Roger Bart (born September 29 1962) is an American, Tony Award- winning actor.
Bart was born in Norwalk, Connecticut and grew up in New Jersey. He made his Broadway debut in
Big River as Tom Sawyer in 1987. Additional theatre credits include Jonathan in the Alan Menken/Tim Rice 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), Carmen Ghia and later Leo Bloom in
The Producers (earning Drama Desk and Tony nominations), and
The Frogs at Lincoln Center, which reunited him with fellow
Producers star Nathan Lane and Susan Stroman.
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 George, the murderous pharmacist in love with Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross), on
Desperate Housewives,which earned him a SAG Award.
Bart provided the singing voice for Hercules in Disney's
Hercules, as well as the singing voice of Scamp in
Scamp's Adventure. He was featured in the 2004 remake of
The Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken and Glenn Close, and in
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 miniseries
The Lost Room. In June 2007, he starred in
Part II, the sequel to 2006's
Hostel. In 2007 He had supporting roles in
American Gangster, and
Doubting Thomas. In 2008, he will appear in
Harold & Kumar 2, 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, which opened on Broadway in November 2007, following a run in Seattle.Bart also has two daughters Alexandria who is 20 and Eller who is 6. Eller was born during The Producers first preview in Chicago in 2001.
Broadway credits
- (2007- ) Young Frankenstein - Dr. Frankenstein
- (2004) The Frogs- Xanthias (co-starring Nathan Lane and directed by Susan Stroman of The Producers)
- (2001-2007) The Producers- Carmen Ghia (original)/ Leo Bloom (replacement) (Drama Desk & Tony Award nominations)
- (1999) You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown- Snoopy (Drama Desk & Tony Award wins)
- (1997-1998) Triumph of Love- Harlequin
- (1997) King David- Jonathan
- (1987) Big River- Tom Sawyer (replacemant)- Debut
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