And Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley, and on and on.

WSJ: Nowhere Near the Rainbow

After he moved to California in the late 1970s to attend Pepperdine University, he met and befriended Jack Haley (the Tin Man) and Ray Bolger (the Scarecrow).

FORBES: Swept Up

My picks for best supporting actor are Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls), Jack Nicholson (The Departed), Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children), Michael Sheen (The Queen) and Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine).

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