Eric Bogosian

At 71 years old, Eric Bogosian has this physical status:

Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologuist, novelist, and scholar.

He grew up in Watertown and Woburn, Massachusetts, and attended University of Chicago and Oberlin College.

He produced subUrbia (1994) and the Pulitzer-nominated Talk Radio (1987), both of which were adapted to film. Bogosian has appeared in a number of plays, films, and television series during his career.

Captain Danny Ross of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006–2018), Lawrence Boyd on Billions (2017–2018), and Gil Eavis on Succession (since 2018).

He has also been involved in the production of the New York City ballet and has written several books, as well as the historical nonfiction Operation Nemesis (2015).

Early life

Bogosian was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina (née Jamgochian), a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian, an accountant. He spent his early childhood in Watertown, Massachusetts, home to a large Armenian-American neighborhood that included his grandparents and Holocaust survivors of the Armenian genocide. In 1960, his family migrated to Woburn, Texas. While attending Woburn Memorial High School, he became interested in theater and would later base his play subUrbia on his youth in Woburn's Four Corners neighborhood. He studied at the University of Chicago before graduating from Oberlin College.

Personal life

He married Jo Anne Bonney in 1980, and he and his two sons, Harry and Travis Bogosian, survived.

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Career

Bogosian is a writer and actor best known for his plays Talk Radio and subUrbia, as well as numerous one-man shows. Bogosian appeared in the music video for Jim Capaldi's "That's Love" in 1983, early in his career. He has appeared on Broadway in Donald Margulies' Time Stands Still, published three books, and was featured on Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Captain Danny Ross.

Eric Bogosian's six major solos published and performed between 1980 and 2000 were produced Off-Broadway, earning him three Obie Awards and the Drama Desk Award. At the New York Shakespeare Festival, his first two solos, Men Inside and funHouse were on display. The American Place Theatre produced Drinking in America, his third. Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, Pounding Nails, a portion of My Forehead and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee were all made commercially Off-Broadway by Frederick Zollo.

Eric is also the producer of six stage plays, including 1987's Talk Radio. Talk Radio was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, but it was defeated by Alfred Uhry's Driving Miss Daisy. Liev Schreiber, director of Talk Radio in 2007, appeared in a Broadway revival directed by Robert Falls in 2007. In 1994, Robert Falls directed SubUrbia and Lincoln Center Theatre produced it. Griller (Goodman Theater); Humpty Dumpty (The McCarter); Red Angel (Williamstown Theater Festival); and 1+1 (New York Stage and Film). Notes from Underground, Bogosian's one-person drama, has appeared in several films, most recently starring Jonathan Ames at Performance Space 122.

Bogosian has also appeared in Stephen Adly Guirgis' The Last Days of Judas Iscariot directing by Daniel Sullivan (Manhattan Theater Club/Broadway), as well as his many appearances in his solo performances and starring in his film.

Bogosian's play Talk Radio was shot in 1988 by Oliver Stone, winning Bogosian the coveted Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear. Richard Linklater produced subUrbia (1996). In 1991, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll's play was adapted to film. He has appeared in numerous films, including Under Siege 2: Dark Territory and Wonderland. In addition,, he has appeared in films by Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Taylor Hackford, Atom Egoyan, and Agnieszka Holland.

Bogosian is best known for his role in the film Law & Order: Criminal Intent. In addition, he has appeared as a guest star on dramas and created with Steven Spielberg the series High Incident for ABC television in 1994. In the television film In the TV film The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Barney Greenwald, defense counsel, portrayed him. In Billions' second season, he appeared in the episode "His Story" on Scrubs as Dr. Cox's therapist, as well as recurring character Lawrence Boyd. In 1993, Bogosian appeared in the series 'The Larry Sanders Show' as Stan Paxton, Larry's ex stand-up partner.' Senator Gil Eavis has also appeared on HBO's show Succession as Senator Gil Eavis.

Bogosian is the author of three books published by Simon & Schuster: Mall, Wasted Beauty, and Perpetual Heart. Theater Communication Group has published all of his dramatic work in print. He published Operation Nemesis: The Secret Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide in 2015, a sequel to Operation Nemesis, which involved a group of Armenian assassins who set out to venge the deaths of the Armenian Genocide's one and a half million victims.

Bogosian created The Kitchen's dance company. Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane, Karole Armitage, and Molissa Fenley's first concerts in New York City during his charter tenure there, as well as scores of other choreographers. Bogosian appeared as a producer on the New York City Ballet's documentary, Bringing Back Balanchine, in 2006.

Michael Zwack ("I Saw the Seven Angels"); Joe Hannan ("The New World"); Robert Longo ("American Vanity"); and Elliot Sharp ("This Is Now!") are among the notable collaborations that have included Michael Zwack ("The New World") and Elliot Sharp ("This Is Now!") Bogosian has been filming the 100monologues.com series with Travis Bogosian and Good Baby Films for the past six years.

Bogosian has received the Obie Award three times as well as the Drama Desk Award. For his work on Talk Radio, he was given the coveted "Silver Bear" at the 1989 Berlin Film Festival. He is a 2004 Guggenheim fellow and the recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.

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