Gary Beach (October , â€" July , ) was an American actor, of stage,
film and television best known for the role of Roger De Bris in both
the stage and film productions of The Producers.Beach was born in
Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from Groveton High School, he later
went on to graduate from the North Carolina School of the Arts, the
same school as his Beauty and the Beast co-star Terrence Mann. Beach
and his husband, Jeffrey Barnett, resided in Palm Springs, California.
It was announced on July , , that Beach had died the previous
day.Beach's television credits included both the and Kennedy Center
Honors, Queer as Folk, Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, Sisters, Arli$$, and
Saved by the Bell, as well as "Recording the Producers", a documentary
for PBS. Beach also lent his voice to FOX's Family Guy in the now
infamous 'banned from television' episode, "Partial Terms of
Endearment" (available on DVD).In , Beach originated the comical role
of Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, a performance that earned him a
Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In , he
originated the stage role of Roger DeBris in The Producers for which
he won the Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Musical. In , he starred
as Albin in the Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, earning him
his third Tony nomination, this time for Leading Actor. After starring
in the film version of The Producers, Beach returned to his stage
role as Roger De Bris while the movie was in release, becoming the
first artist to play the same part on Broadway and in movie theaters
at the same time. In , Beach played the role of Thénardier in the
Broadway revival of Les Misérables, a role he had originated in the
Los Angeles production. Previously, he performed in the chorus for the
Les Misérables: Complete Symphonic Recording. In March , Beach
joined the United States national tour cast of Monty Python's Spamalot
in the lead role of King Arthur.
film and television best known for the role of Roger De Bris in both
the stage and film productions of The Producers.Beach was born in
Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from Groveton High School, he later
went on to graduate from the North Carolina School of the Arts, the
same school as his Beauty and the Beast co-star Terrence Mann. Beach
and his husband, Jeffrey Barnett, resided in Palm Springs, California.
It was announced on July , , that Beach had died the previous
day.Beach's television credits included both the and Kennedy Center
Honors, Queer as Folk, Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, Sisters, Arli$$, and
Saved by the Bell, as well as "Recording the Producers", a documentary
for PBS. Beach also lent his voice to FOX's Family Guy in the now
infamous 'banned from television' episode, "Partial Terms of
Endearment" (available on DVD).In , Beach originated the comical role
of Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, a performance that earned him a
Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In , he
originated the stage role of Roger DeBris in The Producers for which
he won the Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Musical. In , he starred
as Albin in the Broadway revival of La Cage aux Folles, earning him
his third Tony nomination, this time for Leading Actor. After starring
in the film version of The Producers, Beach returned to his stage
role as Roger De Bris while the movie was in release, becoming the
first artist to play the same part on Broadway and in movie theaters
at the same time. In , Beach played the role of Thénardier in the
Broadway revival of Les Misérables, a role he had originated in the
Los Angeles production. Previously, he performed in the chorus for the
Les Misérables: Complete Symphonic Recording. In March , Beach
joined the United States national tour cast of Monty Python's Spamalot
in the lead role of King Arthur.
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