Philip Bosco

Infobox actor
birthname = Philip Michael Bosco
birthdate = Birth date and age|1930|9|26
birthplace = Jersey City, New Jersey
spouse = Nancy Ann Dunkle (1957–)
yearsactive = 1961 - present
emmyawards = Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming
1988 "ABC Weekend Specials"
tonyawards = Best Leading Actor in a Play
1989 "Lend Me a Tenor"
awards = NBR Award for Best Cast
1996 "The First Wives Club"

Philip Michael Bosco (born September 26 1930) is an American Tony Award- and Daytime Emmy award-winning actor.

Biography

Personal 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.cite news | author= | title=Philip Bosco Biography | url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/Philip-Bosco.html | work=filmreference | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-04-10] Bosco went to high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City.cite news | author=Virginia Rohan| title=Haworth's Philip Bosco is a seasoned star | url=http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNjcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcyMjA5MTkmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3 | work=The Record | date=14 November 2007| accessdate=2008-04-10] He attended the Catholic University of Washington, D.C. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800028104/bio Philip Bosco Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] Bosco married Nancy Ann Dunkle on January 2, 1957. They have seven children, Jenny, Diane, Philip, Chris, John, Lisa, Celia and 15 grandchildren. A long-time resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, Bosco now lives in Haworth, New Jersey.

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 is a familiar face to viewers of the "Law & Order" franchise of television series, appearing 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", "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.

succession box
title=Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
years=1988-1989
for "Lend Me a Tenor"
before=Ron Silver
for "Speed-the-Plow"
after=Nathan Lane
for "The Lisbon Traviata"

References

External links

*imdb|0097842
*ibdb|66920
*amg name|2:7519
* [http://www.americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/philip_bosco_and_boyd_gaines Philip Bosco and Boyd Gaines] - "Downstage Center" interview at American Theatre Wing.org
* [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/interactive/video/index.html#b TonyAwards.com Interview with Philip Bosco]