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Gregory Jbara (pronounced /dʒəˈbɑrə/; born September 28, 1961) is an American film, television and stage actor.
Early life
Jbara was born in Nankin Township (now Westland), Michigan, the son of an advertising office manager[1] and an insurance claims adjuster.[2] He is of Lebanese and Irish descent.[3][4] After graduating from Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne, Michigan,[5] Jbara attended the University of Michigan from 1979 to 1981. He majored in Communication Studies and took classes in Theatre and Musical Theatre. He left Michigan to attend Juilliard (1982–1986) where he received his BFA in acting.[2]
Career
Jbara originated the role of "Jackie Elliot" (known as "Dad") in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical, which opened on November 13, 2008. For his portrayal of "Dad" Jbara received the Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Tony awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical during the 2008-2009 Broadway awards season.[6][7][8]
On May 5, 2005, Sardi's caricatures of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels stars Butz, Gleason, Jbara and Scott were unveiled in a ceremony hosted by fellow co-star Sara Gettelfinger.[9] (Scoundrels star John Lithgow had already been caricatured at Sardi's.)[10]) In a 2008 Grand Rapids Press interview, Jbara (noting the importance of being caricatured at the landmark Broadway restaurant) said, "You don't remember a year later who won the Tonys, but that picture will be in Sardi's for the rest of my life."[11]
Jbara received the BackStageWest Garland 2000 Award for his performance in the West Coast premiere of George Furth's play, Precious Sons, co-starring Nora Dunn, Michael Malota, Ginger Williams and Adam Wylie.[12]
In 2006, Jbara received a Special Award from the New England Theatre Conference for his achievement in theatre.[13]
Jbara appeared as TV Land's on-camera spokesperson in eight different spots featuring three generations sitting on a couch: grandpa (William Severs), father/boomer (Jbara) and teenage son (Dylan Kepp). The spots focused, humorously, on the contrasts among those generations and were first shown on TV Land during the TV Land Awards broadcast on April 22, 2007.
Broadway credits
Other selected stage credits
Selected TV credits
- "Stan Lawrence" in Monk episode, "Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever"
- "German General," "German Soldier," and "German Priest" in Family Guy episode, "Road to Germany"
- "Col. Roger Bright" in The Unit episode, "Paradise Lost"
- "Judge Herman Zemit" in Conviction episode, "True Love"
- "The Tree Trimmer Hero" (voice) in Higglytown Heroes episode, "Kip Gets Swing Fever"
- "Dan O'Keefe" (recurring role) in Grounded for Life (Seasons 2-5)
- "George Haan" in Century City episode, "Sweet Child of Mine"
- "Gene Lester" ("Pyramid" contestant) in Friends episode, "The One Where the Stripper Cries"
- "Congressman Segal" in The West Wing episode, "Angel Maintenance"
- "Rev. Compton" in Ally McBeal episode, "Reach Out and Touch"
- "Mike" in Malcolm in the Middle episode, "New Neighbors"
- "Jo Jo Regosi" (recurring role) in That's Life
- "Scott Morgan" in Touched by an Angel episode, "At the End of the Aisle"
- "Director Greg" in Come on Over episode, "Welcome to the Theatre"
Selected film credits
Miscellaneous credits
- "Husband out dancing with wife" in multi-media ad campaign for Caduet which launched April 2008 (internet, television, print)[15][16]
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