George Hearn was born on June 18,1934 and is an American actor and singer, primarily in Broadway musical theatre.
12 Facts About George Hearn
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George Hearn's career began in 1963 when he played Sir Dinidan in a national tour of Camelot with Biff McGuire and Jeannie Carson, standing by for McGuire, who played King Arthur.
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George Hearn first garnered a notice as John Dickinson in the acclaimed 1969 musical 1776 and as Liv Ullmann's leading man in the musical version of I Remember Mama.
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In 1983 George Hearn created the role of Albin in the original Broadway production of La Cage aux Folles written by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman.
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George Hearn won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Albin.
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George Hearn appeared in the West End production.
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In 1985, George Hearn starred as Long John Silver in an Edmonton production of Pieces of Eight, a musical adaptation of Treasure Island.
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George Hearn won a second Tony award for his role as Max Von Mayerling in the original Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard, and was nominated again for playing Otto Frank in the 1997 revival of The Diary of Anne Frank.
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On July 20,2004, George Hearn returned to Broadway for the first time in four years, starring as the Wizard in the Broadway musical Wicked, remaining until May 29,2005.
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George Hearn later returned to the musical for a limited two-week engagement from January 17 through February 1,2006.
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George Hearn was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame on January 29,2007.
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George Hearn's spouses include Susan Babel, Mary Harrell, with whom he had one son; Dixie Carter ; girlfriend Betsy Joslyn ; and current wife Leslie Simons.