Oscar-nominated actor, from Elf and Clueless, Michael Lerner has died aged 81 his nephew has announced.
Lerner, originally from Brooklyn, New York City, was known for starring in television shows such as Clueless and Glee as well as big-budget films such as Elf and X-Men: Days Of Future Past.
He earned his Academy Award nomination for his performance as film producer Jack Lipnick in the Coen brothers’ psychological thriller Barton Fink.
In the 1991 film he starred alongside John Turturro, who played a renowned New York playwright who is enticed to California to write for the movies with disastrous consequences.
