Stephen Spinella

Stephen Spinella (born October 11, 1956)^[1] is an American stage, television, and film actor.

Early life

Spinella was born in Naples, Italy, to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic.^[1] He grew up in Glendale, Arizona,^[1] and graduated from the University of Arizona drama department. He also attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1982.^[2]

Spinella won consecutive Tony-awards for Best Featured Actor and Best Actor for his performance as Prior Walter in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika respectively. He was also nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for James Joyce's The Dead.

Spinella is openly gay.^[3]

April 1985: A Bright Room Called Day – Baz (workshop production directed by Tony Kushner)
May 4, 1993 – December 4, 1994: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches – Prior Walter/Man in Park
November 23, 1993 – December 4, 1994: Angels in America: Perestroika – Prior Walter
December 14, 1997 – August 30, 1998: A View from the Bridge – Alfieri
December 3, 1998 – March 21, 1999: Electra – Servant to Orestes
January 11, 2000 – April 16, 2000: James Joyce's The Dead – Freddy Malins
December 4, 2002 – January 26, 2003: Our Town – Simon Stimson
December 10, 2006 – 2007: Spring Awakening – Adult Men
May 15, 2009 – June 28, 2009: The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures – Pill
October 19, 2010 – November 7, 2010: An Iliad - The Poet
April 17, 2018 – July 22, 2018: Angels in America – Roy M. Cohn^[4]

1993: And the Band Played On as Brandy Alexander
1997: What the Deaf Man Heard as Percy
2000: Law & Order as Andy Polone
2001: The Education of Max Bickford as Rex Pinsker
2002: Alias as Kishell; Harkin
2002: Ed as Bob McCarthy
2003: Frasier as Randall Schoonover
2004: Huff as Mr. Heard
2005: Will & Grace as Bret
2005: Without a Trace as Joel Kemper
2006: Everwood as Father Patrick
2006: 24 as Miles Papazian, 10 episodes
2006: Heroes as Oliver Dennison
2006: Grey's Anatomy as Malar Pascowitz
2007: Nip/Tuck as Dr. Capler
2008: Desperate Housewives as Dr. Heller
- You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (5x01)
- What More Do I Need? (5x07)
- City on Fire (5x08)
- Everybody Says Don't (5x23)
2009: Big Love as Eric (Season 3, Episode 4)
2015: The Knick
2018: Elementary (Season 6 Episode 10) Professor Merrick Hausmann

1 2 3 "Stephen Spinella Biography (1956-)". Filmreference.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
↑ 1, 2011 "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni" Check |url= value (help).
↑ Weber, Bruce (June 5, 1993). "A Gay Actor's Temptation to Keep Good Health in the Closet". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
↑ Berkley Rep (April 2018). "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes at Berkley Rep". Berkley Rep. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

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