“The idea of empathy and the idea of connecting with your fellow man and listening and not judging a book by its cover and realizing that there might be stuff going on underneath the surface or everybody, those are certainly ideas that resonate right now and things that people can relate to,” Winsberg explains.
The character was modeled on Winsberg’s late father who also suffered from the debilitating disease.

Spouse (1) In upcoming episodes, Tony winners Renée Elise Goldsberry and Bernadette Peters will make an appearance and sing. “When all is said and done I’m happy with the work that we did. He has been married to Amy Nathanson since October 11, 2008.

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Leaderboards: See who has best predictions at Gold Derby! “It was a tall order because I wanted the emotion and what they were conveying simply through the physicality of their movement and facial expressions,” says Winsberg. “When … But on his NBC show Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Winsberg is able to feed his musical-theater brain.