Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg was elected the 24th president of the Screen Actors Guild on September 23, 2005. His best-known credits include his portrayal of Eli Levinson on the 1990s courtroom series Civil Wars – a character so popular it was reprised on the hit TV series L.A. Law. Rosenberg also won legions of fans for his portrayals of Ira Woodbine, the amiable ex-husband of Cybill Shepherd, on the sitcom Cybill, and Alvin Masterson on The Guardian. On film, Rosenberg memorably portrayed the apostle Thomas in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ. And on Broadway, Rosenberg performed in Lost In Yonkers, among other credits. In 1995, he received an Emmy nomination for his guest role as an ailing cardiac patient on NBC’s ER. More recently, Rosenberg lent his vocal talents to the animated film, Robots, and portrayed himself in the film, Frankie and Johnny Are Married. A native of Passaic, New Jersey, entertainment and social justice are blended in Rosenberg’s DNA. His father, a businessman, was also a swing band musician. His older brother, Mark, a former president of Warner Bros., was a prominent civil rights activist, and his sister-in-law is the highly acclaimed producer Paula Weinstein. He cites his brother, who passed away in 1992, as an enormous influence on his life and outlook. Rosenberg was married to actress Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), whom he first met while making an appearance on the ABC soap opera Ryan’s Hope. They were married in September 1989 and have a son, Hughie.