Following a five-year apprenticeship with
John Houseman's Professional Theater Group in Hollywood (which included a stint at CBS TV), Lehrer continued his acting career in Germany (over thirty-four years), doing commercials for the ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen), creating voiceovers for HR Radio (Hessischer Rundfunk), as well as appearing in over thirty English-language stage productions. Lehrer returned to New York, appeared in many Off-Off-Broadway productions, and played Newton in The Private Life of Sir Isaac Newton. He had a principal role in a fall episode of the ABC sitcom
Hope & Faith. He was also featured in the films
Marie and Bruce, starring
Julianne Moore and
Matthew Broderick;
Virgin (film) starring
Elisabeth Moss;
Descent (2007 film) starring
Rosario Dawson;
Our Italian Husband starring
Brooke Shields. ==References==