George HearnNationality:
American Birthdate:
06/18/1934 Birthplace:
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biography
Having convincingly played everything from a killer barber to a drag queen to a man who loses his family in the Holocaust, George Hearn has come to be considered as one of the stage's most honored and respected actors. Perhaps best-known for his Tony-winning performances in "La Cage aux Folles" (1984) and "Sunset Boulevard" (1995), the actor has appeared in dozens of Broadway and regional productions, as well as countless TV shows and films such as "Sneakers" (1992) and "The Devil's Own" (1997), since he began his acting career in the early 1960s.Born in St Louis, Missouri, Hearn studied
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
Stage acting debut as Petruchio in "Kiss Me, Kate"
Played principal roles in New York Shakespeare Festival productions of "Antony and Cleopatra", "As You Like It" and "Hamlet" in the 1960s
1964
Toured in "Camelot" as Sir Dinadan
1969
Cast as John Dickinson in the award-winning stage musical "1776"; later toured in the role
1973
Appeared on Broadway alongside John Lithgow in the drama "The Changing Room"
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