Stephen Spinella
| Stephen Spinella | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stephen Nicholas Spinella October 11, 1956 Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Stephen Nicholas Spinella (born October 11, 1956)[1] is an American stage, television, and film actor.
Life
Spinella was born in Naples, Italy, to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic.[2] He grew up in Glendale, Arizona and graduated from the University of Arizona drama department. He also attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1982.[3]
Spinella won consecutive Tony-awards for Best Featured Actor and Best Actor for his performance as Prior Walter in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika respectively. He was also nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for James Joyce's The Dead.
Personal life
Spinella is openly gay.[4]
Work
Stage
- April 1985: A Bright Room Called Day – Baz (workshop production directed by Tony Kushner)
- May 4, 1993 – December 4, 1994: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches – Prior Walter/Man in Park
- November 23, 1993 – December 4, 1994: Angels in America: Perestroika – Prior Walter
- December 14, 1997 – August 30, 1998: A View from the Bridge – Alfieri
- December 3, 1998 – March 21, 1999: Electra – Servant to Orestes
- January 11, 2000 – April 16, 2000: James Joyce's The Dead – Freddy Malins
- December 4, 2002 – January 26, 2003: Our Town – Simon Stimson
- December 10, 2006 – 2007: Spring Awakening – Adult Men
- May 15, 2009 – June 28, 2009: The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures – Pill
- October 19, 2010 – November 7, 2010: An Iliad - The Poet
Film
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Television
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References
- ↑ "Biography for Stephen Spinella". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Stephen Spinella profile". Filmreference. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
- ↑ 1, 2011 "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni" Check
|url=value (help). - ↑ Weber, Bruce (June 5, 1993). "A Gay Actor's Temptation to Keep Good Health in the Closet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
External links
- Stephen Spinella at the Internet Broadway Database
- Stephen Spinella at the Internet Movie Database
- Stephen Spinella Downstage Center XM radio interview by the American Theatre Wing, December 2006
- Stephen Spinella interviewed in Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video by the American Theatre Wing, September 1993
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