegosh in Ron Howard’s film “Willow” and later as the waving “Tiny Cowboy” in the 2009 Jack in the Box Mini Sirloin Burgers commercial, has died.

Steinberg passed away just a month after his 45th birthday in Valencia, California, said long-time friend David Loren. Loren declined to comment on the cause of death or provide further details. Private memorial services in Los Angeles and New York are planned for May and will be announced at a later date.

The Los Angeles-born actor began his acting career in college stage productions at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania and received his formal training in the theater, later earning a good reputation for his work in commercial stage productions for the New York Shakespeare Festival, Baltimore Center Stage, The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and the Grammy nominated National Tour of “The Wizard Of Oz”. Steinberg was also a featured performer in Baz Luhrmann's production of “La Boheme” in both New York and Los Angeles, and loved performing in The Christmas Spectacular at New York’s Radio City Music Hall each season.

In addition to “Willow” Steinberg appeared in films including “Wigstock”, “Love And Sex”, “The Hebrew Hammer”, “Character Assassins”, “Mud Show”, “Prometheus and the Butcher”, “Fur”, “Epic Movie”, “Agent One-Half” and “Transylmania”, and on television episodes of “The Equalizer”, “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd”, “Charmed”, “Are You Afraid of the Dark” and “Zoey 101”, in a career spanning over 22 years.

Normally type-cast as a mythical character because of his three-foot one-inch stature, he turned in an unforgettable performance as the lecherous printer Harvey Milfree in a 2007 “Ugly Betty” episode opposite Rebecca Romijn’s recently sex-changed character Alexis Meade, where the two characters had a touching scene discussing their yearnings for acceptance.

As a little person Steinberg had a special empathy for his Milfree character, and was quoted early on in his acting career as saying, "Every human being is given special gifts and by living your life you strengthen the gifts and pass them on. I want to be noticed eventually because I'm a good actor. That's a real goal of mine: to be respected as a person and an actor, not just because I'm short."

Steinberg approached every role with dedication and with the professionalism for which he was well-known. "Acting is a profession that if you're not in it wholeheartedly, you're not in it. You must be committed”, he once said.

Even when cast in the ubiquitous elf role in the 2009 Eldorado Hotel and Casino’s "Holiday Ice Spectacular", Steinberg shined. Mel Shields, Bee Correspondent for the Sacramento Bee Newspaper wrote in the paper’s Living Here section, “David Steinberg takes the principal elf lead this year, proving his acting chops all the way. Steinberg played Meegosh in Ron Howard's "Willow," has popped up on "Ugly Betty" and has just finished filming "Transylmania”. Steinberg constantly interacts with the audience - much to the delight of the kids.”

Steinberg was adopted as a young child by Joseph and Laura Steinberg of Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, where he grew up. He graduated from Glendale Christian School Class of 1982. His father Joseph Steinberg was a municipal employee for the City of New York and his mother Laura was a homemaker. Steinberg’s parents were active members of Little People of America and faced the same physical challenges that he faced himself. He overcame childhood shyness about his size with the encouragement of his beloved mother and by winning over his classmates with razor-sharp wisecracks, developing a comedic talent that later expanded his versatility as an actor. His father, with whom he coincidently shared the same birthday, helped cultivate his love of musical theater.

After developing his early career in New York, he relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 to further pursue work in film and commercials. He was a resident of West Hollywood where he quickly established a close community of friends.

In the end Steinberg achieved his wish “to be respected as a person and an actor” and “not just because he was short”. If David Steinberg measured only an inch over three feet, his personality was at least six feet tall. The largeness of character that came across in his performances on the screen was evident to all who were privileged to know him. He was fearless, fun-loving and ultimately unforgettable.

Steinberg is survived by his loving extended family including an uncle and aunt Louis and Dorothy Camilleri and an aunt Helen Camilleri, all of New York, and many cousins in New York, Colorado and Maryland.

DONATE IN MEMORY OF DAVID STEINBERG

Click here to donate to LPA in memory of David Steinberg

OR

Click here to donate to The Actors Fund. Just click on  IN MEMORY OF link, register and put David Steinberg in the line that says In Memory Of.

OR

Bring bring a check

written to one of these two non-profit organizations

to the memorial

in NYC on 05/09/2010

or

a tribute to David Steinberg

in L.A. on 05/23/2010.

If you have any questions please call 310-499-1305

A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF DAVID STEINBERG

Please post a comment here or even better, visit one of the following links:

• NYC Event Sunday, May 9, 2010
• L.A. Event Sunday, May 23, 2010 or visit Evite

David, R.I.P.

Confidential message to David Steinberg/inside joke: "I'll see you in the bushes. Watch for sprinklers."

I Just Wanna Fuckin Dance

This was the favorite song of David Steinberg R.I.P.