Bryan Batt

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Bryan Batt

Born March 1, 1963 (1963-03-01) (age 45)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actor known mostly for his theater work, but he has had a number of starring roles in movies and television as well. His performance in the stage adaptation of Saturday Night Fever earned him one of New York City's more unusual honors, a caricature at Sardi's.[1]

Batt currently appears in the AMC series Mad Men as Salvatore, a closeted homosexual advertising executive. Batt, who is himself openly gay, has played gay roles on film (Jeffrey and Kiss Me, Guido) and stage (La Cage aux Folles). In 2005, Batt told Playbill that he used to worry about the effect of coming out on his career: "When I played the lead in Sunset Blvd., the movie of Jeffrey was coming out, and I was petrified. Back then, every agent told you that if you want to play a straight role, you don’t come out. This was before Ellen [DeGeneres] came out. But now I couldn't give a rat’s ass. It’s normal to be gay."[2]

Batt lives with his partner, Tom Cianfichi, an events planner.[3] Batt and Cianfichi have been together more than eighteen years; they met while performing Evita in Akron, Ohio. Batt was playing Che Guevara, and Tom was the understudy for Magaldi.[2] Bryan and Tom own a home decor and furnishings store, Hazelnut, on Magazine Street in New Orleans.

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[edit] Works

[edit] Film

[edit] Theater

  • Broadway
  • Off-Broadway
    • Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up its Act! (OBC Recording, nominated for Drama Desk Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical)
    • Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back! - Various (Triad Theater, New Original Cast, OBC Recording)
    • Jeffrey - Darius (Minetta Lane,WPA/Christopher Ashley)
    • Too Many Girls - Al (ELT)
    • The Golden Apple - Patroclus (York Theater)
    • Give My Regards to Broadway (Carnegie Hall/David Bell)
    • I Love New York (Rainbow and Stars - Bistro Award, OBC Recording)
  • Los Angeles
    • Jeffrey - Darius ( Westwood Playhouse) LA Drama-Logue Award
  • Regional
    • Evita - Che (Carousel Dinner Theater)
    • Grease - Kenicke (Darien Dinner Theater)
    • Trixie True: Teen Detective - Dick Dickerson (Boston Post Road Stage Co.)
    • Romeo & Juliet - Paris (New Orleans Center Stage)
    • The Lover - John (New Orleans Center Stage)
    • Action - Jeep (New Orleans Center Stage)

[edit] Television

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bryan Batt & Kristin Chenoweth Get Hung Up At Sardi's Jan. 20", Playbill. January 21, 2000.
  2. ^ a b "The Leading Men: Going to Batt", Playbill, Wayman Wong. October 3, 2005.
  3. ^ "Saturday Night Fever - Bryan Batt", The Advocate, Andrew Velez. December 7, 1999.

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