Bryan Batt

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Bryan Batt
BryanBattEmmysSept09.jpg
Batt in September 2009
Born (1963-03-01) March 1, 1963 (age 61)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater Tulane University
Occupation(s)Actor, author
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Tom Cianfichi
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(m. 2014)​

Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role in the AMC series Mad Men as Salvatore Romano, the closeted art director for the Sterling Cooper agency. Primarily a theater actor, he has had a number of starring roles in movies and television as well. His performance in the musical adaptation of Saturday Night Fever earned him one of New York City's more unusual honors, a caricature at Sardi's. [1]

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Early life

Batt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Gayle (Mackenroth), an amateur actress, dancer, and civic activist, and John Batt. [2] [3] [4] His family founded and ran the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park. [5] He attended and graduated from Isidore Newman School (a preparatory school in New Orleans) and Tulane University, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. [6]

Personal life

On September 28, 2014, Batt married his long-time partner Tom Cianfichi, an event planner. [7] Batt and Cianfichi own a home decor and furnishings store, Hazelnut, on Magazine Street in New Orleans. [5] In 2010, Batt published a memoir about his mother entitled She Ain't Heavy, She's My Mother. She died in December 2010. [3] [8] In 2011, he published a second book, Big, Easy, Style, which focuses on interior design and home furnishings. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Jeffrey Darius
1997 Kiss Me, Guido Tino
1999 Hit and Runway Carlos
2011 Brawler Fat Chucky
2011Nine Lives: A Musical Adaption LiveBilly Grace
2013B-SideAndrews
2013Wiener Dog NationalsJudge Brown
2013 12 Years a Slave Judge Turner
2013 Parkland Malcolm Kilduff
2013 The Last of Robin Hood Orry-Kelly
2015 Zipper Bob Fisher
2015SamAlexander Blondell
2015 The Runner Mark Lavin
2016 The Book of Love Dr. Melvin
2016 A Boy Called Po Randall Bane
2016 Abattoir Chester
2016 LBJ Jim Rowe
2017Mississippi MurderBernard
2017Wiener Dog InternationalsJudge Brown
2018 Tales from the Hood 2 John LloydVideo
2018 Billionaire Boys Club Ludo
2019I Hate KidsRev. McGooley
2019Darlin'The Bishop
2019 Easy Does It Officer Owens
2020Don't Look BackRev. FarmerAlso known as Good Samaritan
2020American RejectBuddy Bisk
2021 Night Teeth Gio
2022 Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game Harry Coulianos
2023 I'll Be Watching Dr. Tate
2024 High Tide Todd

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 As the World Turns TeddyEpisode: "1.10423"
2003, 2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Hugo, Hutton MaysEpisodes: "Suite Sorrow", "Trophy Wine"
2007–2009 Mad Men Salvatore Romano Regular role (seasons 1–3)
2009 Ghost Whisperer Maitre D'Episode: "Do Over"
2010 Ugly Betty Spencer CannonEpisodes: "The Past Presents the Future", "Hello Goodbye"
2015–2016 Scream Mayor Quinn Maddox Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2016 NCIS Dalton GreenbrickEpisode: "Sister City: Part I"
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Dalton GreenbrickEpisode: "Sister City: Part II"
2018 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Dr. StoneEpisode: "Night at the Concord"
2019 The Simpsons Philip Hefflin / Carl (voice)Episode: "Mad About the Toy"
2019 Tales of the City Chris BauerEpisode: "The Price of Oil"
2019 EastSiders RichardEpisodes: "Both Sides Now", "Always Upwards"
2020 The Blacklist Antony EagletonEpisode: "Victoria Fenberg"
2021 The Premise CharlesEpisode: "Butt Plug"

Theater

Broadway

YearTitleRoleVenue
1987 Starlight Express Rocky I/Greaseball Gershwin Theatre
1992 Cats Munkustrap Winter Garden Theatre
1993 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Reuben/Pharaoh Minskoff Theatre
1994 Sunset Boulevard u/s Joe Gillis/Ensemble Minskoff Theatre
1994 Beauty and the Beast Lumière Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
1997 The Scarlet Pimpernel standby Percy/Pimpernel Minskoff Theatre
1999 Saturday Night Fever Monty Minskoff Theatre
2000 Seussical Alternate Cat in the Hat Richard Rodgers Theatre
2004 La Cage aux Folles standby Albin Marquis Theatre

Off-Broadway

YearTitleRoleVenue
1986 Too Many Girls AlEquity Library Theatre
1990 Grease KenickeDarien Dinner Theater,
1990 The Golden Apple PatroclusYork Theater
1991 Give My Regards to Broadway ChoirCarnegie Hall
1993 Jeffrey Darius/Man in bedWPA Theatre & Minetta Lane Theatre
1996–98 Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back VariousTriad Theater
1998–98 Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up Its Act PerformerStardust Theatre
1998I Love New YorkPerformerRainbow and Stars
1998AscendancyPerformerRattlestick Theatre
1998In the BeginningPerformerMaine State Theatre
2022To My GirlsBernie Tony Kiser Theater
2023Pay the WriterBruston Fischer Pershing Square Signature Center

Regional

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1999 Drama Desk Awards Best Featured Actor in a Musical Forbidden Broadway Cleans
Up Its Act 		Nominated
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men Nominated
2008 Won
2009 Won

Bibliography

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References

  1. ↑ "Bryan Batt & Kristin Chenoweth Get Hung Up At Sardi's Jan. 20 Archived 2009-02-02 at the Wayback Machine ", Playbill . January 21, 2000.
  2. ↑ "Bryan Batt Biography (1963–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  3. 1 2 Paula Devlin, "Gayle Batt, civic activist and mother of actor Bryan Batt, dies at 79", Times-Picayune , December 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries | New Orleans, LA". Lakelawn.tributes.com. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
  5. 1 2 Joyce Wadler, "An Actor Really Sells His Material", The New York Times , August 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ Sue Strachan, "Persona: Bryan Batt", New Orleans Magazine, January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Mad Men's Bryan Batt Weds Longtime Partner Tom Cianfichi". Us Weekly . October 7, 2014.
  8. ↑ Craig Wilson, "Q&A: 'Mad Men' star Bryan Batt and his tribute to mom Gayle", USA Today , May 6, 2010.
  9. ↑ Needles, Tim. "We talk with Mad Men's Bryan Batt". Short and Sweet NYC. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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