Roberto Gari
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Roberto Gari is an American artist and actor. He was born in Brooklyn and appeared in vaudeville under the name of Jackie Hayes from the age of 4.
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[edit] Medium
oil on canvas, watercolor, charcoal, pastels, pen & ink
[edit] Theme/Style
Portraits, Impressionist, Modernism
[edit] Artistic Reputation
In 1939 Gari enrolled and studied at the Art Students League under the auspices of such renowned instructors as Will Barnett and Ethel Schwabacher. He became a respected artist with numerous exhibitions in such galleries as the Bodley Gallery in NYC and the Raymond Burr and Acosta galleries in Beverly Hills. His paintings have been collected by such stars as Shelley Winters, Steve Allen, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Eddie Cantor and former President Ronald Reagan (who even hung his 'Gari' painting in the White House!) His painting of singer Judy Garland was on display in the lobby of New York's Palace Theatre for many years and now hangs in the Theatre Collection of the Museum of the City of New York.
[edit] Show Business Career
Some of the highlights of Gari's Show business career included dancing with Vera-Ellen in the Broadway production of A Connecticut Yankee in 1944 and later as Merlin the magician in the same production. Other Broadway credits include Sadie Thompson (with June Havoc) and Eddie Cantor's production of Nellie Blye. During the 1950s he appeared on The Eddie Cantor Colgate Comedy Hour as well as the Danny Thomas Four Star Revue. During the 1960s and 1970s his family commitments and his art work kept him away from performing; he returned in the 80's and subsequently could be seen in such films as IQ, The Associate, Scent of a Woman, She Devil and One Fine Day. He also had a regular role on television in the daytime soap operas Guiding Light and Another World as Maurice the bartender and as Alistair the butler from 1992-1995. He was also prominently featured on Candid Camera and The Last Mile on PBS. His latest role was playing Amy Sedaris' father in a dozen episodes of the hit Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy.
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