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John Barrowman
Age: 42
Height: 6'
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Born: Mar. 11th, 1967
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BIOGRAPHY: Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in Joliet, Illinois. He returned to the UK, for a 6 month Shakespeare semester with the United States International University of San Diego, but left to star in the musical production of "Anything Goes," with Elaine Page. He went on to star in "Miss Saigon," "Matador," "Rope," and "Hair" at London's West End. Barrowman has homes in London and Cardiff, Wales.
TRIVIA:
- He was nominated for a 1998 'Laurence Olivier' (qv) Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Musical of 1997 season for his performance in The Fix.
- According to his autobiography, when the part of Will in "Will & Grace" came down to him and Eric McCormack, the producers decided to go with Eric because, as they told John, he (John) was "too straight-acting." John, meanwhile, is openly gay, and they went with a straight actor for the role.
- He has performed his cabaret show in New York; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; and Milwaukee.
- Was 6 months from graduating from the United States International University of San Diego. He's been asked to return, but has stated that he's learned more by doing than any teacher could teach him.
- Played Mr. Bumble in Joliet West High School's 1983 production of Oliver! alongside Anthony Rapp (as Oliver) and Andy Dick (as Dr. Grimwig).
- Along with 'Freema Agyeman' (qv), 'Eve Myles' (qv), 'Naoko Mori (I)' (qv) and 'Gareth David-Lloyd' (qv), he is one of only five actors to play the same character (Captain Jack Harkness) in both _"Doctor Who" (2005)_ (qv) and _"Torchwood" (2006)_ (qv).
- He was joined in a civil partnership (a commitment ceremony which accords gay couples many of the same rights as heterosexual couples in the UK) to his longtime love, architect Scott Gill, at a ceremony in Cardiff Bay on Wednesday 27 December 2006.
- Presented a children's TV show in the UK called _"Live & Kicking" (1993)_ (qv). Played the Beast in the London Musical of the Disney animated film _Beauty and the Beast (1991)_ (qv) at the Dominion Theatre in central London.
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