Philip Bosco
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| Born | Philip Michael Bosco September 26, 1930 Jersey City, New Jersey |
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| Years active | 1961 - present | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Ann Dunkle (1957-) | ||||||||||||||
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Philip Michael Bosco (born September 26, 1930) is an American Tony Award- and Daytime Emmy award-winning actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Margaret Raymond (née Thek), a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker.[1] Bosco went to high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City.[2] He attended the Catholic University of Washington, D.C.[3] Bosco married Nancy Ann Dunkle on January 2, 1957. They have seven children, Jenny, Diane, Philip, Chris, John, Lisa, Celia and 15 grandchildren.[1] A long-time resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, Bosco now lives in Haworth, New Jersey.[2]
[edit] Career
Bosco began his career in Broadway theatre. He received a Tony Award nomination for his debut in The Rape of the Belt in 1960 and spent the next three decades supporting major stars in classic revivals like Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear, and Twelfth Night. His speciality was George Bernard Shaw, winning raves for Broadway revivals of Man and Superman, Saint Joan, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Major Barbara, Heartbreak House (opposite Rex Harrison), and You Never Can Tell, winning Tony nominations for the last three. He also appeared with Shirley Knight in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Come Back, Little Sheba.
Following his Tony-winning performance in the farce Lend Me a Tenor in 1990, Bosco appeared on Broadway in An Inspector Calls (1994), The Heiress (1995), Twelfth Night (1998), Copenhagen (2000), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He played "Grandpa Potts" in the 2005 Broadway production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and capped his Shawian work as the aged Captain Shotover in a Broadway revival of Heartbreak House in 2006.
Bosco is a familiar face to viewers of the Law & Order franchise of television series, appearing in various roles ranging from judges to lawyers to villains. His film credits include Hogan's Goat, Working Girl, Children of a Lesser God, Nobody's Fool, Wonder Boys, and Quick Change. Bosco also portrayed Walter Wallace, father of the bride-to-be in the 1997 romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding, co-starring Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Dermot Mulroney.
In 1988, Bosco won a Daytime Emmy award for his appearance in the ABC Weekend Special 'Read Between The Lines'. Bosco is a series regular on the FX original series Damages.
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| Preceded by Ron Silver for Speed-the-Plow |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play 1988-1989 for Lend Me a Tenor |
Succeeded by Nathan Lane for The Lisbon Traviata |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Philip Bosco Biography", filmreference, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ a b Virginia Rohan. "Haworth's Philip Bosco is a seasoned star", The Record, 14 November 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ Philip Bosco Biography - Yahoo! Movies
[edit] External links
- Philip Bosco at the Internet Movie Database
- Philip Bosco at the Internet Broadway Database
- Philip Bosco and Boyd Gaines - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Philip Bosco
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