Barry Knapp Bostwick (born on February 24, 1945^[1]) is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as the mayor in the sitcom Spin City. He has also had considerable fame in musical theatre. is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Stacey Nelkin is an actress who has appeared in film and in television. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television For the main article see Golden Globe Award. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... The Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival. ... The Robber Bridegroom is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or cult in its original sense of religious practice. See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term cult. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of pop culture. ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies horror films. ... Spin City was an American sitcom television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Gary David Goldberg & Bill Lawrence, based on a fictional local government running New York City, originally starring Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York. ... The Black Crook (1866), considered by some historians to be the first musical[1] Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. ...

Biography

Early life

Bostwick, one of two children, was born in San Mateo, California, the son of Betty (née Defendorf), a homemaker, and Henry "Bud" Bostwick, Jr., a city planner and actor.^[2][3] His only sibling, Henry "Pete" Bostwick, was killed in a car accident on June 20, 1973. Bostwick attended San Diego's United States International University in 1967, majoring in acting, and worked for a time as a circus performer. San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Née redirects here. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

Career

In 1972, Bostwick originated the role of bad boy, Danny Zuko in the stage production of Grease, earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance. In 1975 he starred with Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon in the Rocky Horror Picture show. He also won a Tony Award for his performance in the 1977 musical The Robber Bridegroom. From 1996 to 2002, Bostwick portrayed the Mayor of New York City in the sitcom Spin City opposite Michael J. Fox and his successor, Charlie Sheen. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... my name is carl do you like pie i like pie yo momma is so fat Look up bad boy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Danny Zuko is a fictional character that appeared in the musical Grease, he was the leader of high school boy greasers who called themselves the T-Birds in the 1978 film and the Burger Palace Boys in the theatrical production. ... Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... The Robber Bridegroom is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry and music by Robert Waldman. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... For other persons named Michael Fox, see Michael Fox (disambiguation). ... Charles Irwin Sheen (born September 3, 1965) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated American actor. ...

Since 2004, Bostwick has had a recurring role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Other television credits include guest appearances in Charlie's Angels, Hawaii Five-O, The Golden Palace, Grace Under Fire, Cold Case, Scrubs, and Las Vegas, among others. He has also had leading roles in various mini-series, including George Washington, its sequel The Forging of a Nation, Scruples, A Woman of Substance, War and Remembrance, and Till We Meet Again. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... This article is about the television series. ... Hawaii Five-O is an American television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii state police department. ... The Golden Palace was a spin-off of the sitcom The Golden Girls that aired during the 1992–93 season on the American TV network CBS. It featured three of the four characters from The Golden Girls operating an upscale hotel called The Golden Palace. ... Grace Under Fire is a television series which ran on ABC from 1993 to 1998. ... For other uses, see Cold case (disambiguation). ... Scrubs is an Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning American situation comedy/comedy-drama that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence and is produced by Touchstone Television. ... Las Vegas is a dramatic comedy television series about a team of people working in the fictional Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas — dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. ... A Woman of Substance is a novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, and was published in 1979. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Bostwick served as host of the nationally televised annual Capitol Fourth celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for eight years. These fireworks over the Washington Monument are typical of Fourth of July celebrations In the United States, Independence Day, also called the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. ... Facing east across the Mall with ones back towards the Lincoln Memorial. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

Bostwick was also seen in a Pepsi Twist commercial. In the Cold Case episode Creatures of the Night, in which he is the main suspect, the theme of the episode revolves around The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is among his best-known performances to date. For other uses, see Cold case (disambiguation). ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies horror films. ...

Personal life

Bostwick married Stacey Nelkin, but they were divorced in 1991. Bostwick is married to his second wife Sherri Ellen Jenkins and has two children, Brian and Chelsea. Stacey Nelkin is an actress who has appeared in film and in television. ...

In 1997, Bostwick was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 10 days later had his prostate removed. In 2004, he won the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. HRPC redirects here. ... Gilda Susan Radner (28 June 1946 – 20 May 1989) was an American comedienne and actress, best known for her five years as part of the original cast of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. ... The Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. ...

Additionally, In 2003, Bostwick appeared on Scrubs as a patient also diagnosed with prostate cancer. My Dirty Secret is the 55th episode of the American sitcom Scrubs. ... HRPC redirects here. ...

Filmography

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• George Washington
• George Washington: Forging of a Nation
• Weekend at Bernie's II
• Once In A Lifetime
• Chestnut
• Betrayed By Innocence
• Road Movie
• Movie, Movie
• Skulls III
• Swing
• One Hot Summer Night
• Megaforce
• Fantastic Planet
• Jennifer On My Mind
• Challenger
• Evening
• Nancy Drew

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Stage credits

• Grease, 1972, (Danny Zuko). Nominated for Tony Award
• They Knew What They Wanted, 1976, (Joe). Nominated for Tony Award
• The Robber Bridegroom, 1977, Tony Award, Best Actor
• Nick & Nora opposite Joanna Gleason, 1991

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Further reading

• Evans, David and Scott Michaels. Rocky Horror: Concept to Cult. London: Sanctuary, 2002.
• Lipton, Michael A. and Nancy Matsumoto. “Serial Dad: Michael J. Fox Looks Up to 6’4” Actor”. People 10 March 1997: 99.
• Uhry, Alfred. "The Trail of the Robber B". The Robber Bridegroom CD Liner Notes 1998: 2.
• Hunt, Paula. "Bostwick Tells Story of Survival". Express-News, 6 March 2006.

References

External links

• Barry Bostwick at the Internet Movie Database
• Barry Bostwick at the Internet Broadway Database
• Barry Bostwick Fansite