Stephen Spinella
Stephen Spinella (born October 11, 1956) is an American stage, television, and film actor.
Stephen Spinella | |
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| Born | October 11, 1956 Naples, Italy |
| Education | University of Arizona (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Early life
Spinella was born in Naples, Italy, to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic. He grew up in Glendale, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in drama. He also attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1982.
Spinella won consecutive Tony awards for Best Featured Actor and Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Prior Walter in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (1993) and Angels in America: Perestroika (1994) respectively. He was also nominated for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for James Joyce's The Dead.
Personal life
Spinella is gay.
Work
Stage
- April 1985: A Bright Room Called Day – Baz (workshop production directed by Tony Kushner)
- May 4, 1993 – December 4, 1994: Angels in America: Millennium Approaches – Prior Walter/Man in Park
- November 23, 1993 – December 4, 1994: Angels in America: Perestroika – Prior Walter
- February 14, 1995 – September 17, 1995: Love! Valour! Compassion! – Perry Sellars
- December 14, 1997 – August 30, 1998: A View from the Bridge – Alfieri
- December 3, 1998 – March 21, 1999: Electra – Servant to Orestes
- January 11, 2000 – April 16, 2000: James Joyce's The Dead – Freddy Malins
- December 4, 2002 – January 26, 2003: Our Town – Simon Stimson
- December 10, 2006 – 2007: Spring Awakening – Adult Men
- May 15, 2009 – June 28, 2009: The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures – Pill
- October 19, 2010 – November 7, 2010: An Iliad – The Poet
- December 2, 2012 – December 23, 2012: Volpone – Volpone
- April 21, 2014 – May 4, 2014: The Velocity of Autumn – Chris
- April 17, 2018 – July 22, 2018: Angels in America – Roy M. Cohn
- March 20, 2019–present: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Vernon Dursley/Severus Snape/Lord Voldemort
Film
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References
External links
- Stephen Spinella at the Internet Broadway Database
- Stephen Spinella at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Stephen Spinella at IMDb
- Stephen Spinella Downstage Center XM radio interview by the American Theatre Wing, December 2006
- Stephen Spinella interviewed in Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video by the American Theatre Wing, September 1993
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