Paul Michael Glaser Theatre. He guest starred in an episode of CBS's "The Mentalist" on October 1, 2009 titled "The Scarlet Letter". In 2013, Glaser revisited "Fiddler on the Roof" in a UK stage production on national tour, this time playing the lead character Tevye. In addition to television, film, and theater, Glaser is an avid photographer, writes poetry and is currently working on several children's novels. Glaser has been married twice. He married his first wife, Elizabeth Meyer, in 1980. In August 1981, Meyer contracted HIV through a blood transfusion while giving birth to the couple's first child, Ariel. Meyer did not
Jon Glaser have legs in order to play in a wheelchair basketball league. He also provided musical accompaniment for the show's climax by drumming in a demonic pig mask, and appeared onstage throughout the show to pass judgement on audience members for laughing at jokes he considered socially irresponsible. Early in his television career, Glaser wrote and occasionally performed on the short-lived sketch comedy programs "The Jenny McCarthy Show" on MTV and "The Dana Carvey Show". He also made one appearance as a correspondent on "The Daily Show" in 2004. Glaser is also known for his comedic partnership with H. Jon Benjamin.