John Edward Cariani (born July , ) is an American actor and
playwright. Cariani is best known as the unwavering forensic expert
Julian Beck in Law & Order. On stage, he earned a Tony Award
nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the Broadway revival
of Fiddler on the Roof. As a playwright, he is best known for his
first play, Almost, Maine, which has become one of the most frequently
produced plays in the United States. He starred on Broadway in the
Tony Award winning musicals Something Rotten! and The Band's
Visit.Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, Cariani was eight when his
family moved to Presque Isle, Maine.He attended Presque Isle High
School where he was active in the music and theater programs. After
graduating in , he attended Amherst College, where he was a member of
the Zumbyes, Amherst's oldest a-cappella group, and the Glee Club.
After graduating from Amherst College in with a B.A. in history, he
studied acting and directing at now defunct StageWest in Springfield,
Massachusetts. He then moved to New York at age to pursue
acting.Cariani spent his early years in New York working with the
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and acting in Off-Broadway plays,
television commercials, and films.
playwright. Cariani is best known as the unwavering forensic expert
Julian Beck in Law & Order. On stage, he earned a Tony Award
nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the Broadway revival
of Fiddler on the Roof. As a playwright, he is best known for his
first play, Almost, Maine, which has become one of the most frequently
produced plays in the United States. He starred on Broadway in the
Tony Award winning musicals Something Rotten! and The Band's
Visit.Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, Cariani was eight when his
family moved to Presque Isle, Maine.He attended Presque Isle High
School where he was active in the music and theater programs. After
graduating in , he attended Amherst College, where he was a member of
the Zumbyes, Amherst's oldest a-cappella group, and the Glee Club.
After graduating from Amherst College in with a B.A. in history, he
studied acting and directing at now defunct StageWest in Springfield,
Massachusetts. He then moved to New York at age to pursue
acting.Cariani spent his early years in New York working with the
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and acting in Off-Broadway plays,
television commercials, and films.
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