James Naughton

Infobox actor


caption =
birthdate = birth date and age|1945|12|6
birthplace = Middletown, Connecticut, USA
tonyawards = Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1990 "City of Angels"
1997 "Chicago"
awards = NBR Award for Best Cast
1996 "The First Wives Club"

James Naughton (born December 6 1945) is an American Tony Award-winning theater, film and television actor.

Biography

Naughton was born in Middletown, Connecticut, the son of Rosemary (née Walsh) and Joseph Naughton, both of whom were teachers. [cite web | title=James Naughton Biography | url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/James-Naughton.html | publisher=filmreference | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-06-06] He is the brother of actor David Naughton and father of actors Keira Naughton and Greg Naughton. He started singing during his years at Conard High School "with the high school band and at parties". [cite news |first=Alvin |last= Klein |title=Theater; Solo Act; Jeep Voice as Well |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9506EED6133AF937A25755C0A96E958260 | work=The New York Times |date=1998-06-14 |accessdate=2007-01-17]

Naughton attended Brown University and Yale Drama School. His acting career began when he appeared in a series of Broadway dramas and musicals. He has since become an accomplished actor in many supporting film and television roles.cite web | author= | title=Legendary James Naughton at Edison | url=http://record.wustl.edu/archive/1999/09-23-99/articles/naughton.html | work=Record | publisher=Washington University in St. Louis| date=23 September 1999 | accessdate=2008-06-06]

His largest fame and notoriety has been in theater, however. He won the Theatre World Award for his performance in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 1971, and Tony Awards in 1990 and 1997. His films include "The Paper Chase" and "The First Wives Club". He also starred with Ron Harper in the 1974 television series Planet of the Apes, a spin-off of the original movie. He has directed several plays in New York, including the 2002 revival of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town", starring Paul Newman, which was filmed for cable TV in 2003. He also appears in cabarets. In 1997 he won critical acclaim with his portrayal of lawyer Billy Flynn in the musical "Chicago", and in 2006 starred in the movie The Devil Wears Prada. In 2006, he played the part of Edie Sedgwick's father, Fuzzy Sedgwick in "Factory Girl". He has appeared in television commercials promoting the drugs Cialis, Nexium and Nasalcrom.

tage productions

*"I Love My Wife" - 1979
*"Whose Life is it Anyway?" - 1980
*"City of Angels" - 1990 (Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical)
*"Four Baboons Adoring the Sun" - 1992
*"Chicago" - 1996 (Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical)
*"The Price" - (director) 1999
*"Our Town" - 2003
*"Prymate" - 2004
*"Democracy" - 2004

Filmography

*"Factory Girl" (2006) - Fuzzy Sedgwick
*"The Devil Wears Prada" (2006) - Stephen
*"Fascination" (2004) - Patrick Doherty
*"Labor Pains" (2000) - Actor
*"Oxygen" (1999) - Clark Hannon
*"The Proprietor" (1996) - New York - Texans
*"The First Wives Club" (1996) - Gilbert Griffin
*"First Kid" (1996) - President Davenport
*"The Good Mother" (1988) - Brian
*"The Glass Menagerie" (1987) - Jim O'Connor, the Gentleman caller
*"Cat's Eye" (1985) - Hugh (segment "The General")
*"A Stranger Is Watching" (1982) - Steve Peterson
*"Diary of the Dead" (1980) - George
*"Second Wind" (1976) - Roger
*"The Paper Chase" (1973) - Kevin Brooks

References

External links

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