George Hearn
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| Born | June 18, 1934 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Babel Mary Harrell (div. 1962) Betsy Joslyn (1979-1984) Leslie Simons (1985-present) |
George Hearn (born June 18, 1934) is a American Tony Award-winning actor and singer, primarily in Broadway musical theatre.
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[edit] Biography
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Hearn studied philosophy at Southwestern at Memphis, now Rhodes College before he embarked on a career in the theater, training for the stage with legendary actress turned acting coach Irene Dailey. Most of Hearn's early performances were in traditional productions at the New York Shakespeare Festival and theaters at Lincoln Center.
His career began in 1963 when he played Sir Lionel in a national tour of Camelot with Biff McGuire and Jeannie Carson, standing by for McGuire who played King Arthur. He first garnered a notice as John Dickinson in the acclaimed 1969 musical 1776 and as Liv Ullmann's leading man in the musical version of I Remember Mama (1979). Later that year he replaced Len Cariou in the title role of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd opposite Dorothy Loudon. Hearn and the show's original star, Angela Lansbury, later headed the show's touring company, then reprised their roles for a Showtime production of the musical, which won him an Emmy Award for his portrayal.
In 1985, Hearn starred as Long John Silver in an Edmonton production of Pieces of Eight, a musical adaptation of Treasure Island. Despite its impressive credentials, including composer Jule Styne, it never was staged again.
Hearn and Lansbury remained friends, and the actress invited him to guest star on several episodes of her long-running CBS sleuth series Murder, She Wrote in the early 1990s.
On July 20, 2004, Hearn returned to Broadway for the first time in 4 years starring as the Wizard in the Broadway Musical Wicked. He succeeded Joel Grey and remained with the show until May 29, 2005. He was replaced by Ben Vereen. He is currently starring in a production of The Visit by John Kander and Fred Ebb alongside Chita Rivera at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.
His recordings include Sunset Boulevard (1994 Los Angeles Cast, and later the Broadway Cast Recording), Sweeney Todd Live at the New York Philharmonic, Mack & Mabel (1988 London Concert Cast), I Remember Mama (1985 Studio Cast), Follies in Concert (1985 Live Performance), and A Stephen Sondheim Evening (1983 Concert Cast).
Hearn's spouses include Susan Babel, Mary Harrell, with who he had one child; Dixie Carter (1977-1979), Betsy Joslyn (1979-1984), and current wife Leslie Simons. Hearns and Simons have two children.
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 1984 Best Actor in a Musical - La Cage aux Folles
- 1995 Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Sunset Boulevard
- Nominations
- 1980 Best Featured Actor in a Play - Watch on the Rhine
- 1983 Best Actor in a Musical - A Doll's Life
- 2000 Best Actor in a Musical - Putting It Together
[edit] Stage productions
- A Time for Singing
- 1776
- The Changing Room
- Hamlet
- Sweeney Todd
- I Remember Mama
- A Doll's Life
- La Cage aux Folles
- Meet Me in St. Louis
- Sunset Boulevard
- The Diary of Anne Frank
- Putting It Together
- Wicked
[edit] Filmography
- The Silence (1975)
- Sea Marks (1976)
- Sanctuary of Fear (1979)
- A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
- Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1984)
- See You in the Morning (1989)
- Fire in the Dark (1991)
- Sneakers (1992)
- The Vanishing (1993 film) (1993)
- The Pagemaster (1994)
- Annie - A Royal Adventure! (1995)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
- The Devil's Own (1997)
- Barney's Great Adventure (1998)
- Sarah Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
- Sweeney Todd in Concert (2001)
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
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