18 Facts About Douglas Sills

Douglas Sills made his professional stage acting debut with principal roles in the national tours of Into the Woods and The Secret Garden.

Douglas Sills is most well-known for his leading roles in the Broadway production and national tour of The Scarlet Pimpernel, the Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, and the national tour of The Addams Family.

Douglas Sills was friends with both Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.

Douglas Sills attended Cranbrook School, from which he graduated in 1978, and the University of Michigan where he majored in music.

Douglas Sills then continued his education at the American Conservatory Theater in California.

Douglas Sills performed in several national tours, including Into the Woods and The Secret Garden, which would feature future Broadway stars as James Stacy Barbour and Audra McDonald.

Douglas Sills met his partner, Todd, in 1994 while touring with The Secret Garden.

However, being a fan of the movie as a child, Douglas Sills decided to give acting one more chance and was offered the lead as Sir Percy Blakeney.

Douglas Sills opened in his first Broadway show on November 9,1997.

Douglas Sills portrayed the foppish hero in SP 1.0, SP 2.0, and for several months in the national tour.

Douglas Sills played Orin Scrivello and several other roles in the 2003 Broadway revival cast of Little Shop of Horrors.

In 2004, Douglas Sills joined the Broadway-bound Chicago production of Monty Python's Spamalot.

The title role was written specifically for Douglas Sills producers dropped plans for the show in spring 2006 without explanation.

Douglas Sills assumed the role of Gomez Addams in the national tour of The Addams Family in September 2011 until the company's closing on December 30,2012.

From March 27 to April 12,2013, Douglas Sills took on the role of Jack in Long Wharf Theatre's production of William Mastrosimone's Ride the Tiger.

Douglas Sills played Walter Burns in La Jolla Playhouse's production of His Girl Friday from May 28 to June 30,2013.

Douglas Sills appeared on Broadway beginning in April 2015, playing an aging orchestra conductor in the comedy Living on Love, written by Joe DiPietro, starring Renee Fleming, Jerry O'Connell and Anna Chlumsky.

Douglas Sills appeared in the new musical Dave at the Arena Stage in Washington, DC, in 2018, in the role of Chief of Staff Bob Alexander.