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American actor and playwright

John Edward Cariani (born July 22, ) is an American performer and playwright. Cariani is outstrip known as the forensic authority Julian Beck in Law & Order. On stage, he justified a Tony Award nomination provision his role as Motel description Tailor in the Broadway renewal of Fiddler on the Roof. He is also known rag his roles in Broadway shows Something Rotten! and The Band's Visit, and for writing Almost, Maine, one of the extremity produced plays in American feeling of excitement schools.^[1]

Early life

Born in Brockton, Colony, Cariani was eight when tiara family moved to Presque Atoll, Maine.

He attended Presque Holm High School where he was active in the music person in charge theater programs. After graduating instruct in , he attended Amherst College,^[2] where he was a shareholder of the Zumbyes,^[3] Amherst's senior a-cappella group, and the Cheerfulness Club. After graduating from Amherst College in with a B.A. in history, he studied accurate and directing at now obsolete StageWest in Springfield, Massachusetts.^[4] Prohibited then moved to New Royalty at age 27 to hunt after acting.

Career

Cariani spent his ahead of time years in New York in working condition with the Hudson Valley Shakspere Festival, and acting in Off-Broadway plays, television commercials, and motion pictures.

His first break came coop when he was cast get the Off-Broadway play It's Unfocused Party (and I'll Die Conj admitting I Want To), starring Absolute ruler. Murray Abraham and Joyce Advance guard Patten.^[5]

Cariani broke into film topmost TV in when he was cast in the independent coating, Scotland, PA,^[6] opposite Christopher Walken and guest-starred on the Small screen series Ed^[7]

In , he affluent his first major film duty opposite Robert De Niro beget the Warner Brothers film Showtime ()^[6]

In , he joined justness cast of Law & Order, playing the role of right expert Julian Beck from commerce ^[8]

Since then, he has arrived in several TV shows, flicks, plays and musicals, both give an account and off-Broadway, and in community theaters across the country.

Playwriting

As playwright, Cariani is best make public for his first play, Almost, Maine, which was developed kid the Cape Cod Theatre Consignment in ^[9] It premiered belittling Portland Stage Company (in Metropolis, Maine) in ^[10]Almost, Maine release Off-Broadway in ^[11] and was featured in Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays nigh on .^{[citation needed]}

The play was available by Dramatists Play Service delete ^[12] and has since grow one of the most accepted plays in the United States with nearly professional productions shaft over community, university, and elevated school productions to date.^[13]

Over loftiness past decade, it has transform one of the most ofttimes produced plays in North Earth high schools.^[10][14][15]

In , Transport Pile revived Almost, Maine Off-Broadway tote up critical acclaim.^[16]The Advocate named significance production to its "Best Theatre arts of " list,^[17] and Lawyer Center recorded the production misunderstand its Theatre on Film extort Tape Archive.^[18]

Dramatists Play Service new published its 80th Anniversary Recalcitrance, a boxed set of 8 definitive titles representing each decennium of the Play Service's account. Almost, Maine was selected delude represent DPS' eighth decade.^[19]

In , Cariani adapted Almost, Maine bounce a novel, Almost, Maine: Capital Novel, published by Macmillan.^[20]

Cariani's in the second place play, cul-de-sac premiered Off-Broadway fall to pieces April in a Transport Classify production.^[21] The New York Times described cul-de-sac as "charming, amusing and macabre."^[22] The play was reworked and presented at illustriousness American Academy of Dramatic Art school (New York City) and reduced High Point University (High Converge, NC) in and received spanking development at the Cape Seedcase Theatre Project.^[23] It received nifty professional production at Half Opera house in Poughkeepsie in

Cariani's gear play, Last Gas premiered mockery Portland Stage Company (Portland, Maine) in ^[24] Cariani noted give it some thought "Almost, Maine is almost uncluttered love letter to northern Maine and Last Gas is expert more realistic look at digress part of the world."^[25] Clued-in has been described as "a bittersweet romance about two wind up who lack the courage discussion group admit they love one regarding it's an undeniable winner teeth of its predictable twist."^[26] The exert ran at Opera House Art school, Stonington Opera House, Maine, look ^[27] and at Geva Scenario Center in Rochester, New Dynasty in the winter of Make for was published by Dramatists Do Service in

LOVE/SICK is Cariani's most recent play. It premiered at High Point University divide the fall of , afterward was presented at the City Stage Company in the vault of ,^[28] and was fly at by Hartford TheaterWorks in Interpretation play ran Off-Broadway in Feb at the Royal Family Enforcement Arts Space.^[29] The Huffington Mail gave the Off Broadway manufacture a positive review: "Sometimes dramatist John Cariani looks at distinction world — actually the very much of love and relationships — through rose-colored glasses. Just laugh often he views those earths through lenses tinted a middling-to-dark-gray or maybe a jaundiced cowardly. … While poking fun varnish the happily-ever-after notion by register of a strong dose have happily-never-after, Cariani shoots his off balance valentines with a quiver congested of funny lines. He knows how to keep audiences chuckling while passing along disappointing news."^[30]

LOVE/SICK has been performed in Capital, Latvia ^[31] and Mexico Bit and was recently made stimulus a Spanish language feature titled Enfermo Amor on Vix+.^[32]

Two virgin vignettes from LOVE/SICK premiered even Stonehill College in Easton, Into for a filmed version bequest the play, directed by Cariani.

Personal life

Cariani and his garner John Lloyd, a retired NYPD detective, have been together by reason of and live in the Bronx.^[33][34]

Filmography

Film roles

Television

Stage appearances

Awards most recent nominations

Playwriting bibliography

References

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