Actors - Barry Bostwick

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Barry Bostwick (born February 24 1946 in San Mateo, California) is an American actor and singer, particularly associated with made-for-television movies and mini-series. Bostwick has appeared in many movies and recently played the Mayor of New York City in the sitcom Spin City, however he is probably best known for playing Brad in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
, and as George Washington in the epic films based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner, George Washington and its sequel, The Forging of a Nation.

He is also a veteran of musical theatre. In 1972, Bostwick originated the role of Danny Zuko in the original Broadway production of Grease. The role earned Bostwick a Tony Award nomination. Bostwick's other theatre roles include portraying bandit Jamie Lockhart in the 1977 Broadway musical The Robber Bridegroom. For this role, Bostwick earned his Tony Award. In 1990, another Broadway musical, Nick and Nora, in which Bostwick co-starred with Joanna Gleason, opened to poor reviews and closed after few performances.

Bostwick regularly serves as host of the nationally televised annual "Capitol Fourth" celebration on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., usually leading off the show by singing a medley of patriotic songs.

Bostwick is married to Sherry Ellen Jenkins and has two children, Brian and Chelsea.

Filmography

Swing (2003)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2002)
Fantastic Planet
(1999)
Secret Agent Club (1996)
Spy Hard (1996)
Tales from a Parallel Universe: I Worship His Shadow (1996)
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (1994)
Project: Metalbeast - DNA Overlord (1994)
The Secretary (1994)
800 Leagues Down the Amazon (1993)
Russian Roulette (1993)
Weekend at Bernie's II
(1993)
The Great Air Race (1990)
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again (1989)
War and Remembrance (1988)
Jailbait - Betrayed by Innocence (1986)
Megaforce (1982)
Red Flag - The Ultimate Game (1981)
Scruples (1980)
Murder by Natural Causes (1979)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(1975)
Road Movie (1974)

Trivia

Shoe Size: 11
Right handed
Former circus performer
Enjoys making pottery and has had some of his work featured in galleries
On an episode of "Cold Case", he played a serial killer questioned in the death of a movie patron who had just seen "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", a movie that Bostwick starred in.
Son of Henry "Bud" and Betty Bostwick.

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