Ross Petty (born August 29, 1946) is a Canadian actor and theatre
producer. He is best known for his eponymous production company, which
stages what are promoted as "family musical" theatre productions in
the British pantomime tradition in Toronto every holiday season.Petty
was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.In Europe, he sang at Le Lido
in Paris and appeared with Betty Grable in the London West End musical
Belle Starr. In the United States, he made his Broadway debut in
Arthur Kopit's Wings, created the role of Eddie Dorrance on All My
Children, and co-starred with Ginger Rogers and Sid Caesar in a
national tour of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.He appeared in the U.S.
and Canada in the title role of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd,
directed by Hal Prince. His film and television credits include
Extreme Measures with Gene Hackman and Hugh Grant, Perry Mason,
Spenser: For Hire, Monk, Loving Friends and Perfect Couples, Forever
Knight, E.N.G., Night Heat, Seeing Things, Hot Shots, All My Children,
A Judgement in Stone, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Counterstrike,
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Traders, F/X2 and Martha Inc:
The Martha Stewart Story.
producer. He is best known for his eponymous production company, which
stages what are promoted as "family musical" theatre productions in
the British pantomime tradition in Toronto every holiday season.Petty
was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.In Europe, he sang at Le Lido
in Paris and appeared with Betty Grable in the London West End musical
Belle Starr. In the United States, he made his Broadway debut in
Arthur Kopit's Wings, created the role of Eddie Dorrance on All My
Children, and co-starred with Ginger Rogers and Sid Caesar in a
national tour of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes.He appeared in the U.S.
and Canada in the title role of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd,
directed by Hal Prince. His film and television credits include
Extreme Measures with Gene Hackman and Hugh Grant, Perry Mason,
Spenser: For Hire, Monk, Loving Friends and Perfect Couples, Forever
Knight, E.N.G., Night Heat, Seeing Things, Hot Shots, All My Children,
A Judgement in Stone, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Counterstrike,
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Traders, F/X2 and Martha Inc:
The Martha Stewart Story.
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