Boyd Payne Gaines was born on May 11,1953 and is an American actor.
13 Facts About Boyd Gaines
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Boyd Gaines was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to James and Ida Gaines.
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Boyd Gaines attended the Juilliard School as a member of the Drama Division's Group 8.
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Boyd Gaines appeared in the final three seasons of the show.
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Boyd Gaines portrayed Coach Brackett in the 1981 movie Porky's, Lt.
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Boyd Gaines is a voice actor, and is credited with recording several audiobooks.
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Boyd Gaines has appeared on the Broadway stage, in both musicals and plays, for which he has won four Tony Awards.
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Boyd Gaines has appeared in the musicals She Loves Me, Company, and Contact.
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Boyd Gaines appeared in the 2008 revival of Gypsy as Herbie, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.
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In regional theatre, Boyd Gaines appeared in Our Town at the George Street Playhouse, New Jersey, in April 2014.
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Boyd Gaines was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play in 2007, for Journey's End, making him the first actor to be nominated in each of the four Tony categories for which an actor is eligible.
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Boyd Gaines was the first performer to be nominated for each of Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1989 for The Heidi Chronicles, Best Actor in a Musical in 1994 for She Loves Me, Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2000 for Contact and again in 2008 for Gypsy, and Best Actor in a Play in 2007 for Journey's End.
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Boyd Gaines won in three of the categories, missing only for the performance in Journey's End.