George Hearn

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Nationality: American
Birthdate: 06/18/1934
Birthplace: St Louis, Missouri, USA

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 Continued

Credits

Grandpa Greenfield
1998
Peter Fitzsimmons
1997
Captain Ahab
Arthur Bernard

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"
Continued

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