Boyd Payne Gaines (born May 11, 1953) is an
American
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actor. During his career, he has won four
Tony Awards
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and three
Drama Desk Award
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s. Gaines is best known for playing Mark Royer on ''
One Day at a Time'' (1981-1984).
Early life and education
He was born in
Atlanta
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,
Georgia
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, to James and Ida Gaines. His early
theatre
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training began at the
Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts
Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) is a presenting and training professional residential theatre company in Santa Maria, California, offering a two-year acting and technical theatre conservatory program, operating out of Allan Hancock College.
D ...
at
Allan Hancock College
Allan Hancock College is a public community college in Santa Maria, California.
History
In 1920 Allan Hancock College was started by the Santa Maria High School District. Originally called Santa Maria Junior College, classes were held until ...
in
Santa Maria, California
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,
[Buckley, Michael]
"Gentleman of the Jury"
theatremania.com, October 8, 2004 where his talent and rich baritone voice were showcased in leading roles in plays, musicals, and opera. He attended the
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...
as a member of the Drama Division's ''Group 8'' (1975–1979).
Career
Gaines has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including ''
Fame'', ''
Frasier
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'', ''
L.A. Law
''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...
'', ''
Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise.
''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'', and ''
Piece of Cake'', but his most notable television role was as Mark Royer, who married
Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress. She first achieved recognition as a child actress, portraying Barbara Cooper Royer on the sitcom '' One Day at a Time'' (1975–1984) for which she won two Golden Globe Award ...
's Barbara Cooper on TV's ''
One Day at a Time''. Gaines appeared in the final three seasons of the show. He also portrayed Coach Brackett in the 1981 movie ''
Porky's
''Porky's'' is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida. The film influenced many writers in the teen film genre and spawned two sequels: ...
'', Lt. Ring in the 1986 film ''
Heartbreak Ridge
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'' and Jason in ''
The Sure Thing
''The Sure Thing'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy romance film written by Steven L. Bloom and Jonathan Roberts and directed by Rob Reiner. The film stars John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Viveca Lindfors, and Nicollette Sheridan. The film chron ...
'' (1985).
Gaines is a voice actor, and is credited with recording several
audiobook
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Spoken audio has been available in sc ...
s.
He has appeared on the
Broadway
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stage, in both musicals and plays, for which he has won four Tony Awards. His first Broadway play was ''
The Heidi Chronicles
''The Heidi Chronicles'' is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Production history
A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, starrin ...
'' in 1989. He has appeared in the musicals ''
She Loves Me
''She Loves Me'' is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play '' Parfumerie'' by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 fil ...
'' (1993), ''
Company
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'' (1995), and ''
Contact
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* ...
'' (2000). Other plays have included the 2010 revival of ''
Driving Miss Daisy
'' Driving Miss Daisy'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on his 1987 play of the same name. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his ro ...
'', ''
The Columnist
''The Columnist'' is a play by American playwright David Auburn. It opened on Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, under the direction of Daniel J. Sullivan. The play opened on April 25, 2012 and closed July 8, 2012 with John Lithgow starr ...
'' (2012), and the Broadway revival of ''
An Enemy of the People'' in 2012.
["Boyd Gaines Broadway"]
playbillvault.com, accessed September 16, 2015 He appeared in the 2008 revival of ''
Gypsy
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'' as Herbie, and won the
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
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Winner and ...
.
He has appeared
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
, starting in 1978 with ''
Spring Awakening'' and recently ''The Grand Manner'' by A. R. Gurney at
Lincoln Center
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in 2010.
In regional theatre, Gaines appeared in ''
Our Town
''Our Town'' is a 1938 metatheatrical three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 thro ...
'' at the
George Street Playhouse
George Street Playhouse is a theater company in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the city's Civic Square government and theater district. It's one of the state's preeminent professional theaters committed to the production of new and established ...
, New Jersey, in April 2014.
Awards and nominations
Gaines was nominated for a
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
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in 2007, for ''
Journey's End
''Journey's End'' is a 1928 dramatic play by English playwright R. C. Sherriff, set in the trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, towards the end of the First World War. The story plays out in the officers' dugout of a British Army infantry c ...
'', making him the first actor to be nominated in each of the four Tony categories for which an actor is eligible.
[ Only two male and three female performers have been nominated for all four Tony performance awards, the others being ]Raúl Esparza
Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway reviva ...
, Angela Lansbury
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Her career spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work received a great deal ...
, Jan Maxwell
Janice Elaine Maxwell (November 20, 1956 – February 11, 2018) was an American stage and television actress. She was a five-time Tony Award nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award winner. In a career spanning over thirty years, Maxwell was one ...
, and Audra McDonald
Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four act ...
. Gaines was the first performer to be nominated for each of Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1989 for ''The Heidi Chronicles
''The Heidi Chronicles'' is a 1988 play by Wendy Wasserstein. The play won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Production history
A workshop production at Seattle Repertory Theatre was held in April 1988, directed by Daniel J. Sullivan, starrin ...
'', Best Actor in a Musical in 1994 for ''She Loves Me
''She Loves Me'' is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play '' Parfumerie'' by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 fil ...
'', Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2000 for ''Contact
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* ...
''[Lefkowitz, David; McBride, Murdoch; and ]Simonson, Robert
Robert Simonson (born September 11, 1964) is an American journalist and author.
Personal life
Robert Simonson was born in Wisconsin; he has lived in Brooklyn since 1988.
Career
Robert Simonson began writing about cocktails, spirits and bars for ...
"'Copenhagen' And 'Contact' Win Top 1999-2000 Tony Awards"
''Playbill'', June 5, 2000 and again in 2008 for ''Gypsy
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'', and Best Actor in a Play in 2007 for ''Journey's End''. Gaines won in three of the categories (and four of the five nominations), missing only for the performance in ''Journey's End''. His four wins are for ''The Heidi Chronicles'', ''She Loves Me'', ''Contact'', and ''Gypsy''.
Personal
He is married to Kathleen McNenny. They have one daughter.[
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Filmography
Stage productions
References
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1953 births
Living people
American male film actors
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Audiobook narrators
Drama Desk Award winners
Juilliard School alumni
Theatre World Award winners
Tony Award winners
Male actors from Atlanta
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors