Biography
In his role as the villainous pharmacist George Williams on ABC's megahit "Desperate Housewives," actor Roger Bart landed the kind of juicy prime-time role many actors only dream of. But it was all in a day's work when considered alongside his outrageous performance as Carmen Ghia in Mel Brooks' Broadway smash, "The Producers" and the 2005 film it inspired.
Originally from New Jersey, Bart graduated from Rutgers University in 1985 with a …
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Career Milestones
2007 | Cast in the titular role in Mel Brooks' Broadway musical "Young Frankenstein" | |
2007 | Cast in Eli Roth's "Hostel: Part II," the sequel to the 2006 film about a torture ring in Europe | |
2006 | Will will return to "The Producers" as Leo Bloom on Broadway | |
2005 | Reprised the role of Carmen Ghia in the feature "The Producers" | |
2005 | Cast in the recurring role of pharmacist George Williams in ABC's "Desperate Housewives"; became a a regular cast member in the second season | |
2004 | Starred opposite Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick in "The Stepford Wives" | |
2001 | Had featured role in "The Producers"; earned Tony nomination | |
2000 | Succeeded playwright-star Mark Setlock in the one-person show "Fully Committed" | |
2000 | Played Warren, the heroine's geeky fiance, in the Encores! concert staging of "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever"; reunited with "Charlie Brown" co-star Kristin Chenoweth | |
2000 | Made guest appearances on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Law & Order" (both NBC) | |
1999 | Acted in an evening of one-acts, "Fit to Print: Remotely Controlled" at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, New York | |
1999 | Had small role in the Oscar-nominated drama "The Insider" | |
| Played Snoopy in the revised Broadway production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"; won Tony Award | ||
1997 | Had featured role as Harlequin in the musical "Triumph of Love", directed by Michael Mayer | |
1997 | Provided the singing voice of young Hercules in the Disney animated feature "Hercules"; introduced the Oscar-nominated song "Go the Distance" | |
1997 | Cast as Jonathan in the NYC premiere of the Alan Menken-Tim Rice oratorio "King David" at the refurbished New Amsterdam Theater | |
1996 | Toured in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", played Bud Frump | |
1994 | Made guest appearance on the season premiere of Fox's "The George Carlin Show", playing Carlin's long-lost son | |
1994 | Toured in "The Who's Tommy", playing Cousin Kevin | |
1992 | Cast as Dickon in the national tour of "The Secret Garden" | |
Awards
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
1999 | Tony Award for Actor (Featured Role--Musical) |