Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-American, Grammy and Emmy Award-winning classical musician, highly revered for his work as a violinist and conductor. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, on August 31, 1945, he was a prodigious talent on the violin, appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show as a teen and studying at the Juilliard School. He went on to become one of the world's most renowned classical musicians and collaborated with an array of talents, going on to work as a conductor as well.
In the mid-1960s, Perlman married Toby Friedlander, whom he knew as a teen. The couple went on to have several children and lived in New York City. Toby has established the Perlman Music Program.