Biography
Jerry Haleva is an American actor born on 26 May 1946. He is known for portraying Saddam Hussein in several films, including Hot Shots! (1991), Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993), Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) and Live from Baghdad (2002).
Haleva has also worked as a political lobbyist in California, including for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. A Sephardic Jew and Republican Party member, he has served as chief of staff in the California Senate and as an adviser on legislative matters.
