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In 19, Bart appeared as Bud Frump in the USA national tour of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. 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 and Susan Stroman. He made his Broadway debut in Big River as Tom Sawyer in 1985. Boom! and Rent: the main character "Roger" from Rent is named after him. He participated in early presentations of Larson's work including Tick, Tick. īart was close friends with Jonathan Larson: both worked as waiters between theater jobs and frequently hung out at each other's workplaces. He earned his BFA in Acting from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 1985.
He graduated from Bernards High School in 1980 and was inducted into the school's hall of fame. Early life and educationīart was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of a teacher and a chemical engineer, and grew up in Bernardsville, New Jersey. His other accolades include a SAG Award and three Outer Critics Circle Award nominations.īart performed the song " Go the Distance" from the 1997 animated film Hercules, which was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
He won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Snoopy in the 1999 revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.īart received his second Tony Award nomination for playing Carmen Ghia in the original production of The Producers. Roger Bart (born September 29, 1962) is an American actor and singer.
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