Victor Garber Add to My Celebs Age 63 Birthday Mar. 16th, 1949 Born in London, Ontario, Canada Height 6' 1 1/2"

Victor Garber's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Alias Jack Bristow Eli Stone Jordan Weth… Justice Ron Trott The Last Templar Monsignor D… E.N.G. (CA) Adam Hirsch Infamous 2013 Robert Bowers

Main Movie Roles 2010 - You Again 2010 - The Town 2009 - Star Trek 2008 - Milk 2002 - Tuck Everlasting 2001 - Legally Blonde 1998 - How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1997 - Titanic 1997 - The Absolution of Anthony 1996 - The First Wives Club 1996 - Marvin's Room 1995 - Jeffrey 1994 - Mixed Nuts 1994 - Exotica 1993 - Sleepless in Seattle 1993 - Life With Mikey 1992 - Singles 1992 - Light Sleeper 1973 - Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

A leading player on Broadway for over two decades, Victor Garber has appeared in comedies and musicals in New York to applause and Tony nominations, but his career in TV and films has been limited to mostly supporting parts. Garber's first stage success of note came in his native Canada, where he performed as Jesus in "Godspell" in a 1972 Toronto ensemble that also included Martin Short (I) and 'Andrea Martin'. A year later, Garber reprised the role in the film version of the musical but he soon settled into working on Broadway. After nearly 20 years, he returned to films in character roles like the slick agent taking clients away from Michael J. Fox (I) and Nathan Lane (I) in James Lapine's Life with Mikey (1993); Tom Hanks' friend who is rendered emotional by "The Dirty Dozen" in Nora Ephron's _Sleepless in Seattle (1993)_ and Goldie Hawn's ex-husband in _First Wives Club, The (1996)_ . Garber's highest profile turn came as the Titanic's designer Thomas Andrews, who calmly awaits its inevitable sinking, in James Cameron (I)'s blockbuster mega-hit Titanic (1997).


TRIVIA:

• Originated the role of Anthony in the 1979 'Stephen Sondheim' (qv) musical "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
• He has a brother and a sister. His mother was 'Hope Garber' (qv), who died in 2005; his father passed away in 1993.
• He was the one and only guest at _"Alias" (2001)_ (qv) co-star 'Jennifer Garner (I)' (qv) and fiancée 'Ben Affleck' (qv)'s wedding
• Jack Bristow, Garber's character on _"Alias" (2001)_ (qv), was ranked #29 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
• Originated the role of John Wilkes Booth in the 1990 'Stephen Sondheim' (qv) musical "Assassins".
• Received Tony Award nominations for Deathtrap (Featured Actor), Little Me (Actor - Musical), Lend Me a Tenor (Actor), and Damn Yankees (Actor - Musical).
• Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 12.
• Has played both Jesus (in Godspell) and the Devil (in Damn Yankees) in major stage productions.

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