One of my sisters has a huge crush on David Cook. Another sister has a huge crush on Gerard Butler. I, ever the unconventional, have one on David Hyde Pierce. Yes, I know he's gay; but I'm partial to witty bookish types with enormous talent and a passion for classical music—not to mention a jawline that's any sculptor's dream.
A few highlights of his first 53 years . . .
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Guthrie Theatre
The Seagull, Guthrie Theatre
Tartuffe, Guthrie Theatre
Cyrano, Guthrie Theatre
Holiday, Long Wharf Theatre
Camille, Long Wharf Theatre
Broadway debut in Beyond Therapy, 1982
Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival
Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival
The Heidi Chronicles, Broadway
The Cherry Orchard, New York, Leningrad, Moscow, Tokyo
He also created roles Off-Broadway in:
The Maderati
The Author's Voice
Elliot Loves
Zero Positive
That's It, Folks!
Small roles in films such as:
The Fisher King
Little Man Tate
Wolf
Crossing Delancey
Sleepless in Seattle
. . . and others . . .
A few highlights of his first 53 years . . .
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Guthrie Theatre
The Seagull, Guthrie Theatre
Tartuffe, Guthrie Theatre
Cyrano, Guthrie Theatre
Holiday, Long Wharf Theatre
Camille, Long Wharf Theatre
Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival
Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival
The Heidi Chronicles, Broadway
The Cherry Orchard, New York, Leningrad, Moscow, Tokyo
He also created roles Off-Broadway in:
The Maderati
The Author's Voice
Elliot Loves
Zero Positive
That's It, Folks!
Small roles in films such as:
The Fisher King
Little Man Tate
Wolf
Crossing Delancey
Sleepless in Seattle
. . . and others . . .
The suicidal congressman Theodore Van Horne in Norman Lear's short-lived political sitcom The Powers That Be (1992-1993)
Down With Love
A Bug's Life
Wet Hot American Summer
Isn't She Great
Osmosis Jones
Treasure Planet
. . . and still other films . . .
Brave Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot, original Broadway cast (2005-2006)
His Tony Award-winning Lt. Frank Cioffi in Kander and Ebb's Curtains, Broadway (2007-2008) (seen here with Jill Paice)
Steven Gaye in Accent on Youth, Manhattan Theatre Club (2009)
Elomire in La Bête, London and Broadway (2010)
The psychopathic Warwick Wilson in the 2010 indie film The Perfect Host
Paul in Close Up Space, Manhattan Theatre Club (2011-2012)
Next up: The Landing (new John Kander musical), Vineyard Theatre, May-June 2012
National Board Honorary Chairman of the Alzheimer's Association. Short clip of an interview with Larry King. The last 90 seconds of this video are especially moving.
Receiving the 2010 Isabelle Stevenson Award for his untiring work in the fight against Alzheimer's
Once an aspiring concert pianist; today, music remains his sustaining passion.
As we'll always think of him: Dr. Niles Crane, one of the greatest sitcom characters ever created (1993-2004 and beyond), and for which he won four Emmys®. This is the famous fencing scene from Frasier, season 2, "An Affair to Forget"
Soon to come, David's first two shows as director: this summer, The Importance of Being Earnest for the Williamstown Theatre Festival; and the new musical, It Shoulda Been You, heading to Broadway later this year or early next year
On June 4, David will be given the Lifetime Leadership Award at the Alzheimer's Association New York Chapter gala
MANY MORE YEARS TO COME!!!
What a fascinating list of his early stage work at the beginning! What roles did he play in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Cyrano" and "Camille"?
ReplyDeleteI believe he played Oberon in Midsummer, but haven't yet found out what roles he played in Cyrano and Camille - I know he understudied Cyrano.
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