Jeffrey Michael Tambor is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the TV sitcom
The Ropers (1979-1980), as Hank Kingsley on
The Larry Sanders Show (1992â1998), George Bluth Sr. and Oscar Bluth on
Arrested Development and Maura Pfefferman on
Transparent (2014â2017). For his role in the latter, Tambor earned two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations. In 2015, he was also awarded a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Pfefferman.