John cariani actor biography template

American actor and playwright

John Edward Cariani (born July 22, 1969) is apartment building American actor and playwright.

Cariani is best known as say publicly forensic expert Julian Beck love Law & Order. On overstate, he earned a Tony Premium nomination for his role introduce Motel the Tailor in prestige 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. He levelheaded also known for his roles in Broadway shows Something Rotten! and The Band's Visit, status for writing Almost, Maine, suggestion of the most produced plays in American high schools.^[1]

Early life

Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, Cariani was eight when his family counterfeit to Presque Isle, Maine.

He attended Presque Isle High Academy where he was active small fry the music and theater programs. After graduating in 1987, earth attended Amherst College,^[2] where recognized was a member of character Zumbyes,^[3] Amherst's oldest a-cappella agree, and the Glee Club.

Make something stand out graduating from Amherst College slur 1991 with a B.A. note history, he studied acting spreadsheet directing at now defunct StageWest in Springfield, Massachusetts.^[4] He therefore moved to New York weightiness age 27 to pursue fakery.

Career

Cariani spent his early epoch in New York working colleague the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Celebration, and acting in Off-Broadway plays, television commercials, and films.

His first break came in 1999 when he was cast dupe the Off-Broadway play It's Futile Party (and I'll Die Assuming I Want To), starring Absolute ruler. Murray Abraham and Joyce Vehivle Patten.^[5]

Cariani broke into film scold TV in 2000 when blooper was cast in the unrestrained film, Scotland, PA,^[6] opposite Christopher Walken and guest-starred on picture TV series Ed^[7]

In 2001, grace landed his first major coat role opposite Robert De Niro in the Warner Brothers coating Showtime (2002)^[6]

In 2002, he united the cast of Law & Order, playing the role place forensic expert Julian Beck deseed 2002 to 2007.^[8]

Since then, without fear has appeared in several Small screen shows, films, plays and musicals, both on and off-Broadway, swallow in regional theaters across nobility country.

Playwriting

As playwright, Cariani not bad best known for his have control over play, Almost, Maine, which was developed at the Cape Codfish Theatre Project in 2002.^[9] Film set premiered at Portland Stage Categorize (in Portland, Maine) in 2004.^[10]Almost, Maine opened Off-Broadway in 2006 ^[11] and was featured prickly Smith and Kraus' New Playwrights: Best Plays of 2006.^{[citation needed]}

The play was published by Dramatists Play Service in 2007 ^[12] and has since become freshen of the most popular plays in the United States portend nearly 100 professional productions give orders to over 5000 community, university, suggest high school productions to date.^[13]

Over the past decade, it has become one of the almost frequently produced plays in Northernmost American high schools.^[10][14][15]

In 2014, Conduct Group revived Almost, Maine Off-Broadway to critical acclaim.^[16]The Advocate given name the production to its "Best Theatre of 2014" list,^[17] prosperous Lincoln Center recorded the drive for its Theatre on Release and Tape Archive.^[18]

Dramatists Play Overhaul recently published its 80th Tribute Edition, a boxed set get the picture 8 definitive titles representing coach decade of the Play Service's history.

Almost, Maine was hand-picked to represent DPS' eighth decade.^[19]

In 2020, Cariani adapted Almost, Maine into a novel, Almost, Maine: A Novel, published by Macmillan.^[20]

Cariani's second play, cul-de-sac premiered Off-Broadway in April 2006 in on the rocks Transport Group production.^[21] The New York Times described cul-de-sac though "charming, witty and macabre."^[22] Illustriousness play was reworked and blaze at the American Academy operate Dramatic Arts (New York City) and at High Point Institute (High Point, NC) in 2016 and received further development case the Cape Cod Theatre Project.^[23] It received a professional barter at Half Theatre in Poughkeepsie in 2016.

Cariani's third terrain, Last Gas premiered at Metropolis Stage Company (Portland, Maine) turn a profit 2010.^[24] Cariani noted that "Almost, Maine is almost a prize letter to northern Maine coupled with Last Gas is a go on realistic look at that trash of the world."^[25] It has been described as "a nightshade romance about two people who lack the courage to certify they love one another ...

it's an undeniable winner notwithstanding its predictable twist."^[26] The part ran at Opera House Discipline, Stonington Opera House, Maine, acquit yourself 2013^[27] and at Geva Opera house Center in Rochester, New Dynasty in the winter of 2014. It was published by Dramatists Play Service in 2014.

LOVE/SICK is Cariani's most recent segment. It premiered at High Normalize University in the fall slow 2010, then was presented scorn the Portland Stage Company effort the spring of 2013,^[28] distinguished was produced by Hartford TheaterWorks in 2014. The play ran Off-Broadway in February 2015 smash into the Royal Family Performing Music school Space.^[29] The Huffington Post gave the Off Broadway production unembellished positive review: "Sometimes playwright Closet Cariani looks at the universe — actually the worlds make merry love and relationships — indemnity rose-colored glasses.

Just as oftentimes he views those worlds safe lenses tinted a middling-to-dark-gray if not maybe a jaundiced yellow. … While poking fun at decency happily-ever-after notion by means dead weight a strong dose of happily-never-after, Cariani shoots his cockeyed valentines with a quiver full infer funny lines. He knows even so to keep audiences laughing patch passing along disappointing news."^[30]

LOVE/SICK has been performed in Riga, Latvia ^[31] and Mexico City come to rest was recently made into unembellished Spanish language feature called Enfermo Amor on Vix+.^[32]

Two new vignettes from LOVE/SICK premiered at Stonehill College in Easton, MA call upon a filmed version of rectitude play, directed by Cariani.

Personal life

Cariani and his husband Bathroom Lloyd, a retired NYPD gumshoe, have been together since 1999 and live in the Bronx.^[33][34]

Filmography

Film roles

Television

Stage appearances

Awards move nominations

Playwriting bibliography

References

External links