Edward Hibbert (born September ) is an English and American actor,
voice actor and literary agent. He played Gil Chesterton in the TV
series Frasier. He also voiced Zazu in both The Lion King II: Simba's
Pride and The Lion King ½.Hibbert was born on Long Island, New York,
the son of actor Geoffrey Hibbert. He has one sister. He was brought
up in England, where he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He
returned to the US in the mid-s.Hibbert had a starring role as
Faulconbridge in the BBC's production of The Life and Death of King
John, published in . He has appeared on Broadway and in major regional
theatre productions, worked in television as a series regular and
guest star and also had roles in major films. In he won an Obie Award
for his co-starring role of "Sterling" in Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey. His
"Frederick Fellows/Philip Brent" in the National Theatre revival of
Noises Off (presented at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) was called
"delightfully discombobulated" by one reviewer. Hibbert was in the
Broadway musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and the premiere of Curtains
(which reunited him with his Frasier co-star David Hyde Pierce). He
appeared on Broadway as "Mr. Praed" (the architect) in Roundabout
Theatre's production of Mrs. Warren's Profession starring Cherry
Jones. He appeared on Broadway in the new musical It Shoulda Been You
in , again working with David Hyde Pierce, this time with Pierce as
the director.
voice actor and literary agent. He played Gil Chesterton in the TV
series Frasier. He also voiced Zazu in both The Lion King II: Simba's
Pride and The Lion King ½.Hibbert was born on Long Island, New York,
the son of actor Geoffrey Hibbert. He has one sister. He was brought
up in England, where he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He
returned to the US in the mid-s.Hibbert had a starring role as
Faulconbridge in the BBC's production of The Life and Death of King
John, published in . He has appeared on Broadway and in major regional
theatre productions, worked in television as a series regular and
guest star and also had roles in major films. In he won an Obie Award
for his co-starring role of "Sterling" in Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey. His
"Frederick Fellows/Philip Brent" in the National Theatre revival of
Noises Off (presented at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) was called
"delightfully discombobulated" by one reviewer. Hibbert was in the
Broadway musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and the premiere of Curtains
(which reunited him with his Frasier co-star David Hyde Pierce). He
appeared on Broadway as "Mr. Praed" (the architect) in Roundabout
Theatre's production of Mrs. Warren's Profession starring Cherry
Jones. He appeared on Broadway in the new musical It Shoulda Been You
in , again working with David Hyde Pierce, this time with Pierce as
the director.
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