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American actor, playwright and monologist, novelist

Person · Open Library

Born
24 April 1953
Works
25

Top works

  • 1+1
  • The Nicotine Chronicles
  • Humpty Dumpty and Other Plays
  • Skunkweed
  • The Heroin Chronicles

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1953-04-24

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
474
Total plays
3,300

Tags

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ERIC BOGOSIAN is the author of three novels, several films and numerous award-winning works for the theater. As an actor he has starred onstage as well as on film and television. BOGOSIAN's best known work is "Talk Radio" in which he starred Off-Broadway and in the Oliver Stone film of the same name. In 2006, the play was brought to Broadway, garnering Tony nominations for the play and for Liev Schreiber, who starred. For the original stage version <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eric+Bogos

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Key facts

Born
( 1953-04-24 ) April 24, 1953 (age 73) , Boston , Massachusetts, U.S.
Education
University of Chicago , Oberlin College ( BA )
Occupations
Actor playwright monologuist novelist historian
Years active
1983–present
Spouse
Jo Anne Bonney ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Eric Michael Bogosian (/bəˈɡoʊʒən/; born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologuist, novelist, and historian. Descended from Armenian-American immigrants, he grew up in Watertown and Woburn, Massachusetts, and attended the University of Chicago and Oberlin College. His play Talk Radio was a finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Bogosian also wrote and starred in the 1988 film adaptation, winning the Silver Bear.

As an actor, he has appeared in plays, films, and television series throughout his career. His television roles include Captain Danny Ross in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006–10), Lawrence Boyd on Billions (2017–18), Daniel Molloy on Interview with the Vampire (2022–present), and Gil Eavis on Succession (2018–23). He also starred as Arno in the Safdie brothers' film Uncut Gems (2019).

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