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| Born | David Gene Garrison June 30, 1952 Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–2006 |
David Gene Garrison[1] (born June 30, 1952) is an American actor who played the character Steve Rhoades on the television show Married... with Children from 1987 to 1990. Before this role, he had starred with Jason Bateman on the sitcom It's Your Move (1984 – 1985).
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Early life
Garrison was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Maude B., a teacher, and Earl B. Garrison, a school administrator.[1]
Career
Although he is most widely known for his television roles and he continues to be seen frequently in guest-starring roles on television today, Garrison is primarily a theater actor, particularly in musicals. He has appeared in numerous productions around the United States, including many Broadway shows. He also has many recordings of various musicals to his singing credit. David has starred on Broadway in A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine for which he received a Tony nomination, Titanic, Torch Song Trilogy, The Pirates of Penzance, Bells are Ringing and Off-Broadway in I Do! I Do!.
He played Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (national tour), the Devil in Randy Newman's Faust, Henry Carr in Travesties (Williamstown), Frosch in Die Fledermaus (Santa Fe Opera), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Wicked (national tour) and Charley in the Arena Stage revival of Merrily We Roll Along for which he received the Helen Hayes Award.
Other television credits include Law & Order, The Practice, Without a Trace, Everybody Loves Raymond, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote, L.A. Law, Tom Clancy's Op-Center and, for PBS Great Performances, On the Town with the London Symphony Orchestra and Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall. Garrison also participated in several installments of The $25,000 Pyramid as the celebrity guest in 1988.
Garrison enjoyed his years playing Steve Rhoades, but he missed performing in live theater, and asked to be let out of his contract. (Despite this, he was a regular on a short-lived NBC sitcom, Working It Out, in 1990 shortly after his exit from Married... with Children.) A going-away present from the producers of Married... with Children was a blown-up police mug shot of himself as Rhoades, with the caption "Gotta sing, gotta dance, gotta fucking starve to death." Nonetheless, Garrison parted on good terms, returning four times in subsequent seasons (and the reunion special) detailing the career Rhoades had pursued since he'd last been seen.
Garrison has been confirmed to star in a new play called Red Remembers which will play at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts from September 11 - November 1, 2009.[2]
Wicked
He first performed as The Wizard in the original touring company of Wicked when it began on March 8, 2005. He finished his year long run on March 6, 2006 and was replaced by P J Benjamin. Later he starred again as the Wizard in the Broadway company from April 4, 2006 replacing Ben Vereen. After 15 months in the role he played his final performance on July 8, 2007 and was replaced by Lenny Wolpe. Then he temporarily starred in the Chicago company from September 30 - October 28, 2007 while Peter Kevoian was on medical leave. Then he starred in the Los Angeles company beginning August 26, 2008 replacing John Rubinstein, until its closure on January 11, 2009. More recently he originating the role in the San Francisco production which officially opened on February 6, 2009. He played his final performance with the production on May 31, 2009 in order to persue his role in a new play. He was replaced by Lee Wilkof.[1]
Personal life
He graduated summa cum laude from Boston University's School of Fine Arts. He is currently dating Patricia Ben Peterson.
References
External links
- David Garrison website
- David Garrison at the Internet Movie Database
- David Garrison at the Internet Broadway Database
- David Garrison at the Internet off-Broadway Database
- David Garrison at TV.com
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