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Abraham Benrubi is an actor who portrayed Olaf on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series.

Career[]

Benrubi is perhaps known for his appearances as Jerry Markovic on the long-running U.S. TV drama ER, for his first role as Larry Kubiac on the early 1990s series Parker Lewis Can't Lose, and for his voice acting on the Adult Swim claymation series Robot Chicken.

Benrubi's first major role was on the show Wings, as Roy "R.J." Biggins, Jr., Roy's gay son. He would appear as R.J. twice: once during the show's second season, and again during the sixth season, shortly after he began working on NBC's ER. Between the first and second seasons of Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Benrubi and co-star Taj Johnson worked as roadies for No Doubt's first tour.

Benrubi starred as one of the main characters in ABC's show Men in Trees, playing bartender/millionaire Ben Tomasson. Other previous work includes playing Mose in the 2003 western Open Range, a role the actor won because he had been cut out of director Kevin Costner's previous film, The Postman.

He frequently voices characters on Adult Swim's stop-motion animation show Robot Chicken, and has also contributed to a second show from Chicken's creators, Titan Maximum. Following the cancellation of Men in Trees in early 2007, Benrubi returned to the cast of ER in late 2008 for the show's final season.

Benrubi played a young Dan Conner, the character portrayed by John Goodman, in a flashback episode of Roseanne. Benrubi starred in the short-lived ABC show Happy Town, where he played the part of Big Dave Duncan. He then appeared in the new show Memphis Beat, where he played the part of police Sgt. Jody "JC" Lightfoot.

Buffyverse credits[]

Benrubi guest-starred as Anya's ex-boyfriend Olaf in two Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes:

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