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Infobox person| name = Roger Bart| image =| imagesize = 240px| caption = Bart as Frederick Frankenstein|Frederick in Young Frankenstein (musical)|Young Frankenstein | birth_name =| birth_date = birth date and age|1962|09|29| birth_place = Norwalk, Connecticut , United States|USA | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1987-present Roger Bart (born September 29, 1962) is an United States|American actor and singer .
Life and career
Bart was born in Norwalk, Connecticut , the son of a teacher and a chemical engineer, and grew up in Bernardsville, New Jersey .Gardner, Amanda. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9E0DE6DD1E3CF930A35755C0A9679C8B63 "THEATER; Tony Awards' New Jersey Ties", The New York Times , July 23, 2008. Accessed March 21, 2011. His uncle is journalist Peter Bart .cite news|last=Horwitz|first=Simi|coauthors=|title=First Banana|pages=|publisher=Backstage|date=2007-11-08|url= http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp? vnu_content_id=1003669001|accessdate=2009-04-04Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot He made his Broadway theatre|Broadway debut in Big River (musical)|Big River as Tom Sawyer in 1987. Additional theatre credits include Jonathan in the Alan Menken / Tim Rice musical theatre|musical King David (musical)|King David , Harlequin in Triumph of Love , Snoopy in the Broadway revival of '' You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (for which he won the Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award|Tony ), Carmen Ghia and later Leo Bloom in The Producers (musical)|The Producers (earning Drama Desk and Tony nominations), and The Frogs (musical)|The Frogs at Lincoln Center , which reunited him with fellow Producers star Nathan Lane and Susan Stroman .
In 1996 and 1997, Bart appeared as Bud Frump in the U.S. national tour of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying . http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-31/features/1996152118_1_ralph-macchio-finch-rosemary http://www.sacnews.net/sacstage/reviews/howto.html http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/? date=19961010& slug=2353460
On television, Bart played George Carlin 's son on The George Carlin Show (1994), and on Bram and Alice (2002) he portrayed Bram's assistant Paul Newman. He became widely known to viewers with his portrayal of Acquaintances of Bree Van de Kamp#George Williams|George Williams , the murderous pharmacist in love with Bree Van de Kamp ( Marcia Cross ), on Desperate Housewives , which earned him a SAG Award.
Bart provided the singing voice for Hercules (Disney character)|Hercules in Disney's Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules , as well as the singing voice of Scamp in '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure . He was featured in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives (2004 film)|The Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman , Matthew Broderick , Bette Midler , Christopher Walken and Glenn Close , and in The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers (2005), in which he reprised his role of "common-law assistant" Carmen Ghia.
In December 2006, Bart played Howard "The Weasel" Montague in the Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room . In June 2007, he starred as Stuart in Hostel: Part II , the sequel to 2006's Hostel (2005 film)|Hostel . In 2007 He had supporting roles in American Gangster (film)|American Gangster , and Spy School . In 2008, he appeared in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay , the sequel to 2004's Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle , and Midnight Meat Train .
Bart also originated the lead role of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks ' Young Frankenstein (musical)|Young Frankenstein , which opened on Broadway in November 2007, following a run in Seattle. He recently reprised the role alongside former Broadway co-stars Shuler Hensley and Cory English in the United States national tour which launched in September 2009. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/131563-Together_Again_Bart_and_Hensley_Will_Tour_in_Young_Frankenstein Together Again: Bart and Hensley Will Tour in Young Frankenstein He ended his run on August 8, 2010 and was succeeded by Christopher Ryan. Bart originally portrayed the role of Igor in the original workshop read through.
Brad Oscar and Bart reprised their roles as Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, respectively, in a production of The Producers at Starlight Theatre (Kansas City)|Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri . The show ran from August 23–29, 2010. http://kcstarlight.com/broadway_shows/the_producers.aspx
Broadway credits
1987 Big River (musical)|Big River - Tom Sawyer (replacement)- Debut
1997 King David (musical)|King David - Jonathan
1997 Triumph of Love - Harlequin
1999 '' You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown - Snoopy - Tony Award win, Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2001 The Producers (musical)|The Producers - Carmen Ghia (original)/ Leo Bloom (replacement) - Tony Award nomination (Best Featured Actor in a Musical), directed by Susan Stroman
2004 The Frogs (musical)|The Frogs - Xanthias (co-starring Nathan Lane , directed by Susan Stroman)
2007 Young Frankenstein (musical)|Young Frankenstein - Dr. Frankenstein, directed by Susan Stroman
Off Broadway credits
1989 Up Against It - Christopher Low
1994 '' The Who's Tommy - Cousin Kevin (German production in Offenbach near Frankfurt, along with Michael Cerveris )
1997 Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules - Young Hercules (singing voice)
1999 The Insider (film)|The Insider - Seelbach Hotel Manager
2001 '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure - Scamp (singing voice)
2004 The Stepford Wives - Roger Bannister
2005 The Producers - Carmen Ghia
2006 I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With - Burl Cannalo
2007 Hostel: Part II - Stuart
2007 American Gangster (film)|American Gangster - US Attorney
2008 Spy School - Principal Hampton
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay - Dr. Jack Beecher
2008 The Midnight Meat Train - Jurgis Tompkins
2009 Law Abiding Citizen - Brian Bringham
Television
1994 The George Carlin Show - George's long-lost son (Guest Star)
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Benjy Dowe (Guest Star)
2000 Law & Order - Alex Hughes (Guest Star)
2002 BRAM and Alice - Paul Newman (Star)
2004 Desperate Housewives - George Williams (Guest Star/Recurring Role)
2006 The Lost Room - Howard "The Weasel" Montague (Star)
2009 30 Rock - Brad Halster (Guest Star)
2010 CSI: Miami - Bob Starling (Guest Star)
2010 Human Target (2010 TV series)|Human Target - David Jarecki (Guest Star)
2011 Medium (TV Series)|Medium - Dennis Cruso (District Attorney) (Guest Star) (Series Finale)
2011 The Event - White House Chief of Staff (Guest Star)
2012 " Revenge " - Mason Treadwell (Guest Star)
References
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External links
Amg name|228415
IBDB name|31148
IMDb name|0058372
http://www.americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/roger_bart_and_brad_oscar Roger Bart and Brad Oscar - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing|American Theatre Wing.org
http://www.playbill.com/features/article/93848.html Roger Bart Discusses Producers and ”Housewives” at Playbill
http://rogerbart.jp/top.html Roger Bart unofficial website(Japanese)
http://rogerbartforum.proboards.com/ Go Crazy - The Roger Bart Forum
DramaDesk MusicalOutstandingFeaturedActor 1975-1999ScreenActorsGuildAwards EnsembleTVComedy 2000–2009TonyAward MusicalFeaturedActor 1976-2000 Persondata|NAME= Bart, Roger |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Tony Award|Tony Award-winning United States|American theatre|stage , film , and television actor . |DATE OF BIRTH= September 29, 1962 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Norwalk, Connecticut , United States |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Bart, Roger Category:American film actors Category:American musical theatre actors Category:American stage actors Category:American television actors Category:American voice actors Category:Actors from Connecticut Category:Drama Desk Award winners Category:People from Bernardsville, New Jersey Category:People from Norwalk, Connecticut Category:Rutgers University alumni Category:Tony Award winners Category:Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners Category:1962 births Category:Living people
