James Naughton

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James Naughton (born December 6, 1945) is an accomplished American theater, film and television actor.

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[edit] Acting career

He was born in Middletown, Connecticut and is brother of actor David Naughton and father of actress Keira Naughton. He started singing during his years at Conard High School "with the high school band and at parties"[1].

Naughton attended Brown University and Yale Drama School. His acting career began when he appeared in a series of Broadway dramas and musicals. He has since become an accomplished actor in many supporting film and television roles.[2]

His largest fame and notoriety has been in theater, however. He won the Theatre World Award for his performance in Long Day's Journey Into Night in 1971, and Tony Awards in 1992 and 1996. His films include The Paper Chase and The First Wives Club. He also starred with Ron Harper in the 1974 television series Planet of the Apes, a spin-off of the original movie. He has directed several plays in New York and also appears in cabarets. In 1997 he won critical acclaim with his portrayal of lawyer Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago, and in 2006 starred in the movie The Devil Wears Prada.[2]

He has appeared in television commercials promoting the drug Nexium.

[edit] Broadway


Preceded by
Jason Alexander
for Jerome Robbins' Broadway		 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1990
for City of Angels		 Succeeded by
Jonathon Pyrce
for Miss Saigon
Preceded by
Nathan Lane
for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum		 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1997
for Chicago		 Succeeded by
Alan Cumming
for Cabaret

[edit] Films

[edit] References

  1. ^ Klein, Alvin. "Theater; Solo Act; Jeep Voice as Well", 'The New York Times', 1998-06-14. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  2. ^ a b http://record.wustl.edu/archive/1999/09-23-99/articles/naughton.html

[edit] External links

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