Arnold Wilkerson (born April , ) is an American actor and the creator
and owner of the Little Pie Company in Manhattan, New York City. As an
actor, he is particularly known for portraying roles in the original
productions of the musicals Hair, Jimmy Shine, and Don't Bother Me, I
Can't Cope.Wilkerson was born and raised in San Francisco, California.
He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where he
graduated with a diploma in acting. He moved to New York City, making
his Off-Broadway debut as Hud in the original production of James Rado
and Gerome Ragni's Hair at Joseph Papp's Public Theater in October .
He made his Broadway debut in as Arnold in the original production of
John Sebastian's Jimmy Shine, sharing the stage with Dustin Hoffman
and Rue McClanahan. In he acted in Jon Swan's Fireworks at the
Village South Theatre. That same year he appeared in the original
production of Ronald Ribman's The Most Beautiful Fish with Eileen
Dietz which was commissioned by New York Television Theatre for
broadcast on PBS.In , Wilkerson appeared in the world premiere of
Micki Grant's Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope at the Ford's Theatre in
Washington, D.C. He continued with the production when it moved to
Broadway the following year. The show was nominated for a Tony Award
for Best Musical.In , he played the role of Jimmy in The Autobiography
of Miss Jane Pittman.
and owner of the Little Pie Company in Manhattan, New York City. As an
actor, he is particularly known for portraying roles in the original
productions of the musicals Hair, Jimmy Shine, and Don't Bother Me, I
Can't Cope.Wilkerson was born and raised in San Francisco, California.
He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London where he
graduated with a diploma in acting. He moved to New York City, making
his Off-Broadway debut as Hud in the original production of James Rado
and Gerome Ragni's Hair at Joseph Papp's Public Theater in October .
He made his Broadway debut in as Arnold in the original production of
John Sebastian's Jimmy Shine, sharing the stage with Dustin Hoffman
and Rue McClanahan. In he acted in Jon Swan's Fireworks at the
Village South Theatre. That same year he appeared in the original
production of Ronald Ribman's The Most Beautiful Fish with Eileen
Dietz which was commissioned by New York Television Theatre for
broadcast on PBS.In , Wilkerson appeared in the world premiere of
Micki Grant's Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope at the Ford's Theatre in
Washington, D.C. He continued with the production when it moved to
Broadway the following year. The show was nominated for a Tony Award
for Best Musical.In , he played the role of Jimmy in The Autobiography
of Miss Jane Pittman.
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