Biography: Arthur Ira (Art) Garfunkel ​ was born on November 5, 1941 in Forest Hills, New York, to Rose and Jack Garfunkel. He has 2 brothers: the older Jules and the younger Jerôme. ​ His ancestors are Moldovan Jews. ​ Jack, a traveling salesman, sensed his son's enthusiasm for music and bought Garfunkel a tape recorder. At the age of four, Garfunkel was already sitting for hours at a tape recorder; sang, listened to and tuned his voice and then recorded it again. “It made me love music even more. Being able to sing and especially record is just wonderful,” he remembers. ​ At Forest Hills Elementary School, young Art Garfunkel was known for singing songs in empty hallways and acting in plays. In the 6th grade he took part in the school play "Alice in Wonderland" together with classmate Paul Simon.