John Bolton (actor)

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Born (1965-12-29) December 29, 1965 (age 58)
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John Bolton (born December 29, 1965) is an American actor and Broadway regular. Bolton is best known for originating the role of "The Old Man" (Mr. Parker) in the Broadway show A Christmas Story: The Musical . He created the role of Vlad Popov in the Broadway musical Anastasia .

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Career

Bolton originated the role of "The Old Man" (Mr. Parker) in A Christmas Story: The Musical on Broadway, running from November 19, 2012, to December 30, 2012, [1] and repeated this starring role in Boston, Hartford and in December 2013 at Madison Square Garden. [2]

He appeared in the Broadway revival of Dames at Sea , starring as The Captain/Hennesey. The musical ran from October 22, 2015, to January 3, 2016. [3]

His other theatre credits include many Broadway musicals that have won the Tony Award including original productions of Curtains with David Hyde Pierce; Spamalot with Tim Curry, David Hyde Pierce, and Sara Ramirez, directed by Mike Nichols; Contact directed by Susan Stroman; and Titanic ; and revivals of Damn Yankees and How to Succeed in Business with Matthew Broderick, with Bolton eventually playing the role of Finch opposite Sarah Jessica Parker.

A sought-after cabaret performer, Bolton has also appeared in many concert performances including Downton Abbey at 54 Below (2013), [4] Titanic reunion at Lincoln Center Avery Fisher Hall (2014), [5] and Guys and Dolls (2014) and the Family Holiday Concert with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. The New York Times called his performance in Guys and Dolls a "stand-out." [6] Bolton is a regular soloist with the New York Pops, and he has headlined three sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall. He performed in the concert series "Broadway in the Boros" at the Queens' Socrates Sculpture Park on July 21, 2017. [7]

He has performed in television shows and many TV commercials. Most recently he was seen on Elementary , Madam Secretary and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt . He played the recurring character D.A. John Summerhill on the soap opera All My Children in 2006. [8] He also appeared in "Loose Lips", a 2014 episode of Blue Bloods , and "Vacancy", a 2006 episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent ; [8] and he played Bruce Caplan on the television series Gossip Girl . [8] Bolton has also made guest star appearances as Carl Switzer on the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire , and as Jason Doyle on the television series The Good Wife . He also appeared in the third season of Submissions Only and the short Russian Broadway Shut Down. [8]

He is an adjunct professor at Pace University, teaching acting. [9]

Personal life

He was born in Rochester, New York and grew up in LeRoy, New York.

Major theatre credits

Broadway

Sources: Broadwayworld [10] IBDB [11]

Touring

Off-Broadway

Soure: Broadwayworld [10]

Other

Filmography

Source: TV Guide [27]

Awards

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