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Encyclopedia > Roger Bart
Roger Bart
Born September 29, 1962 (age 44)
Flag of United States Norwalk, Connecticut
Years active 1985 - present
Notable roles Carmen Ghia in The Producers (2001, Tony nomination)
Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999, Tony Award)
George Williams in Desperate Housewives (SAG Award)
Tony Awards
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Won:
2000 You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown


Roger Bart is Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and SAG Award-winning television, stage and film actor and singer. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Bart made his Broadway debut in Big River in 1985. Additional theatre credits include Jonathan in the Alan Menken/Tim Rice musical King David, Harlequin in Triumph of Love, Snoopy in the Broadway revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (for which he won the Drama Desk Award and a Tony), Carmen Ghia and later Leo Bloom in The Producers (earning Drama Desk and Tony nominations), and The Frogs at Lincoln Center, which reunited him with fellow Producers star Nathan Lane. September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Motto: The Right Place, The Right Time Location in Fairfield County, Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Incorporated 1651 Consolidated 1913 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Dick Moccia Area    - City 36. ... The Producers may refer to one of the following: American actor and writer director Mel Brooks comedy about two con-men who attempt to cheat theatre investors out of their investment money. ... Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. ... Desperate Housewives is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series of the dramedy genre, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on October 3, 2004 on ABC. It is the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with a worldwide audience of approximately 115-119 million viewers. ... The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... 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. ... 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. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... Motto: The Right Place, The Right Time Location in Fairfield County, Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Incorporated 1651 Consolidated 1913 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Dick Moccia Area    - City 36. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical based on Mark Twains novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with music and lyrics by Roger Miller and book by William Hauptman. ... Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and Academy Award winning film score composer. ... Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English lyricist for musical theatre, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ... The Fantasticks was the longest-running musical in history. ... The musical King David was performed at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City between May 15, 1997 and May 23, 1997. ... Triumph of Love is a musical with a book by James Magruder, lyrics by Susan Birkenhead, and music by Jeffrey Stock. ... Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical comedy based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. ... Created in 1955, the Drama Desk Award was created to recognize Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway shows in addition to Broadway shows. ... 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 1968 film The Producers was adapted as a critically acclaimed Broadway musical by Mel Brooks in 2001. ... Theatrical poster for the 2004 Broadway production of The Frogs. ... The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ... Actor Nathan Lane Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is an award-winning American actor of the stage and screen. ...


On television Bart played George Carlin's son on The George Carlin Show (1994), and on Bram and Alice (2002) he portrayed Bram's assistant Paul Newman. He became widely known to viewers with his portrayal of George, the murderous pharmacist in love with Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross), on Desperate Housewives. George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York, New York)[2] is a Grammy-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. ... Bree Mason Van De Kamp is the name of a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. ... Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. ... Desperate Housewives is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series of the dramedy genre, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on October 3, 2004 on ABC. It is the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with a worldwide audience of approximately 115-119 million viewers. ...


Bart provided the singing voice for Hercules in Disney's Hercules, as well as the singing voice of Scamp in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure. He was featured in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken and Glenn Close, and in The Producers (2005), in which he reprised his role of "common-law assistant" Carmen Ghia. Hercules is a fictional character who first appeared in the Disney animated movie Hercules and later in the midquel television series of the same name. ... Hercules is a 1997 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 14, 1997. ... The Stepford Wives is a 2004 comedy and science fiction film based on the Ira Levin novel The Stepford Wives. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967) is an Australian[2][3] Academy Award-winning film actress and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. ... Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Buellers Day Off and as the adult voice of Simba in The Lion King. ... Bette Davis Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken on March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ... Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is a five time Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. ... The Producers is a 2005 film based on the 2001 Broadway musical of the same name, which is in turn based on the 1968 movie starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and Andréas Voutsinas. ...


In December 2006, Bart played Howard "The Weasel" Montague in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room. In June 2007, he will co-star in Hostel: Part 2, the sequel to 2006's Hostel. SCI FI (sometimes rendered Sci-Fi when part of a longer phrase) is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal programming. ... The Lost Room is an American science fiction television miniseries aired on the Sci Fi Channel. ... Hostel (2005) is director Eli Roths second feature film. ...


In May 2007, Bart will reunite with Charlie Brown co-star Kristin Chenoweth in an original New York City Center Encores! revue entitled Stairway to Paradise. Kristin Chenoweth (born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth on July 24, 1968) is a Tony Award-winning American stage and film actress and singer. ... New York City Center Logo New York City Center is a 2,750-seat performing arts venue located on West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan, New York City. ... New York City Centers Encores!® Great American Musicals in Concert has been performing since 1994. ...


Bart has two daughters, Eller and Alexandra.


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Roger Bart (925 words)
Roger Bart (born on September 29 1962 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a U.S. actor.
Bart can also be seen in the 2005 motion picture adaptation of The Producers where he reprises his role of 'common-law assistant' Carmen Ghia.
Roger Bart's portrayal of George Williams, the menacing pharmacist trying to seduce Bree Van De Kamp on ABC's hit drama Desperate Housewives, is a breakout...
Roger Bart (358 words)
Roger Bart plays the villainous pharmacist George Williams on ABC’s megahit “Desperate Housewives”.
Bart drew raves for his portrayal of a gay housewife in theotherwise panned feature film, “Stepford Wives” in 2004, with a character based on his performance in “The Producers
Hot off his film and TV successes, Roger Bart was cast in comedian Jeff Garlin’s independent comedy film “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With” as well as in “Doubting Thomas,” both set for release in 2006.
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