Boyd Gaines

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Birthday: May 11, 1953

A clean-cut actor capable of projecting the "aw, shucks" attitude of a young James Stewart, Boyd Gaines first came to prominence as the promising acting student who ends up as a waiter in "Fame" (1980) and a three-year (1981-84) stint as Mark Royer, the dental student who married Barbara Cooper (Valerie Bertinelli) on the long-running CBS sitcom "One Day at a Time". He also made a memorable impression as the youthful coach lusting after a gym teacher in the low-brow hit comedy "Porky's" (1982).

Prior to his small screen success, the lanky Ju…more

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Piece of Cake
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Pigeon Feathers
Reverend Dobson
Angela's Eyes
Colin
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Colin
A Son's Promise
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2008
Cast opposite Patti LuPone in the Broadway musical "Gypsy"
2006
Cast in the Broadway revival of "Journey's End"; earned a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
2000
Appeared in two episodes of "The Education of Max Bickford"
1999
Appeared in the award-winning revival of "Cabaret" as Cliff Bradshaw
1999
Cast as a suicidal advertising executive in "Contact"; premiered Off-Broadway and later moved to Broadway