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Mike Nichols

German-born American Jewish director, producer and performer who won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards and set a record for Tony wins directing plays.

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Biography

Mike Nichols was born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky in Berlin on 6 November 1931. He fled Nazi Germany as a child, built a major career in theatre and film, and died in New York in 2014. German-born American Jewish director, producer and performer who won Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony awards and set a record for Tony wins directing plays. In Jewish World Records, Mike Nichols is connected to the record “Most Tony Awards Won for Best Direction of a Play,” based on the stored achievement of 6 Tony Awards. Mike Nichols won his sixth Tony for Best Direction of a Play in 2012 for Death of a Salesman, extending his category record to six. Guinness counts six Best Direction of a Play Tony wins; the official Tony video directly documents the sixth.

Video

The improbable life of Mike Nichols — CBS Sunday Morning biographical feature (2021), with biographer Mark Harris and Candice Bergen.

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Records held by Mike Nichols

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Most Tony Awards Won for Best Direction of a Play

Record holder

Mike Nichols

Record value

6 Tony Awards

Mike Nichols holds the record for the "Most Tony Awards Won for Best Direction of a Play", with a total of "6 Tony Awards". The German-born American Jewish director secured this achievement on 10 June 2012 in New York City, New York. On that date, he received the award for his direction of the play Death of a Salesman, extending his record with a sixth competitive win in the category.

Country represented: United States
Achievement location: New York City, New York, United States
Achievement date: 10 June 2012

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