Tony Goldwyn
| Tony Goldwyn | |
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Goldwyn in May 2014 | |
| Born |
Anthony Howard Goldwyn May 20, 1960 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Brandeis University London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor/Director |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Michelle Musky (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Jennifer Howard (mother) Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. (father) |
| Relatives |
Samuel Goldwyn (grandfather) Sidney Howard (grandfather) |
Anthony Howard "Tony" Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, producer, director and political activist. He portrayed the villain Carl Bruner in Ghost, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, and the voice of the title character of the Disney animated film Tarzan. He stars in the ABC drama Scandal, as Fitzgerald Grant III, President of the United States.[1]
Early life
Goldwyn was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Jennifer Howard and film producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Goldwyn's paternal grandparents were mogul Samuel Goldwyn and actress Frances Howard.[2] His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. One of his maternal great-great-grandfathers was Maryland Governor and Senator William Thomas Hamilton.[3] Goldwyn attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts (where he received his B.F.A), and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Career
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Following his departure from drama school, Goldwyn began acting in guest star roles in the mid 1980's. Goldwyn is well known for his portrayal of Carl Bruner, friend-turned-betrayer of Patrick Swayze's character Sam Wheat in Ghost. He is also well known for his turn on the comedy series, Designing Women in which he played a young interior designer named Kendall Dobbs who was HIV positive, and asked the women of Sugarbakers to design his funeral. In the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Goldwyn played astronaut Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11. He also voiced the title character from the 1999 animated feature film, Tarzan, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and reprised the role in the video games Disney's Tarzan Untamed and Kingdom Hearts. He had a recurring role on the NBC-Universal drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Frank Goren, brother of lead character Robert Goren, played by Vincent D'Onofrio. He also had acting and directing duties for the first season of "Dexter" for Showtime (Brother John Goldwyn is Executive Producer).
As a stage actor, Goldwyn has appeared twice in Off-Broadway shows at Second Stage Theatre and on Broadway at Circle in the Square Theatre. At Second Stage he appeared in Theresa Rebeck's Spike Heels (1992) alongside Kevin Bacon and Julie White. Most recently, in the summer of 2006 at Second Stage Theatre he starred opposite Kate Burton in another Rebeck play, The Water's Edge. Goldwyn played J.D. Sheldrake, the philandering business executive, in the Broadway musical Promises, Promises starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth.[4] The cast recording was released on June 23, 2010, with Goldwyn in three tracks.[5][6]
Goldwyn played Captain von Trapp (opposite Laura Osnes as Maria) in a concert performance of The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall on April 25, 2012. The benefit included opera singer Stephanie Blythe as the Mother Abbess, Brooke Shields as Baroness Schraeder and Patrick Page as Max.[7]
As a director, Goldwyn has directed three feature films, A Walk On The Moon, Someone Like You and Conviction. He has also directed many episodes of television series such as Without a Trace, The L Word, Dexter, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Grey's Anatomy and Scandal. In 2014, he directed the pilot episode of the WE tv series, The Divide, of which he also served as executive producer along with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard LaGravenese.
Since 2012, he has appeared as President Fitzgerald Grant III in ABC television series Scandal.
In 2013, Goldwyn was cast in new Lifetime movie, Outlaw Prophet, as Warren Jeffs. [8] In 2014, he appeared in Divergent as Andrew Prior, Caleb (Ansel Elgort) and Beatrice's (Shailene Woodley) father. In 2015 he signed on to star in James Gunn's horror thriller film The Belko Experiment. [9]
Activism
A former President of the Creative Coalition, Goldwyn is also heavily involved with arts advocacy. He is also a spokesperson of the AmeriCares Foundation. He is also an avid supporter of Hillary Clinton and in 2016 directed a commercial featuring his Scandal co-star Kerry Washington, Viola Davis (of How to Get Away with Murder), Ellen Pompeo, and Shonda Rhimes in support of Clinton's Presidential Campaign.
Personal life
Goldwyn has been married to production designer Jane Michelle Musky since 1987.[10] They have two daughters.[11] Additionally, Goldwyn's brother John is a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Filmography
Films
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | 1986 | Darren | |
| Gaby: A True Story | 1987 | David | |
| Dark Holiday | 1989 | Ken Horton | |
| Ghost | 1990 | Carl Bruner | |
| Kuffs | 1992 | Ted Bukovsky | |
| Traces of Red | 1992 | Steve Frayn | |
| The Pelican Brief | 1993 | Fletcher Coal | |
| The Last Tattoo | 1994 | Capt. Michael Starwood | |
| The Last Word | 1995 | Stan | |
| Nixon | 1995 | Harold Nixon | |
| Reckless | 1995 | Tom | |
| The Substance of Fire | 1996 | Aaron Geldhart | |
| Trouble on the Corner | 1997 | Jeff Stewart | |
| Kiss the Girls | 1997 | Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph | |
| The Lesser Evil | 1998 | Frank O'Brian | |
| Tarzan | 1999 | Tarzan (voice) | |
| Pocahontas: The Legend | 1999 | Sir Edwin Wingfield | |
| The 6th Day | 2000 | Michael Drucker | |
| An American Rhapsody | 2001 | Peter | |
| Bounce | 2001 | Greg Janello | |
| Abandon | 2002 | Dr. David Schaffer | |
| Joshua | 2002 | Joshua | |
| Kingdom Hearts | 2002 | Tarzan (voice) | Video game |
| The Last Samurai | 2003 | Colonel Bagley | |
| Ash Tuesday | 2003 | Elliott | |
| The Godfather of Green Bay | 2005 | Big Jake Norquist | |
| American Gun | 2005 | Frank | |
| Romance and Cigarettes | 2005 | Kitty's First Love | |
| The Sisters | 2005 | Vincent Antonelli | |
| Ghosts never Sleep | 2005 | Jared Dolan | |
| Poliwood | 2009 | Himself | Documentary |
| The Last House on the Left | 2009 | John Collingwood | |
| The Mechanic | 2011 | Dean | |
| Divergent | 2014 | Andrew Prior | |
| The Belko Experiment | 2015 | Barry Norris | |
| The Divergent Series: Insurgent | 2015 | Andrew Prior | |
Television
| Title | Year | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Elsewhere | 1987 | Episode: "Schwarzwald" | Henry |
| Matlock | 1987 | Episode: "The Doctors" | Dr. Mark Campion |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 | Episode: "Mabel and Max" | Paul |
| Designing Women | 1987 | Episode: "Killing All the Right People" | Kendall |
| L.A. Law | 1988 | Episode: "Fetus Completus" | Chris Arnett |
| Hunter | 1988 | Episode: "Murder He Wrote" | Byron |
| Favorite Son | 1988 | TV mini series | |
| Murphy Brown | 1988 | Episode: "Respect" | Bobby Powell |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1991 | Episode: "Abra Cadaver" | Dr. Carl Fairbanks |
| L'Amérique en otage | 1991 | TV Movie | Jody Powell |
| The Last Mile | 1992 | TV Short | |
| Taking the Heat | 1993 | TV Movie | Michael |
| Love Matters | 1993 | TV Movie | Geoffrey |
| Doomsday Gun | 1994 | TV Movie | Donald Duvall |
| Under Fire | 1995 | Pilot | James Warren |
| A Woman of Independent Means | 1995 | TV mini series | Robert Steed |
| Truman | 1995 | TV Movie | Clark Clifford |
| The Boys Next Door | 1996 | TV Movie | Jack Palmer |
| The Song of the Lark | 1997 | TV Short | Fred Ottenburg |
| From the Earth to the Moon | 1998 | 2 episodes | Neil Armstrong |
| Frasier | 2001 | Episode: "Love Stinks" | Roger |
| American Masters | 2001 | Documentary; episode: "Goldwyn The Man and His Movies" | Himself |
| The L Word | 2004–2005 | 2 episodes | Burr Connor |
| Without a Trace | 2004 | 2 episodes | Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles |
| Dexter | 2006 | Episode: "Shrink Wrap" | Dr. Emmett Meridian |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2007–2008 | 4 episodes | Frank Goren |
| The Good Wife | 2009 | Episode: "Lifeguard" | Judge Henry Baxter |
| Drop Dead Diva | 2011 | Episode: "Closure" | Alan Roberts |
| The Unknown | 2012 | Episode: "Spare the Child" | Bill Watson |
| Scandal | 2012–present | Main cast | President Fitzgerald Grant III |
| Outlaw Prophet | 2014 | TV Movie | Warren Jeffs |
Director
| Title | Year | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| A Walk on the Moon | 1999 | Also producer |
| Someone Like You | 2001 | |
| Without a Trace | 2004 | Episode: "American Goddess" |
| The L Word | 2004–2005 | 3 episodes |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2006 | 2 episodes |
| The Last Kiss | 2006 | |
| Law and Order | 2006 | Episode: "Thinking Makes It So" |
| Dexter | 2006–2007 | 4 episodes |
| Private Practice | 2007 | Episode: "In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor..." |
| Six Degrees | 2007 | Episode: "Ray's Back" |
| Kidnapped | 2007 | Episode: "Acknowledgement" |
| Alibi | 2007 | |
| Dirty Sexy Money | 2007 | Episode: "The Nutcracker" |
| Conviction | 2010 | Also producer |
| Damages | 2010 | Episode: "Flight's at 11:08" |
| Justified | 2010–2012 | 3 episodes |
| Hawthorne | 2011 | Episode: "To Tell the Truth" |
| Scandal | 2012–2015 | 69 episodes |
| The Divide | 2014 | Also producer |
Theater
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Jones | 1988 | |
| The Sum of Us | 1989 | |
| Carthaginians | 1990 | |
| Picnic | 1991 | |
| Spike Heels | 1992 | Andrew |
| Lady in the Dark | 1994 | Charley Johnson |
| Holiday | 1995 | Johnny Case |
| The Water's Edge | 2006 | Richard |
| Promises, Promises | 2010 | J.D. Sheldrake |
| 24 Hour Plays Broadway | 2010 | |
| Broadway Backwards 5 | 2010 | |
| The Sound of Music | 2012 | Captain von Trapp |
Audiobook
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Grifters | Jim Thompson | 1991 |
| Tenth Commandment | Lawrence Sanders | 1992 |
| Dead Irish (Dismas Hardy Series #1) | John Lescroart | 2000 |
| The Millionaires | Brad Meltzer | 2005 |
| The Devil in the White City | Erik Larson | 2007 |
| A Death in Vienna | Daniel Silva | 2007 |
| Kate Remembered | A. Scott Berg | 2007 |
| Thunderstruck | Erik Larson | 2008 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanting Things | 2010 | Promises, Promises | |
| Christmas Day | 2010 | Promises, Promises | feat Ashley Amber |
| It's Our Little Secret | 2010 | Promises, Promises | feat Sean Hayes |
References
- ↑ "ABC picks up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Good Christian Belles' and ten more". Zap2It. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Pfefferman, Naomi (25 March 1999). "Rediscovering His Jewish Roots". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Clare Eames Dead". The New York Times. 9 November 1930. p. 31. Retrieved 6 February 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Simon, John (April 25, 2010). "Sean Hayes Pimps Crib, Woos Chenoweth in ‘Promises’". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Blank, Matthew (June 23, 2010). "PHOTO CALL: Promises, Promises Cast Album Release Party". Playbill. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Promises, Promises Cast Recording: Track List". Amazon. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Exclusive Photos! Backstage and Onstage With Laura Osnes & Co. at the Carnegie Hall Sound of Music Concert". Broadway.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ Robbins, Stephanie (6 March 2014). "'Scandal' star Tony Goldwyn cast as polygamist in Lifetime movie". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Barsanti, Sam (May 19, 2015). "Tony Goldwyn to star in James Gunn’s The Belko Experiment". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Jane Musky Biography (1954-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ Gold, Sylvaine (March 28, 1999). "A Goldwyn on the Way Up in the Family Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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