 In a year-end arts review for 1988, the Toronto Star's Sid Adilman called Zylberman "the best newcomer to English-Canadian movies this year".He was slated to reprise the role in a subsequent CBC Television series, "Max Glick", but more than two years passed before production on the series started, and by that time he had grown too tall for the role.In 1989, he played the role of Tom Bradshaw in the TV movie "Last Train Home", and received a nomination for Best Young Actor in a Cable Special at the 12th Youth in Film Awards.