John Dossett

Dari Wikipedia, ensiklopedia gratis John Dossett adalah aktor dan penyanyi Amerika. Ketertarikan Dossett pada karir teater dimulai di Mount Pleasant High School di Wilmington, Delaware, di mana dia muncul dalam produksi siswa dan terlibat dengan stasiun radio sekolah, WMPH. Dossett melakukan debut Broadwaynya pada tahun 1979 dalam musikal berumur pendek berjudul King of Schnorrers. Pada tahun 1982 ia bergabung dengan pemeran Fifth of July, setelah itu sebagian besar karyanya dilakukan di produksi di luar Broadway dan di televisi. Dia adalah anggota dari Broadway Circle Repertory Company, tampil di banyak drama antara 1980-1994. Dia kemudian meraih kesuksesan dalam dua musikal populer, Ragtime (1998) dan kebangkitan Gypsy tahun 2003 bersama Bernadette Peters. Penampilannya di film terakhir membuatnya mendapatkan nominasi Tony Award dan Drama Desk Award sebagai Aktor Unggulan Luar Biasa dalam Musikal. Penghargaan layarnya yang paling signifikan adalah drama AIDS tahun 1990, Longtime Companion. Dia bertemu kembali dengan rekan mainnya di Gipsi, Peters, dalam acara pembacaan Surat Cinta satu malam saja pada bulan September 2007. Dia muncul di pemutaran perdana dunia musikal Giant karya Michael John LaChiusa, di Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia hingga 31 Mei 2009. Dia juga memainkan peran "Aaron" dalam musikal baru The First Wives Club, mulai Juli 2009 di Old Globe, San Diego, California. Dossett menikah dengan aktris Michele Pawk. Pasangan ini bertemu saat bekerja bersama dalam musikal di luar Broadway, Hello Again. Mereka memiliki seorang putra, Jack, lahir pada tahun 2000. Mereka bekerja bersama dalam musikal Mamma Mia! pada tahun 2005. Pasangan itu pindah ke South Orange, New Jersey. Pada September 2009, Dossett telah kembali ke musikal Broadway Mamma Mia! dalam peran Sam Carmichael berlawanan dengan pemenang Tony Award Beth Leavel dan kemudian Lisa Brescia.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Dossett is an American actor and singer. Dossett's interest in a theatrical career began at Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware, where he appeared in student productions and was involved with the school's radio station, WMPH. Dossett made his Broadway debut in 1979 in a short-lived musical entitled the King of Schnorrers. In 1982 he joined the cast of Fifth of July, after which the bulk of his work was in off-Broadway productions and on television. He was a member of the off-Broadway Circle Repertory Company, performing in many plays between 1980-1994. He later achieved success in two popular musicals, Ragtime (1998) and the 2003 revival of Gypsy opposite Bernadette Peters. His performance in the latter garnered him both Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical. His most significant screen credit is the 1990 AIDS drama, Longtime Companion. He was re-united with his Gypsy co-star Peters in a one-night only benefit reading of Love Letters in September 2007. He appeared in the world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's musical Giant, at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia through May 31, 2009. He also played the role of "Aaron" in the new musical of The First Wives Club, starting in July 2009 at the Old Globe, San Diego, California. Dossett is married to actress Michele Pawk. The couple met while working together in an off-Broadway musical, Hello Again. They have a son, Jack, born in 2000. They worked together in the musical Mamma Mia! in 2005. The couple have moved to South Orange, New Jersey. As of September 2009, Dossett has returned to the Broadway musical Mamma Mia! in the role of Sam Carmichael opposite Tony Award winner Beth Leavel and later Lisa Brescia.