--- description: Watch the presidential candidate in a clip from 'My X-Girlfriend’s Wedding Reception' title: Bernie Sanders Played a Rabbi in a 1999 Low-Budget Film image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bernie Sanders Played a Rabbi in a 1999 Low-Budget Film by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:12 PM CUTPublished: Feb 3, 2016 5:38 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:12 PM CUTPublished: Feb 3, 2016 5:38 PM CUT You might have known that Bernie Sanders has dabbled in [folk music](http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-untold-story-of-bernie-sanders-1987-folk-album-20151202 "undefined"). But did you know he’s also dabbled in acting? The presidential candidate appeared in a low-budget 1999 romantic comedy called _My X-Girlfriend’s Wedding Reception._ His role was covered by [Buzzfeed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/watch-bernie-sanders-play-a-rabbi-in-a-1999-comedy-about-a-j#.qmdWD6NND "undefined") in April but is making the Internet rounds today. He played a rabbi from Brooklyn who went on a rant about baseball for two-minutes. (Yes, there are several stereotypes at play here.) Behold: Sanders is giving off a major [Larry David vibe](http://time.com/4083357/bernie-sanders-larry-david-impression/ "undefined") as he plays up his Jewish New York roots. **Read More:** [_President Obama: The World I Want My Daughters to Grow Up In_](http://motto.time.com/4199637/barack-obama-daughters/ "undefined") Here’s a brief synopsis of the film from IMDB: “The bride’s ex-boyfriend is a member of the band, a collection of musical misfits, at an Italian-Jewish wedding.” It doesn’t seem to have done particularly well. It doesn’t even have a [Rotten Tomatoes score](http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my-xgirlfriends-wedding-reception/ "undefined"). We suppose people in 1999 just weren’t feeling the Bern. Sanders also made a [cameo](https://youtu.be/afQFMrh9LL0 "undefined") in the slightly more high-profile movie [_Sweet Hearts Danc_ _e_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096200/?ref%5F=nm%5Fflmg%5Fact%5F2 "undefined") in 1998. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4206268/bernie-sanders-rabbi-1999-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4206268/bernie-sanders-rabbi-1999-movie/"},"headline":"Bernie Sanders Played a Rabbi in a 1999 Low-Budget Film","datePublished":"2016-02-03T17:38:41.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T19:12:53.000Z","description":"And you really, really need to watch the clip","url":"https://time.com/4206268/bernie-sanders-rabbi-1999-movie/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4206268/bernie-sanders-rabbi-1999-movie/","name":"Bernie Sanders Played a Rabbi in a 1999 Low-Budget Film"}}]}] ```