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Thomas McGowan (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He first became known for his stage career both on and off Broadway. In 1991, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for his Broadway debut performance in La Bête. In 2011, McGowan was chosen to step into the role of the Wizard in Wicked on Broadway. In 2014, McGowan starred in Harvey Fierstein's original Broadway play, Casa Valentina which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. Since then he has appeared in the Broadway revivals of She Loves Me (2016) and Kiss Me Kate (2019).

Tom McGowan
Born
Thomas McGowan

(1959-07-26) July 26, 1959 (age 63)
Belmar, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationHofstra University (BFA)
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present
SpouseCathy
Children2

He is also known for his recurring role on the Emmy Award winning NBC show Frasier, as KACL station manager Kenny Daly. He has also appeared on a variety of shows including Everybody Loves Raymond, The Practice, ER, Desperate Housewives, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, Veep and The Good Fight.

He has appeared in films such as Heavyweights, Sleepless in Seattle, The Birdcage, As Good as It Gets, True Crime, Ghost World, and Bad Santa.


Career


On Broadway he appeared in La Bête (1991), for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Off Broadway, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Nicky Silver's play The Food Chain. He played the role of Pat Finley in the 1995 movie Heavyweights and the role of Patrick Fisher in the 2006 movie Twelve and Holding.

McGowan has been performing the role of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in various companies of Wicked since 2009. He first played the Wizard in the original Second National Tour production, beginning March 7, 2009.[1] He finished with the touring company on December 6, 2009, transferring to the San Francisco production, playing the Wizard from December 22, 2009 through September 5, 2010, when the production closed. He then returned to the Second National Tour, resuming performances on January 11, 2011 and concluding his performances on the tour on April 17, 2011.

McGowan joined the Broadway company of the show from May 3, 2011 through February 5, 2012.[2] Thereafter, he moved to the show's First National Tour, playing the role from August 2012 through April 2013. He has since performed the role on Broadway intermittently, including from August 13, 2013 through February 22, 2014, and onward from July 15, 2014.

McGowan played the role in the West End production of the show from September 21, 2015 through March 12, 2016.[3]

McGowan was in the 2016 Broadway revival of She Loves Me as Ladislav Sipos.


Personal life


McGowan grew up in Belmar, New Jersey.[4] He graduated from Belmar's St. Rose High School in 1977.[5] Upon graduation from high school, he attended Hofstra University and the Yale School of Drama, from which he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1988. He and his wife, Cathy, have a son, Mark (born May 5, 1992) and a daughter, Mary (born February 10, 1995).


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
1992The Last of the MohicansRich Merchant
1992Captain RonBill
1993Searching for Bobby FischerReporter
1993Sleepless in SeattleKeith
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleAlexander Woollcott
1995HeavyweightsPat Finley
1996The BirdcageHarry Radman
1997Cold Around the HeartGun Store Man
1997As Good as It GetsMaitre D'
1997Bean: The MovieWalter Huntley
1999True CrimeTom Donaldson
2000The Family ManBill
2001Ghost WorldJoe
2003Bad SantaHarrison
2004Dog Gone LoveStar
2004After the SunsetEd
200512 and HoldingPatrick Fisher
2009Just PeckMr. Kuhner
2015FreeheldWilliam Johnson
2016She Loves MeLadislav Sipos Filmed production

Television


Year Title Role Notes
1992Down the ShoreEddie Cheever29 episodes
1994CoachEdgarEpisode: Be a Good Sport
1994MontyClifford Walker13 episodes
1996The ShowGeorge Hart4 episodes
1996–97Sabrina, The Teenage WitchPrincipal Larue3 episodes
1998The PracticeWilliam WrightEpisode: The Pursuit of Dignity
1999SnoopsDirty Marty2 episodes
1999–2000ERJoe Bernero2 episodes
2000BullJohnny WalkerEpisode: In The Course of Human Events
2001Welcome to New YorkJoe GaffiganEpisode: The Brother
2001King of the HillDavidEpisode: Hank's Back Story
2001The HuntressOllie DrakeEpisode: With Great Power
2001Curb Your EnthusiasmJohn TylerEpisode: The Thong
2003The PittsOfficer PeltzEpisode: Squarewolves
2003Judging AmyMr. MoranEpisode: Picture of Perfect
1994–2004FrasierKenny Daly42 episodes
1996–2004Everybody Loves RaymondBernie17 episodes
2004Complete SavagesReverend DaveEpisode: Carnival Knowledge
2004Oliver BeeneBob "Simon Says" BrooksEpisode: Catskills
20048 Simple RulesFrankEpisode: Thanksgiving Guest
2005–07The War at HomeJoeEpisode: Take This Job and Bleep It
2006Just LegalJeff JacobsEpisode: The Bar
2006Play NicePerformerTV movie
2007Hannah MontanaLeoEpisode: Don't Stop 'Til You Get the Phone
2007Brothers & SistersLuther ReevesEpisode: An American Family
2007Boston LegalNoris MilkEpisode: Green Christmas
2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMarkEpisode: Two and a Half Deaths
2010Desperate HousewivesMayor FranklinEpisode: Down the Block There's a Riot
2011Hot in ClevelandRobertEpisode: Love Thy Neighbor
2012Modern FamilyPrincipal RothEpisode: Schooled
2015VeepCongressman MoyesEpisode: B/ill
2017The Good FightJax Rindell5 episodes
2020One Royal HolidayEd JordanHallmark Movie
2022American AutoEdEpisode: "Earnings Call"

Theatre


Year Title Role Venue Notes
1991La BêteValereEugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway[6]
1995The Food ChainOttoWestside Theatre, Off-Broadway
1996ChicagoAmos Hart (replacement)The Gershwin Theatre, Broadway
1997IvanovMikhail BorkinVivian Beaumont Theater, Broadway
2011WickedThe Wizard of Oz (replacement)The Gershwin Theatre, Broadway
2014Casa ValentinaBessieSamuel J. Friedman Theatre, Broadway
2016She Loves MeLadislav Sipos (replacement)Studio 54, Broadway
2019Kiss Me, KateGangster (replacement)

Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1991Tony AwardsBest Actor in a PlayLa BêteNominated[6]
Drama Desk AwardsBest Actor in a PlayNominated
Outer Critics Circle AwardBest Debut PerformanceWon
1996Obie AwardBest PerformanceThe Food ChainWon

References


  1. "Dodd, Yorke, Caskey and McGowan to Star in Wicked's Second North American Tour" Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, playbill.com, February 9, 2009
  2. "Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome Tom McGowan Beginning May 3". Archived from the original on May 4, 2011.
  3. "Tom McGowan joins the cast of Wicked from 21 Sep". Londontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  4. Marks, Peter. "On Stage, and Off", The New York Times, September 8, 1995. Accessed August 9, 2008. "Fortunately, the 36-year-old actor, a native of Belmar, N.J., needs a lot of padding on his 200-plus-pound frame to play Otto, whose eating compulsion feeds into one of the central themes of Nicky Silver's new comedy, which opened last month to largely enthusiastic reviews."
  5. Mann, Virginia. "PRESERVING A DISTINCTIVE NEW JERSEY FLAVOR", The Record (Bergen County), June 19, 1992. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  6. "Tom McGowan". Playbill.



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