Thomas McGowan was born on July 26,1959 and is an American actor.
18 Facts About Tom McGowan
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Tom McGowan first became known for his stage career both on and off Broadway.
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In 2011, Tom McGowan was chosen to step into the role of the Wizard in Wicked on Broadway.
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In 2014, Tom McGowan starred in Harvey Fierstein's original Broadway play Casa Valentina which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.
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Tom McGowan is known for his recurring role on the Emmy Award winning NBC show Frasier, as KACL station manager Kenny Daly.
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Tom McGowan has appeared on a variety of shows including Everybody Loves Raymond, The Practice, ER, Desperate Housewives, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Modern Family, Veep and The Good Fight.
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Tom McGowan has appeared in films such as Heavyweights, Sleepless in Seattle, The Birdcage, As Good as It Gets, True Crime, Ghost World, and Bad Santa.
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Tom McGowan played the role of Pat Finley in the 1995 movie Heavyweights and the role of Patrick Fisher in the 2006 movie Twelve and Holding.
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Tom McGowan has been performing the role of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in various companies of Wicked since 2009.
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Tom McGowan first played the Wizard in the original Second National Tour production, beginning March 7,2009.
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Tom McGowan finished with the touring company on December 6,2009, transferring to the San Francisco production, playing the Wizard from December 22,2009, through September 5,2010, when the production closed.
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Tom McGowan then returned to the Second National Tour, resuming performances on January 11,2011, and concluding his performances on the tour on April 17,2011.
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Tom McGowan joined the Broadway company of the show from May 3,2011, through February 5,2012.
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Tom McGowan has since performed the role on Broadway intermittently, including from August 13,2013, through February 22,2014, and onward from July 15,2014.
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Tom McGowan played the role in the West End production of the show from September 21,2015, through March 12,2016.
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Tom McGowan was in the 2016 Broadway revival of She Loves Me as Ladislav Sipos.
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Tom McGowan played the character Falstaff in Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor at San Diego's The Old Globe Theatre in August 2023.
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Tom McGowan graduated from Belmar's St Rose High School in 1977.