John Barrowman

At 57 years old, John Barrowman has this physical status:

Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a British-American actor, singer, host, and comic book writer.

Born in Glasgow, Barrowman and his family immigrated to the United States in 1975.

He enrolled in performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego before landing the role of Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes in London's West End, inspired by his high school teachers.

Since his debut, he has appeared in countless musicals, including Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, and Matador.

He was nominated for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical by Sam Mendes, and he reprised his role as Billy Crocker in the revival of Anything Goes in the early 2000s.

In the 2009 film La Cage aux Folles, his most recent West End work was in La Cage aux Folles. Barrowman has appeared in many films, including the musical biopic De-Lovely (2004) and musical comedy The Producers (2005), in addition to his theatrical career.

He appeared in the American television dramas Titans and Central Park West, but he is best known for his acting and presenting duties for the BBC, including his appearances in CBBC's earlier years, his self-produced entertainment programme Tonight's the Night, and his BAFTA Cymru nomination of Captain Jack Harkness in the science fiction series Doctor Who and Torchwood.

In addition to being a guest on television shows in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Barrowman has appeared in numerous television shows.

He appeared on the first series of celebrity ice skating competitions Dancing on Ice, but his theatrical experience led him to his role as a judge on Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical talent.

He was named Entertainer of the Year by Stonewall in 2006.

In 2013, and 2014, he hosted Pressure Pad, the BBC One quiz show.

Malcolm Merlyn appeared in The CW's Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow as Barrowman. Barrowman has appeared on more than a dozen musical theatre recordings, including cover tunes from his 2007 album, Another Side, and 2008's Music Music Music.

Both albums debuted on the UK Albums Chart, as did his self-titled John Barrowman (2010), which debuted at number 11 in the country's highest chart position to date.

In addition, Barrowman's two memoirs and autobiographies, Anything Goes (2008) and I Am What I Am (2009), with his sister Carole as co-author.

Hollow Earth (2012), the siblings collaborated to write a book.

Bone Quill, the second book in the series, has been published in the United Kingdom and was published in the United States in July 2013.

Early life

John Scot Barrowman was born in Mount Vernon, Glasgow, on March 11, 1967, the youngest of three children. Carole, his older sister, later became a university professor. He lived in Glasgow for the first eight years of his life. His mother was a singer who also worked in a record store, and his father was employed by the Caterpillar heavy machinery company in nearby Uddingston. In 1975, his father's company immigrated to the United States, where his father operated the Caterpillar tractor factory in Aurora, Illinois. The family settled in Joliet, Illinois, where Barrowman attended Joliet West High School in the heart of a "quintly middle-class conservative town." His high school music and English teachers changed the direction of his life, with his music instructor instilling in him a passion for performing and his English teacher encouraging him to develop to his true artistic potential. His English teacher enrolled him in a gifted children's program and supervised him for the school's speech team. He competed with other schools in statewide speech competitions, where he sharpened his reading scenes from plays with the help of his teacher.

Barrowman learned to speak with a General American accent after his classmates mocked his native Scottish accent, but also pointed to a Mid-Atlantic accent. He appeared in numerous musical performances from 1983 to 1986; Oliver!, Camelot, Hello, Dolly!, Li'l Abner, and Anything Goes. Anthony Rapp and Andy Dick were two of his classmates in high school who also performed in theater with him. According to reports, Rapp is a close friend of Barrowman. Without the help of his parents in high school, Barrowman has admitted that he will most likely not now be performing in royal command performances in the West End, whether he be able to play opposite Carol Burnett or having Stephen Sondheim ask him to act opposite Carol Burnett. Barrowman worked for an Illinois power company for a decade. His father had planned the job (and similar ones for his brother and sister) to give him the skills of manual labor. "If you want to do manual labor for the remainder of your life, you'll know it when you do it." His father said, "You'll know that when you do it." However, if you don't like it, you'll learn the benefits of training yourself and, if you choose to do it, be good at your craft or at a trade." Barrowman worked with the power company for the whole summer, but did not enjoy the job. He eventually persuaded the corporation to fire him in the storeroom.

Barrowman graduated from high school in 1985 and became a naturalized United States citizen while keeping his British citizenship. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the University of Iowa for a semester to study drama and music. He attended DePaul University and then studied voice for a semester before he debuted at the Opryland theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, for two summer seasons. He then matriculated to the United States International University in January 1988, where he studied performing arts. He returned to Britain in 1989 to study Shakespeare for six months, where he remained, as part of a student exchange scheme.

Personal life

Although Barrowman is known for speaking in his American accent when in public, he returned to his original Scottish accent when visiting his family. When he visited their parents during the making of his 2008 film The Making of Me, he was the first to publicly confess. He also uses it when in Scotland (including during the Glasgow Commonwealth Games opening ceremony) and when speaking with another Scottish individual.

Since Gill came to see Barrowman in a performance of Rope at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1993, Barrowman met his husband, Scott Gill. They divided their time between London, Cardiff, and Palm Springs, California. On the 27th of December 2006, the two countries began a civil partnership. A small ceremony was held in Cardiff with friends and family, as well as the cast of Torchwood and executive producer Russell T Davies. Following the Supreme Court's decision not to deny an appeal against California Prohibition 8, the two were legally married in California on July 2nd.

In 2011, Barrowman introduced HIM, his own skin care line.

In mid-March 2017, Barrowman and Gill held a "great bad garage auction" in Palm Springs, in which they sold Doctor Who and Torchwood memorabilia. Neighbours and followers turned up for the occasion, with Barrowman chronicling the majority of the day on his social media pages.

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Acting career

In October 1989, Barrowman's professional acting career began in London's West End, playing Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes as Moonface Martin, alongside Elaine Paige as Reno Sweeney and Bernard Cribbins as Moonface Martin. He continued to appear in West End productions for the next decade; as Claude in the title role of Domingo Hernandez in Matador; as Chris in Miss Saigon at the National Theatre in 1994; and as Beast in Beauty and the Beast at the Dominion Theatre in 1999.

In 1994, Barrowman appeared in two songs, "We Beseech Thee" and "On The Willows," and was a soloist. In Who Would Ask for More? He was the lead vocalist on a compilation of Strike Up the Band. In 1996, Ira Gershwin's centennial at the Royal Albert Hall, and he was nominated for the Best Actor in a Musical for originating Cal Chandler's role in The Fix, a performance he attended in Cameron Mackintosh's 1998 gala concert Hey, Producer! Joe Gillis appeared on Sunset Boulevard in the West End and briefly on Broadway. Barry's only other Broadway appearance in the Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together (1999–2000) at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre opposite Carol Burnett and George Hearn. Theatre critic Tom Samiljan noted Barrowman's "fine baritone voice and suave looks" in a review of Putting It Together. In the Stephen Sondheim's Company's 2002 Stephen Sondheim, Barrowman appeared as Bobby in Sondheim's Company.

Billy Crocker appeared in Anything Goes' 2003 West End revival, as well as his appearance in West End non-musical dramas, including his appearance as Wyndham Brandon in Rope, Chichester, 2005, opposite Rob Lowe in A Few Good Men.

In Christopher Barrowman's pantomime productions of Cinderella, 2005-06) and in Jack and the Beanstalk at Cardiff's New Theatre (Christmas, 2006–07). He appeared in Aladdin at the Birmingham Hippodrome between Christmas 2007–8 and 2008 as a guest artist for the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium. In the 2008–09 season, Barrowman was the lead in the Robin Hood pantomime at the Birmingham Hippodrome. On September 14, 2008, Andrew Lloyd Webber's 60th birthday party was held in Hyde Park in London. In the West End revival of La Cage aux Folles, Barrowman replaced Roger Allam as Zaza/Albin.

On the BBC, Barrowman was one of the original hosts of Live & Kicking, a children's Saturday morning variety show. "It's a dirty rat" during this time. "He used it in a phone-in game set in a haunted house." Barrowman, who appeared on technology news from 1993 to 1994, was portrayed as the host of the Electric Circus segment of the show. He appeared on the children's television game show The Movie Game from 1994 to 1996, taking over from Jonathon Morris.

Barrowman was one of Channel 5's most regular presenters from 1997 to 1999. On the CBeebies channel between 1 and 5 May 2006, Barrowman read bedtime stories. Barrowman appeared on a Judges Panel with Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian, and Zoe Tyler on BBC One's music talent show How Can You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

Barrowman appeared on television's Heaven & Earth, hosted by Gloria Hunniford, in the same year, and he appeared as a guest on Graham Norton's one-off BBC Television show "The Big Finish," a lighthearted look at news stories in 2006. Barrowman and Ruby Wax for E! co-presented coverage of the BAFTA Film Awards on February 11, 2007. Entertainment Television. On Sunday, Barrowman hosted two editions of Elaine Paige, a pre-recorded BBC Radio 2 weekly musical theatre and film music showcase, on 11 and 18 February 2007.

In 2007, Barrowman appeared on BBC One TV series Any Dream Will Do, hosted by Graham Norton. In a West End revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the show sought a new, unknown actor to play Joseph, ultimately choosing Lee Mead. Never Mind the Buzzcocks, a comedy panel quiz show on BBC Two, challenge host Simon Amstell to a "gay-off." He appeared on Al Murray's Happy Hour, The Charlotte Church Show, and Jonathan Ross on Friday Night.

On Channel 4, Barrowman's guest hosted The Friday Night Project on July 27, 2007. In 2008, Barrowman hosted The Children Are All Right, a primetime BBC game show. In four rounds, four adults compete against seven "smart and sassy" kids, "testing their brainpower, knowledge, and speed of response." He held the National Lottery Draw on February 16, 2009, on February 16 and 23.

Barrowman appeared on the Eurovision Song Contest panel show, Eurovision: Your Decision on BBC 1 with Carrie Grant and Terry Wogan on March 1, 2008. He appeared on This Morning from 29 April to May. On the Canadian version of How to Solve a Problem Like Maria, Barrowman began acting as a judge. In June 2008, there were 92 people in June 2008. Animals at Work, a children's television show on CBBC, showcases "animals with extraordinary abilities that make people's lives easier and safer"; Animals at Work began in 2009 with 26 episodes. Barrowman appeared on UK shopping channel QVC in February 2010.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks hosted the Christmas special hosted by Barrowman in 2011 (Series 25, Episode 12). In 2012, Barrowman guest Kate Thornton appeared on This Morning for three episodes. Barrowman co-hosted the G4's 2012 Live Comic Con in San Diego with Candace Bailey in July 2012. Barrowman appeared on BBC One in 2013 as a host for Pressure Pad, and in 2014, he hosted Channel 4's Superstar Dogs: Countdown to Crufts, which premiered on February 17th, 2014. In 2014, Barrowman hosted Small Animal Hospital, and in October 2016, he was a guest team captain for a segment of Celebrity Juice, where he hosted an episode of The One Show.

With several appearances in short-lived prime-time soap operas, Barrowman's television career began. Peter Fairchild appeared in Central Park West (1995), "a tale of ritzy, ditsy New York City careerists," a show critic Ken Tucker calls "a tale of ritzy, ditsy New York City careerists"; some attempting to make it; others intending to preserve their positions and authority." Barrowman's character, according to television critic David Hiltbrand, was a "Prince Charming... a virtuous, hardworking assistant DA who is constantly distracted by women who swoon in his direction." Peter Fairchild's character, according to Tucker, would be "an eye-widening cross between John Kennedy Jr. and Hugh Grant." On CBS, the program lasted for two seasons from September 1995 to June 1996. In Titans (2000), Barrowman first appeared as Peter Williams. Barrowman portrays a "ruthless mogul" who gains "containment of the family's private aviation business (a fleet of 'Titans') from his semi-retired father" in Titans, according to writer Joanna Bober, while still increasing the company's profits amid a string of soap opera intrigues. After airing eleven episodes, Titans were cancelled. Willie and Grace was also considered for the role of Will but Grace, but producers later discovered he was "too straight" and the project was eventually shifted to straight actor Eric McCormack. "The sad thing is that gay men and women control it," Barrowman said in reaction to the decision.

Barrowman appeared on episode 22 of the BBC's Hotel Babylon on March 25, 2008. According to Entertainment Weekly, Barrowman will be seen in the 2010 season of Desperate Housewives, portraying Patrick Logan, the ex-boyfriend at the center of the Angie Bolen (Drea de Matteo) mystery. On the 23nd of February 2010, Barrowman confirmed on The One Show that his contract had been extended to a total of six episodes.

Barrowman appeared in the ABC drama series pilot Gilded Lillys, which was created and produced by Shonda Rhimes.

Malcolm Merlyn, one of the main antagonists in The CW's Arrow's series Arrow, has been played by Barrowman since 2012. Since being promoted to a main cast member beginning with the third season, Barrowman was a regular cast member for the first two seasons and was promoted to a main cast member for the third season. He signed a deal in July 2016 that allows him to continue as a series regular on Arrow as well as other Greg Berlanti's other superhero series, such as The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. He plays gangster Cutter Moran in the dreamworld that the Music Meister creates in the Flash third season episode "Duet." Despite announcing in May 2017 that he is no longer a member of the Arrowverse television franchise, Barrowman appeared as Malcolm Merlyn in the second part of the Elseworlds crossover, which is set in a universe where Allen is portrayed as Oliver Queen. Merlyn is portrayed as the Trigger Twins in the case where truth is rewritten as a central city police officer who arrests Barry and Oliver.

In the low-budget film Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002), Barrowman appeared as Ben Carpenter. His musical talents have appeared in several film roles, including Jack in Cole Porter's 2004 film "Lovely," as well as as lead tenor Stormtrooper in The Producers (2005), singing "Springtime for Hitler." In the BBC One series The Sound of Musicals (2006), Barrowman co-presented and appeared.

In January and February 2006, Barrowman appeared in Dancing on Ice, a reality television series on ITV1. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, ice dancers, will compete on the competition, resembleing a real ice skating competition. Olga Sharutenko, the World Junior Gold Medalist and three-time Russian champion, was his skating companion. Despite being one of the favorites to win, Barrowman and Sharutenko met Stefan Booth and his partner Kristina Lenko in the skate off on February 4th and were defeated by the judges by a margin of 3 to 2. He was one of five celebrities on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (2010), winning both the top score and also first place when the audience vote had been counted. Kristina Rihanoff, his working partner, and they performed the Quickstep. Barrowman appeared on Attack of the Show in September 2012.

Barrowman was confirmed to be a participant in the annual edition of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! He came in third, behind Emily Atack and Harry Redknapp.

In Fireman Sam: Set for Action, Barrowman portrayed the villainous Hollywood star Flex Dexter. A special edition of the long running children's animated film. He was introduced to his friend's partner, who was a Mattel employee at a Palm Springs, California, and was a student at the University of California.

When the series was revived in 2005, Barrowman played recurring guest character Captain Jack Harkness, a pansexual time traveller from the 1950s to the BBC science fiction drama Doctor Who. "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances" was Harkness' first appearance as Harkness. He went on to appear in "Boom Town," "Bad Wolf," and "The Parting of the Ways" in the next three episodes. Jack became so famous that he was given his own show, Torchwood, a Doctor Who spin-off series starring a team of alien hunters based in modern-day Cardiff, which premiered in 2006. Barrowman's role on Torchwood is described as "utterly brilliant," "celestially promiscuous," and "much like Tom Cruise with suspenders," according to American film and television critic Ken Tucker, but not without the Scientology." Jack "tracks down—and occasionally beds—ETs with the support of his four bedazzled groups, including one that is a professor, one's a scientist, and one... makes coffee and late nights piping hot. It's like the Justice League of Extended-Pinkie Nerds.

In 2007, Barrowman appeared in "Utopia," "The Sound of Drums," and "Last of the Time Lords" as a guest star in Doctor Who. On BBC's The Weakest Link, he appeared in a Doctor Who special. In 2008, Barrowman appeared in the two-part 2008 series finale, "The Stolen Earth"/"Journey's Conclusion"/"Journey's Conclusion," and reprised Captain Jack Harkness's role in the "Doctor Who: Tonight's the Night" special. In 2010, Barrowman appeared on "The End of Time" with a cameo from Doctor Who alongside other former actors.

Children of Earth, Series 3 of Torchwood, was released in July 2009. The shooting of Series 4 called Torchwood started on Monday, and in and around Los Angeles, Wales, and throughout London. On July 8, 2011, the first episode of Miracle Day aired on Starz Network in the United States and was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom. On the BBC America network, both Doctor Who and Torchwood became famous in the United States. He appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy tribute to The Five Doctors Reboot in November 2013. Since 2015, he has appeared in a slew of Torchwood audio plays for Big Finish Productions. In January 2020, Barrowman made a surprise appearance in "Fugitive of the Judoon," the fifth episode of the show's twelfth series. He appeared in the 2021 New Year's Day special "Revolution of the Daleks" again.

In 2014, he appeared in the inaugural ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

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