Famous People Born in Peoria, Illinois
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- A native of Illinois, Tom Irwin attended Illinois State University. After graduation, he joined the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago. The renowned ensemble of artists - among them Laurie Metcalf, John Malkovich, Gary Sinise and Joan Allen - still work together as often as possible. Irwin has been involved in over 50 Steppenwolf productions as an actor or director. Highlights include: "The Grapes of Wrath", also Royal National Theatre; "Balm in Gilead", also Off-Broadway; "My Thing of Love", also Broadway; "Frank's Wild Years", with Tom Waits; "Space", also Off-Broadway. In the summer of 2002 he co-starred with Madonna in "Up for Grabs" at the Wyndam's Theatre in London. He has been on the faculty of The Goodman School of Drama at Depaul University and Columbia College in Chicago.
In addition to his filmography credits, he has starred in many telefilms and was a series regular on My Life and Times (1991) and My So-Called Life (1994). Tom makes his home in Los Angeles. - Actor
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Steve Vinovich was born on 22 January 1945 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Godfather of Harlem (2019), The Intern (2015) and Worth (2020). He has been married to Carolyn Mignini since 27 November 1982. They have two children.- Actor
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Dan Fogelberg was born on 13 August 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for About Schmidt (2002), Urban Cowboy (1980) and FM (1978). He was married to Jean Marie Mayer-Dailey, Anastasia Savage and Margaret Ellen Slaymaker. He died on 16 December 2007 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA.- Actor
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Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as a key influence on their careers, and Pryor's observational humor on African-American life in the USA during the 1970s was razor sharp brilliance.
He was born Richard Franklin Lennox Pryor III on December 1, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Gertrude L. (Thomas) and LeRoy "Buck Carter" Pryor. His mother, a prostitute, abandoned him when he was ten years of age, after which he was raised in his grandmother's brothel. Unfortunately, Pryor was molested at the age of six by a teenage neighbor, and later by a neighborhood preacher. To escape this troubled life, the young Pryor was an avid movie fan and a regular visitor to local movie theaters in Peoria. After numerous jobs, including truck driver and meat packer, the young Pryor did a stint in the US Army between 1958 & 1960 in which he performed in amateur theater shows. After he left the services in 1960, Pryor started singing in small clubs, but inadvertently found that humor was his real forte.
Pryor spent time in both New York & Las Vegas, honing his comic craft. However, his unconventional approach to humor sometimes made bookings difficult to come by and this eventually saw Pryor heading to Los Angeles. He first broke into films with minor roles in The Busy Body (1967) and Wild in the Streets (1968). However, his performance as a drug addicted piano player in Lady Sings the Blues (1972), really got the attention of fans and film critics alike.
He made his first appearance with Gene Wilder in the very popular action/comedy Silver Streak (1976), played three different characters in Which Way Is Up? (1977) and portrayed real-life stock-car driver "Wendell Scott" in Greased Lightning (1977). Proving he was more than just a comedian, Pryor wowed audiences as a disenchanted auto worker who is seduced into betraying his friends and easy money in the Paul Schrader working class drama Blue Collar (1978), also starring Yaphet Kotto and Harvey Keitel. Always a strong advocate of African-American talent, Pryor next took a key role in The Wiz (1978), starring an all African-American cast, including Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, retelling the story of The Wizard of Oz (1939). His next four screen roles were primarily cameos in California Suite (1978); The Muppet Movie (1979); Wholly Moses! (1980) and In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) (1980). However, Pryor teamed up with Gene Wilder once more for the prison comedy Stir Crazy (1980), which did strong box office business.
His next few films were a mixed bag of material, often inhibiting Pryor's talent, with equally mixed returns at the box office. Pryor then scored second billing to Christopher Reeve in the big budget Superman III (1983), and starred alongside fellow funny man John Candy in Brewster's Millions (1985) before revealing his inner self in the autobiographical Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986). Again, Pryor was somewhat hampered by poor material in his following film ventures. However, he did turn up again in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) with Gene Wilder, but the final product was not as sharp as their previous pairings. Pryor then partnered on-screen with two other very popular African-American comic's. The legendary Redd Foxx and 1980s comic newcomer Eddie Murphy starred with Pryor in the gangster film Harlem Nights (1989) which was also directed by Eddie Murphy. Having contracted multiple sclerosis in 1986, Pryor's remaining film appearances were primarily cameos apart from his fourth and final outing with Gene Wilder in the lukewarm Another You (1991), and his final appearance in a film production was a small role in the David Lynch road flick Lost Highway (1997).
Fans of this outrageous comic genius are encouraged to see his live specials Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1971); the dynamic Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979); Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) and Richard Pryor... Here and Now (1983). In addition, The Richard Pryor Show (1977) is a must-have for any Richard Pryor fans' DVD collection.
Unknown to many, Pryor was a long time advocate against animal cruelty, and he campaigned against fast food chains and circus shows to address issues of animal welfare. He was married a total of seven times, and fathered eight children.
After long battles with ill health, Richard Pryor passed away on December 10th, 2005.- Actor
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Gary Richrath was born on 10 October 1949 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Vision Quest (1985) and Supernatural (2005). He was married to Justine. He died on 13 September 2015 in the USA.- Actress
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The daughter of a coal miner, Marian was born to Daniel and Anna Driscoll in Peoria, Illinois. As a young adult, Marian gave music lessons and sang in the choir at her Catholic church. She married her childhood sweetheart Jim Jordan on August 31, 1918. They were to have two children, Kathryn and James. Marian's greatest professional success was during America's golden age of radio. As "Molly McGee" she played opposite her husband's character "Fibber" in the popular radio comedy "Fibber McGee and Molly", which ran from 1935 to 1959. Her movie roles were based upon the "Molly" character.- Actor
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Thin, fidgety James Millholin made a career out of playing dyspeptic bureaucrats, nervous hotel clerks and other officious authority types. Somewhat reminiscent of Edward Everett Horton or Franklin Pangborn, Millhollin's pinched face, somewhat pop eyes and flighty mannerisms fit those roles like a glove, one of the best examples being the army psychiatrist driven to distraction trying to give Andy Griffith a psychological examination in No Time for Sergeants (1958) (a role he also played on Broadway). Born in Peoria, IL, Millhollin had a career on the Broadway stage and did much television in the early 1950s before breaking into films. After retiring from the industry he moved to Mississippi, where he died in 1993.- Actor
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David Ogden Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois, to Margaret Elizabeth (Ogden) and Kenneth Truman Stiers. He moved with his family to Eugene, Oregon, where he graduated from North Eugene High School in 1960. At the age of twenty, he was offered $200 to join the company of the Santa Clara Shakespeare Festival for three months. He ended up staying for seven years, in due course playing both King Lear and Richard III. In 1969, he moved to New York to study drama at Juilliard where he also trained his voice as a dramatic baritone. He joined the Houseman City Center Acting Company at its outset, working on such productions as The Beggar's Opera, Measure for Measure, The Hostage and the hit Broadway musical The Magic Show for which he created the character 'Feldman the Magnificent'. He lent his voice to animated films, with Lilo & Stitch (2002) being his 25th theatrically-released Disney animated film. He was also an avid fan of classical music and conducted a number of orchestras, including the Yaquina Chamber Orchestra in Newport, Oregon, where was the principal guest conductor.
His other theatrical work included performances with the Committee Revue and Theatre, the San Francisco Actor's Workshop, The Old Globe Theatre Festival in San Diego and at the Pasadena Playhouse in Love Letters with Meredith Baxter. As a drama instructor, he worked at Santa Clara University and also taught improvisation at Harvard. In addition to his long-running role in M*A*S*H (1972), Stiers' work on television also included the excellent mini-series North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985), North & South: Book 2, Love & War (1986), The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984) and roles in such productions as Anatomy of an Illness (1984), The Bad Seed (1985), J. Edgar Hoover (1987), The Final Days (1989), Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980) and Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986). Among his screen credits were The Accidental Tourist (1988), The Man with One Red Shoe (1985), Creator (1985), Harry's War (1981), Magic (1978) and Oh, God! (1977).
Above all, the prodigious talent that was David Ogden Stiers will be most fondly remembered as the pompous, ever-so articulate Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in M*A*S*H. He had found that taking on the role was -- from the beginning -- an easy choice. Stiers saw and loved the movie version. Moreover, he had a fond regard of fellow actor Harry Morgan (who played the character of Colonel Potter) as a kind of fatherly role model. In retrospect, Stiers viewed his experiences with the show as a career highlight, saying "No matter how much you read about the M*A*S*H company, the evolution of it, the quite beautiful human stance it takes, you will not know how much it means ". In his spare time on the set he often annoyed the security guards by skateboarding at 25 miles an hour and "cheerfully thumbing his nose at them".
David died of bladder cancer on March 3, 2018, in Newport, Oregon. He was 75.- Jim Jordan was born on 16 November 1896 in the USA. He was an actor, known for The Rescuers (1977), Look Who's Laughing (1941) and Heavenly Days (1944). He was married to Gretchen Ida (Sissell) Stewart and Marian Jordan. He died on 1 April 1988 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- Betty Friedan was born on 4 February 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995), Camera Three (1955) and Ex Libris (1988). She was married to Carl Friedan. She died on 4 February 2006 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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Charles J. Correll was born on 2 February 1890 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Check and Double Check (1930), The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951) and The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935). He was married to Alyce Mercedes McLaughlin (dancer). He died on 26 September 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.- Mariclare Costello was born on 3 February 1936 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Ordinary People (1980), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971). She was previously married to Allan Arbus.
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Tami Lane was born on 16 June 1974 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005).- Kathryn McGuire was born on 6 December 1903 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Navigator (1924), Sherlock Jr. (1924) and The Big Diamond Robbery (1929). She was married to George Landy. She died on 10 October 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Cynthia Stone was born on 26 February 1926 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for That Wonderful Guy (1949), Short Short Dramas (1952) and Soldiers of Fortune (1955). She was married to Robert Davis McDougal III, Cliff Robertson and Jack Lemmon. She died on 26 December 1988 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
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Dee Green was born on 15 November 1916 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Brideless Groom (1947), I'm a Monkey's Uncle (1948) and Mummy's Dummies (1948). She died on 24 April 1985 in Rockford, Illinois, USA.- Actor
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Although he geared himself up for major film stardom throughout the 1950s, it took a leading role on a 1960s TV series opposite a lion and chimpanzee to make Marshall Thompson a genuine household name.
Born on November 27, 1925, and named James Marshall Thompson after an ancestor, a famed Supreme Court justice, he moved at age 5 with his parents from his Peoria, Illinois, hometown to the Los Angeles area. There his father set up a successful Westwood practice in dentistry that continued for over three decades. His mother once took to the stage as a concert singer and musician. Marshall was their only child.
He caught the acting bug while in high school when he appeared in a number of school productions and was spotted by a local talent agent. This did not pan out, but he also acted upon his early skills as a writer. The Westwood Village Players produced the young high school student's ambitious three-act play "Faith," the story of two young aviators in a Nazi prison. He enrolled at Occidental College, where he switched from pre-med to drama. He was also a member of the college's cross-country team.
The athletic, lanky-framed, good-looking collegiate was rediscovered while performing as one of the Occidental Players in 1944. This time, he made good and was signed to a Universal contract. He began in minor war-era films with Reckless Age (1944) starring Gloria Jean and was quickly brought over to MGM on the strength of this film.
With most big stars off to war, Marshall was given the chance to work quite steadily in perfunctory nice-guy assignments such as Blonde Fever (1944), The Clock (1945), They Were Expendable (1945) and Bad Bascomb (1946) opposite Frances Rafferty. His first association with animals came with the lead in the horse-friendly yarn Gallant Bess (1946), MGM's first film produced in CineColor.
The handsome Marshall went on to provide yeoman work in the war dramas Homecoming (1948), Command Decision (1948) and Battleground (1949), becoming an instant idol to film fans. A genial player on screen, he managed to show potential outside his benign typecast in Dial 1119 (1950) as a cold-hearted, baby-faced killer, and finished his MGM contract out with The Tall Target (1951) playing a potential assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Freelancing for the next several years after losing his contract to MGM owing to a change of management, Marshall assisted a few serious-minded dramas but a noticeable pall soon took over his career with "B" thrillers taking up the bulk of his time. He achieved a bit of cult infamy with the films Cult of the Cobra (1955) Fiend Without a Face (1958), It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) and First Man Into Space (1959). A couple of notable exceptions were his strong roles in the Audie Murphy starter To Hell and Back (1955) and East of Kilimanjaro (1957), in which he performed his own dangerous stunts and developed a lifelong passion for Africa and wildlife.
It was this aforementioned wildlife association, combined with TV, that made the biggest dramatic impact on his career. Throughout the 1950s Marshall appeared faithfully in small-screen presentations, but in 1966 he was cast as a series lead, that of game warden Dr. Marsh Tracy in the African adventure Daktari (1966) developed by Ivan Tors and filmed at Africa, U.S.A., a wild-animal theme park near Los Angeles. Although overshadowed sometimes by those inveterate scene-stealers Clarence the Cross-eyed Lion and Judy the Chimpanzee, Marshall provided a strong, honest, authoritative yet friendly persona and earned the most attention yet in his nearly two-decade-long career. He was also involved in nearly every aspect of the show and was afforded the opportunity to direct a few episodes.
The series lasted four seasons, and following his departure, Marshall continued in the same animal vein. His association with Tors continued by his hosting of the live action daytime series Jambo (1969), starring in the feature film Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965) (which he co-wrote), and directing some episodes of Flipper (1964).
Lying low after his final feature film, Around the World Under the Sea (1966), which starred assorted TV adventure alumni including Flipper (1964) star Brian Kelly and Sea Hunt (1958) lead Lloyd Bridges, he spent much of his later time providing footage for wildlife documentaries.
An avid photographer, horseman, and guitarist, among many other talents, he died at age 66 in 1992 of congestive heart failure and was survived by his wife Barbara Long, daughter Janet, and grandson Jackson.- Actress
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Cristy Lane was born on 8 January 1940 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Ragin' Cajun (1990), Extended Play (1982) and Johnny Cash and the Country Girls (1981). She has been married to Lee Stoller since 1960. They have three children.- Actor
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Billy Mauch was born on 6 July 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Penrod's Double Trouble (1938), The Prince and the Pauper (1937) and Roseanna McCoy (1949). He was married to Marjorie Barnewolt. He died on 29 September 2006 in Palatine, Illinois, USA.- Actor
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Aaron Michael started live performances at the age of 6 in his hometown of Peoria, Illinois. Growing up, his parents supported and encouraged him in his passion for music, arts, and entertainment. Throughout his academic career, he strove to involve himself with bands, choral groups, dance crews, and theater productions. Given his music performance and theater background, Aaron sings and plays a variety of instruments, but has also been b-boying (break dancing)since the age of 16. From 2010-2014, Aaron had performed over 300 live music performances, having had the privilege of opening for such acts as Anthem Lights, Satellites and Sirens, and Moriah Peters. In his free time, Aaron enjoys running, songwriting, and recording/producing music in his home studio. Film acting is Aaron's newest endeavor. At a large showcasing convention (AMTC Shine, Winter 2015) he received a nomination for overall best on-camera actor. Although he did not win the award, Aaron received an audition with 20th Century Fox's Christian Kaplan (Maze Runner, Fault In Our Stars, The Wolverine, Fantastic 4). In 2013, he relocated from Illinois to Houston, Texas for full-time music ministry. Aaron relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 2015 to further pursue his career in arts and entertainment.- Actor
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Ralph Lawler was born in 1938 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Drive (2011), The Sentinel (1996) and Los Angeles Clippers Basketball on KCOP (1991).- Greg X. Volz is known for Voices for the Unborn: Fight the Fight (1986) and Greg X Volz & Petra: Grave Robber (1991).
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Richard A. Whiting was born in Peoria Illinois to a very musical family. After attending Harvard Military Academy Whiting went on to have a long song writing career. In the teens and early 20's Whiting wrote such hits as "Ain't We Got Fun?," "Till We Meet Again," "The Japanese Sandman," "Sleepy Time Gal," and "She's Funny That Way." Whiting's daughter Margaret Whiting the singer was born in 1924 and was the inspiration for his classic song "On the Good Ship Lollipop." Starting in 1929 Whiting went to Hollywood to write songs and scores for films he and his then songwriting partner Leo Robin began with such films as "The Dance of Life" and "Innocence of Paris" from these there were two hits the first being "True Blue Lou" the second being the long time standard and classic "Louise." Throughout the early 1930's Whiting wrote for films and made numerous hits such as "Guilty," "On the Good Ship Lollipop," "My Ideal," "My Future Just Passed," "Eadie Was A Lady," and "You're An Old Smoothie." In 1931 Whiting's second daughter Barbara Whiting the actress was born she was not able to really know her father all that well due to the fact that he died when she only 6. In the late 1930's beginning in 1936 Whiting and Johnny Mercer began a song writing partnership and friendship. They wrote for the films "Ready, Willing, and Able" from which the hit "Too Marvelous for Words" was written, "Varsity Show" from which the classics "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?" and "You've Got Something There" originated. Whiting and Mercer's most successful film was "Hollywood Hotel" which brought us the uncredited theme song of Hollywood, "Hooray for Hollywood." Other hit songs from that film include: "I'm Like A Fish Out of Water," "I've Hitched My Wagon To a Star," and "Silhouetted in the Moonlight" The songwriters last film together was "The Cowboy From Brooklyn" which brought us only one his song, "Ride, Tenderfoot Ride." Whiting died on February 10th 1938 due to heart disease.- Actor
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One of the most innovative of pioneer cameramen, Lee Garmes started his career on the East Coast with the New York Motion Picture Company, but was soon persuaded by the director Thomas H. Ince to join him in Hollywood. Garmes quickly climbed his way up the ladder, from painter's assistant to prop boy (future director Henry Hathaway shared the same duties at 'Inceville'), to camera assistant. He struck up a singularly fruitful collaboration with director Malcolm St. Clair, with whom he worked on one- and two-reel shorts. Many of these early comedies were shot on a shoe-string budget and necessitated clever improvisation, especially in the usage of lead-sheet reflectors (re-directing sunlight) which substituted for proper lighting. Garmes also introduced incandescent tungsten filament Mazda lights as a significant cost-saving venture. In 1925, now as a fully-fledged director of photography, Garmes went over to Paramount, first under contract from 1925 to 1926. He perfected his craft at First National and Warner Brothers (1927-1930), before returning to Paramount and making a significant contribution to some of the most outstanding black-and-white films made by the studio during the early and mid-1930's. His most recognizable trademark was to naturally light his sets from a northward orientation.
Said to have been influenced by the paintings of Rembrandt, Garmes showed a great flair in the use of chiaroscuro, light and shade, which enhanced the expressionistic European look of darkly exotic ventures like Morocco (1930) and Shanghai Express (1932). Both pictures were directed by Josef von Sternberg and starred one of Paramount's most bankable assets, Marlene Dietrich, flatteringly photographed by Garmes with subdued lighting amid swirling, misty backgrounds. "Shanghai Express" led to an Academy Award and established Garmes as one of the top cinematographers in the business. His career suffered a setback, however, when he was replaced by David O. Selznick months into shooting Gone with the Wind (1939) (Selznick objected to the Garmes technique of soft lighting, preferring the harsher 'picture postcard' colours). Though the first hour of GWTW was almost entirely shot by Garmes (most of it directed by George Cukor, who was also fired), he was not credited for his efforts.
Lee Garmes imbued many more seminal films of the 1940's and 50's with his own particular style, creating the romantic moods of Lydia (1941), the exotic splendour of Alexander Korda's technicolor The Jungle Book (1942) and the semi-documentary realism of William Wyler's Detective Story (1951). He became one of few cinematographers to be given additional responsibilities in directing and production and in 1972 became one of the first advocates for the use of videotape in filmmaking. Garmes was twice recipient of the Eastman Kodak Award. He served as present of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1960 to 1961.- Actress
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Elaine 'Spanky' McFarlane was born on 19 June 1942 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Moonrunners (1975), Space Station 76 (2014) and Norman (2010).- Actor
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Bart Shatto was born in Peoria, Illinois to Sara Kelly, who worked as a caregiver for disabled adults. His father, Player Shatto, was a maintenance supervisor for Pabst Brewery and a bass player and jazz musician. His mother is of Irish descent and his father is of Scottish/German ancestry. The youngest of four, he has two older sisters and one older brother. He studied mass communications and theatre at both Western Illinois University and Southern Illinois University.
He started his theatrical career in St. Louis, Missouri working for regional theaters and getting his Equity card before moving to New York City. While working on Holland America Cruise Lines as an entertainer he met Jim Caruso (of New York's "Cast Party" fame) who invited him to become a member of his musical comedy trio "Wiseguys", Bart worked with "Wiseguys for a year performing at Carnegie Hall in "Cabaret Comes to Carnegie" series and "An Evening With Rosemary Clooney". Wiseguys also performed in London, on Norwegian Cruise Lines and many other venues throughout NYC. After the group dissolved, Bart decided to pursue this theatrical career landing the role of "Gus/Growltiger" in the 4th National Tour of "Cats". That would lead to his first Broadway show Tony-nominated "The Civil War" which began his relationship with Tony-nominated composer Frank Wildhorn who he would work with later on in "Dracula: the Musical" on Broadway (as the Texan Quincey Morris) , "Bonnie and Clyde" and many "Civil War" productions around the country including the 1st National Tour starring opposite country music legend Grammy-winning Larry Gatlin, gospel icons, BeBe and CeCe Winans and TV star John Schneider. Bart also played the pivotal role of Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" on Broadway and National Tour under the direction of Jason Moore ("Pitch Perfect"). Other Broadway credits include the Tony-nominated "Hands On a Hardbody" (standby for Tony nominee Keith Carradine) and "War Paint" (opposite Three-Time Tony Winner Patti Lupone).
Bart was a veteran vocalist with the symphonic rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra from 2002 - 2015. Both Billboard Magazine and Pollstar have ranked them as one of the top twenty-five ticket-selling bands in the first decade of the new millennium.
Original Cast albums include Stephen Schwartz's double CD "Children of Eden" (RCA) , "Tara Tremendous" (Broadway Records), the Motion Picture Soundtrack to the musical "Life of An Actress" (Broadway Records), "A Country Christmas Carol" (Upper West Records), "Session Girls" (Broadway Records). He has one child, Conor Shatto who is a graduate of Ithaca College in musical theatre. Bart resides in New Jersey with his wife, Dr. Amy Bladen Ph.D.- Fred Stobaugh was born on 22 August 1917 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was married to Lorraine B. Dinquel. He died on 23 November 2016 in Peoria, Illinois, USA.