Bosco, Philip [Michael] (b. 1930), actor. One of Broadway's busiest and most versatile actors, he only became a widely recognized stage star in his later years, but for decades he gave superlative performances in classic and contemporary comedies and dramas. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of a carnival operator, and educated at Catholic University of America. The big, burly performer worked as a carnival performer and was a truck driver before becoming a resident actor at Washington's Arena Stage from 1957 to 1960. He made his Broadway debut as the modern‐thinking Heracles in The Rape of the Belt (1960), then over the years Bosco would act for all the notable Manhattan theatre companies, including the New York Shakespeare Festival, Roundabout Theatre, Circle in the Square, and Lincoln Center. Some highlights from his many outstanding performances at these theatres included the understanding father Nat Miller in Ah, Wilderness! (1983), recovering alcoholic Doc in Come Back, Little Sheba (1984), paranoid Commander Queeg in The Caine Mutiny Court‐Martial (1983), and principal Shavian parts, such as Undershaft, Boss Mangan, the Waiter (in You Never Can Tell), and General Burgoyne. His years of loyalty to live theatre were rewarded when he was starred on Broadway as Saunders, the beleaguered impresario, in Lend Me a Tenor (1989). Bosco's later performances of note include the obsessive Harpagon in The Miser (1990), Mafioso Mike Francisco in Breaking Legs (1991), ham actor George Hay in Moon Over Buffalo (1995), Malvolio in Twelfth Night (1998), and the Danish physicist Niels Bohr in Copenhagen (2000).
Philip Bosco
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| Actor: Philip Bosco |
- Born: Sep 26, 1930 in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Occupation: Actor
- Active: '80s-2000s
- Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Career Highlights: My Best Friend's Wedding, Children of a Lesser God, F/X 2
- First Major Screen Credit: An Enemy of the People (1966)
Biography
Catholic University was the alma mater of American actor Philip Bosco -- or would have been if he hadn't been expelled. Bosco would not collect a college degree until age 27, after a long stint as an Army cryptographer. Most comfortable in classical stage roles, Bosco has found it expedient to don modern garb for most of his movie work. After a one-shot screen appearance in 1968's A Lovely Way to Die, Bosco didn't step before the movie cameras again until 1983, making up for the lost years with supporting appearances in such films as Trading Places (1983), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Three Men and a Baby (1987), Working Girl (1988) and Shadows and Fog (1992). Philip Bosco won a Tony Award for his performance in the popular door-slamming farce Lend Me a Tenor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide| Filmography: Philip Bosco |
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| Born | Philip Michael Bosco September 26, 1930 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961—present |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Ann Dunkle (1957-present) |
Philip Michael Bosco (born September 26, 1930) is an American actor.
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Early life
Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Margaret Raymond (née Thek), a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker.[1] Bosco went to high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City.[2] He attended the Catholic University of Washington, D.C.[3]
Career
Bosco began his career in Broadway theatre. He received a Tony Award nomination for his debut in The Rape of the Belt in 1960 and spent the next three decades supporting major stars in classic revivals like Cyrano de Bergerac, King Lear, and Twelfth Night. His speciality was George Bernard Shaw, winning raves for Broadway revivals of Man and Superman, Saint Joan, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Major Barbara, Heartbreak House (opposite Rex Harrison), and You Never Can Tell, winning Tony nominations for the last three. He also appeared with Shirley Knight in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Come Back, Little Sheba.
Following his Tony-winning performance in the farce Lend Me a Tenor in 1990, Bosco appeared on Broadway in An Inspector Calls (1994), The Heiress (1995), Twelfth Night (1998), Copenhagen (2000), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He played "Grandpa Potts" in the 2005 Broadway production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and capped his Shawian work as the aged Captain Shotover in a Broadway revival of Heartbreak House in 2006.
Bosco has appeared regularly in the Law & Order franchise of television series, in various roles ranging from judges to lawyers to villains. His film credits include Hogan's Goat, Working Girl, Children of a Lesser God, Nobody's Fool, Wonder Boys, The Money Pit, Quick Change, and The Savages, with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. Bosco also portrayed Walter Wallace, father of the bride-to-be in the 1997 romantic comedy My Best Friend's Wedding, co-starring Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Dermot Mulroney.
In 1988, Bosco won a Daytime Emmy award for his appearance in the ABC Weekend Special 'Read Between The Lines'. Bosco is a series regular on the FX original series Damages. He read Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash as its narrator on the PBS series Reading Rainbow in its sixty-second episode on March 27, 1990. It was shot in Arizona's Sonoran Desert.
Personal life
Bosco married Nancy Ann Dunkle on January 2, 1957. They have seven children, Jenny, Diane, Philip, Chris, John, Lisa, Celia and 15 grandchildren.[1] A long-time resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, Bosco now lives in Haworth, New Jersey.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Philip Bosco Biography". filmreference. 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Philip-Bosco.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ a b Virginia Rohan (14 November 2007). "Haworth's Philip Bosco is a seasoned star". The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNjcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMjA5MTkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ Philip Bosco Biography - Yahoo! Movies
External links
- Philip Bosco at the Internet Movie Database
- Philip Bosco at the Internet Broadway Database
- Philip Bosco at the Internet off-Broadway Database
- Philip Bosco at Allmovie
- Philip Bosco and Boyd Gaines - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Philip Bosco
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Mentioned in
- Faccia a Faccia: Law & Order (TV Episode) (1998 Crime TV Episode)
- Walls of Glass (1985 Drama Film)
- An Enemy of the People (1966 Drama Film)
- Man and Superman (American Theater)
- The Heiress (American Theater)
- Lend Me a Tenor (American Theater)
- Roundabout Theatre Company (American Theater)
- Cupid & Cate (2000 Drama Film)
- Hogan's Goat (1971 Drama Film)
- Children of a Lesser God (1986 Drama Film)
- Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996 History Film)
- New York, Episode 2: 1825-1865 - Order and Disorder (1999 History Film)
- The Savages (2007 Comedy Drama Film)
- Tamara Jenkins (Writer, Director, Actor, Comedy Drama)
