Victor Garber
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| Victor Garber | |
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| Birth name | Victor Joseph Garber |
| Born | March 16 1949 Image:Flag of Canada.svg London, Ontario, Canada |
Victor Joseph Garber (born on March 16, 1949 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a six-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. He is of Jewish descent.[1]
Garber began acting at the age of nine, joining the University of Toronto's Hart House at age 15. In 1967 he formed a folk band called The Sugar Shoppe with Peter Mann, Laurie Hood and Lee Harris. The group enjoyed moderate success, even performing on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson before breaking up. [1]
Garber has worked in various American and Canadian movies and television, including James Cameron's Titanic (1997), in which he played the shipbuilder Thomas Andrews, and CTV's E.N.G. (1991–1993), on which he had a recurring guest role.
Garber is best known for playing Jack Bristow in the television series Alias (2001 - 2006) alongside Ron Rifkin, Jennifer Garner (who played his daughter), and Lena Olin (as his wife).
Other well-known appearances include Godspell (1973) as Jesus, Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Legally Blonde (2001), Annie (1999), and Tuck Everlasting (2002). In the late 1980s, he played the role of Liberace for a made-for-TV movie, Liberace: Behind the Music.
He very recently appeared on the now-cancelled television series Justice on Fox. Garber has been cast in a new show for ABC called Eli Stone, which is a midseason replacement for the 2007-2008 season. His most recent TV appearance is as a mysterious character named "Oliver Roth" in the final 3rd season episode of the Canadian science drama ReGenesis.
He appeared on Broadway in the original productions of Deathtrap, Sweeney Todd, and Noises Off and in the original off-Broadway cast of Assassins, as well as in the 1990s revival of Damn Yankees. He continues to be a sought-after theatrical performer in musicals, comedies and dramatic productions. Most recently, he played the male lead in a critically hailed Encores presentation of Follies, with Donna Murphy.
In mid-2007, he played the role of Garry Essendine in a production of Noel Coward's Present Laughter at Boston's Huntington Theatre.[2]
His mother, Hope Garber, was an actress and singer. Victor was also her caregiver until her death from Alzheimer's Disease.
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[edit] Selected filmography
- Godspell (1973)
- Liberace: Behind the Music (1988)
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
- The First Wives Club (1996)
- Titanic (1997)
- Legally Blonde (2001)
- Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- Home Room (2002)
[edit] Television
- I Had Three Wives (1985)
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987–1988)
- E.N.G. (1991–1993)
- Cinderella (1997)
- Annie (1999)
- Frasier - Guest Star (2000)
- Alias (2001–2006)
- The Music Man (2003)
- Will and Grace (2004)
- Justice (2006)
- Ugly Betty (2007)
[edit] Broadway
- The Shadow Box - 1977
- Tartuffe - 1977
- Deathtrap - 1978
- They're Playing Our Song - 1979
- Sweeney Todd - 1979
- Little Me - 1982
- Noises Off - 1983
- You Never Can Tell - 1986
- The Devil's Disciple - 1988
- Lend Me a Tenor - 1989
- Two Shakespearean Actors - 1992
- Damn Yankees - 1994
- Arcadia - 1995
- 'Art' - 1998
[edit] Off-Broadway
- Ghosts - 1973
- Joe's Opera -1975
- Cracks - 1976
- Wenceslas Square - 1988
- Love Letters - 1989
- Assassins - 1990
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Victor Garber at the Internet Movie Database
- Victor Garber unofficial website
- Victor Garber Page at Godspell.ca
- Victor Garber Interview on Fox News Radiode:Victor Garber
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