Gary Beach

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Gary Beach (born October 10, 1947 in Alexandria (Virginia) , USA - † July 17, 2018 in Palm Springs (California) , USA) was an American musical performer and actor who worked on stage , in film and gained notoriety in television shows. His most famous role was that of Roger DeBris, whom he embodied in both the stage production and in the film adaptation of the Mel Brooks musical The Producers . For this performance he was awarded the 2001 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Beach lived in Palm Springs with his husband, musical actor Jeffrey Barnett . As his management announced, Beach died unexpectedly at the age of 70 at his place of residence. No cause of death was named.

Filmography (selection)

cinemamovies

TV productions and series

Stage productions on Broadway (selection)

Tour productions in the USA

  • Annie
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Les Misérables

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harry Haun: PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: Les Misérables - Here Hugo Again . In: Playbill , November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Wayman Wong: THE LEADING MEN: The Tony Rewards . In: Playbill , June 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Tony Winner Gary Beach, Star of Broadway's The Producers and Beauty and the Beast at this 70" , Playbill , 18 July 2018
personal data
SURNAME Beach, Gary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, musical artist and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Alexandria , Virginia , Virginia , United States
DATE OF DEATH 17th July 2018
Place of death Palm Springs (California) , California , United States