Eric Bogosian

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Eric Bogosian (born April 24 1953 (1953-04-24) (age 56) in Woburn, Massachusetts) is an Armenian-American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist.

After graduating from Oberlin College, Bogosian moved to New York City to pursue a career in theatre. As a performer, Bogosian has a very distinctive style. His one-man shows are a minimalist blend of dark comedy, geopolitical commentary, and social realism. When performing on stage, Bogosian generally appears as a series of characters, using few props (beer bottle, cane, cup) if any.

In 2006, Bogosian joined the cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Capt. Danny Ross, replacing Jamey Sheridan's character, Capt. James Deakins. He is one of numerous Law & Order actors who first played a supporting role, only to return as a major recurring character; Bogosian played "Gary Lowenthal" in two episodes of the original Law & Order.

Some of his plays have recently been revived on and off-Broadway, with an updated version of his 1994 play SubUrbia at Second Stage Theatre and the Broadway premiere of his Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1987 drama Talk Radio, starring Liev Schreiber, in March 2007.

Bogosian has been married since 1980 to Jo Anne Bonney, with whom he has two children.

[edit] Acting credits

• Born In Flames (1983) (His first screen appearance)
• Talk Radio (1988)
• Ghostbusters 2 (1989) (TV book critic)
• Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
• The Thief and the Cobbler (1995) (voice) (Miramax version)
• Dolores Claiborne (1995)
• Beavis & Butthead Do America (1996) (voice)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)
• Gossip (2000)
• Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001)
• Igby Goes Down (2001)
• Ararat (2002)
• Wonderland (2003)
• King of the Corner (2004)
• Heights (2004)
• Blade: Trinity (2004)
• Scrubs: Season Two (2005)
• Love Monkey TV series (2006)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV series (2006-present)

[edit] Writing credits

• Men in Dark Times
• Scenes from the New World
• Sheer Heaven (1980)
• Men Inside (1981)
• The New World (1981)
• FunHouse (1983)
• Drinking in America (1986)
• Talk Radio (1987) (also film version 1988)
• Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1990)
• Notes from the Underground (1993)
• Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead (1994)
• subUrbia (1994) (also film version 1996)
• Griller (1998)
• Mall (2000)
• Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2000)
• Humpty Dumpty (2004)
• Non-profit Benefit
• Red Angel
• Wasted Beauty (2005)

[edit] External links

• Eric Bogosian's homepage
• Eric Bogosian at the Internet Movie Database
• Eric Bogosian's Myspace
• Official Talk Radio on Broadway website
• Eric Bogosian Downstage Center XM radio interview by the American Theatre Wing, March 2007

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