Tom McGowan
| Tom McGowan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Thomas McGowan July 26, 1959 Belmar, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse(s) | Cathy |
| Children | 2 |
Thomas "Tom" McGowan (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, known for his recurring roles on Frasier, as KACL station manager Kenny Daly, Everybody Loves Raymond, as Ray's friend Bernie, and on The War at Home, as Dave Gold's friend Joe. McGowan also appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm as a disgruntled fan of Larry's. He has also appeared as a sleazy tabloid editor in an episode of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana.
Career
On Broadway he appeared in La Bête (1991), for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Off Broadway, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Nicky Silver's play The Food Chain. He played the role of Pat Finley in the 1995 movie Heavyweights and the role of Patrick Fisher in the 2006 movie Twelve and Holding.
McGowan has been performing the role of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in various companies of Wicked since 2009. He first played the Wizard in the original Second National Tour production, beginning March 7, 2009.[1] He finished with the touring company on December 6, 2009, transferring to the San Francisco production, playing the Wizard from December 22, 2009 through September 5, 2010, when the production closed. He then returned to the Second National Tour, resuming performances on January 11, 2011 and concluding his performances on the tour on April 17, 2011.
McGowan joined the Broadway company of the show from May 3, 2011 through February 5, 2012.[2] Thereafter, he moved to the show's First National Tour, playing the role from August 2012 through April 2013. He has since performed the role on Broadway intermittently, including from August 13, 2013 through February 22, 2014, and onward from July 15, 2014.
McGowan played the role in the West End production of the show from September 21, 2015 through March 12, 2016.[3]
McGowan was in the 2016 Broadway revival of "She Loves Me" as Ladislov Sipos.
Personal life
McGowan grew up in Belmar, New Jersey.[4] He graduated from Belmar's St. Rose High School in 1977.[5] Upon graduation from high school, he attended Hofstra University and the Yale School of Drama, from which he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1988. He and his wife, Cathy, have a son, Mark (born May 5, 1992) and a daughter, Mary (born February 10, 1995).
Appearances
TV credits
Starring roles
| Show | Role |
|---|---|
| Down the Shore | Eddie Cheever |
| Monty | Clifford Walker |
| The Show | George Hart |
Recurring roles
| Show | Role |
|---|---|
| Everybody Loves Raymond | Bernie |
| Frasier | Kenny Daly |
| The War at Home | Joe |
Guest Star
| Show | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Simple Rules | "Thanksgiving Guest" | Frank |
| Boston Legal | "Green Christmas" | Noris Milk |
| Bull | "In The Course of Human Events" | Johnny Walker |
| Coach | "Be A Good Sport" | Edgar |
| Complete Savages | "Carnival Knowledge" | Reverend Dave |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Thong" | John Tyler |
| Desperate Housewives | "Down the Block There's a Riot" | Mayor Franklin |
| ER | "Viable Options" "The Peace of Wild Things" |
Joe Bernero |
| Hannah Montana | "Don't Stop 'Til You Get the Phone" | Leo |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | "Honey, I Shrunk the Science Dude" | Randy Rude |
| Judging Amy | "Picture of Perfect" | Mr. Moran |
| King of the Hill | "Hank's Back Story" | David |
| Modern Family | "Schooled" | Principal Roth |
| Oliver Beene | "Catskills" | Bob "Simon Says" Brooks |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | "The Great Mistake" "Bundt Friday" "Terrible Things" |
Principal Larue |
| Snoops | "Pilot" "A Criminal Mind" |
UNKNOWN |
| The Huntress | "With Great Power" | Ollie Drake |
| The Pitts | "Squarewolves" | Officer Peltz |
| The Practice | "The Pursuit of Dignity" | Wright |
| The War at Home | "Take This Job and Bleep It" | Joe |
| Welcome to New York | "The Brother" | Joe Gaffigan |
Movie credits
| Film | Release Date | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 12 and Holding | 2005 | Patrick Fisher |
| After the Sunset | 2004 | Ed |
| Dog Gone Love | 2004 | Star |
| Bad Santa | 2003 | Harrison |
| Ghost World | 2001 | Joe |
| The Family Man | 2000 | Bill |
| True Crime | 1999 | Tom Donaldson |
| As Good as It Gets | 1997 | Maitre D' |
| Bean: The Movie | 1997 | Walter Huntley |
| Cold Around the Heart | 1997 | Gun Store Man |
| The Birdcage | 1996 | Harry Radman |
| Heavyweights | 1995 | Pat Finley |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | 1994 | Alexander Woollcott |
| Searching for Bobby Fischer | 1993 | Reporter |
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 | Keith |
| Captain Ron | 1992 | Bill |
References
- ↑ "Dodd, Yorke, Caskey and McGowan to Star in Wicked's Second North American Tour", playbill.com, February 9, 2009
- ↑ Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome Tom McGowan Beginning May 3
- ↑ "Tom McGowan joins the cast of Wicked from 21 Sep". Londontheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ↑ Marks, Peter. "On Stage, and Off", The New York Times, September 8, 1995. Accessed August 9, 2008. "Fortunately, the 36-year-old actor, a native of Belmar, N.J., needs a lot of padding on his 200-plus-pound frame to play Otto, whose eating compulsion feeds into one of the central themes of Nicky Silver's new comedy, which opened last month to largely enthusiastic reviews."
- ↑ Mann, Virginia. "PRESERVING A DISTINCTIVE NEW JERSEY FLAVOR", The Record (Bergen County), June 19, 1992. Retrieved August 9, 2008.