Victor Garber
Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian-American actor and singer known for his work in television, film, and theatre. He started his career on the Broadway stage playing: Jesus in Godspell; Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; and John Wilkes Booth in Assassins. He would later go on to earn four Tony Award nominations for his performances in Deathtrap, Little Me, Lend Me a Tenor, and Damn Yankees. Garber is also known for his film appearances in the comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993), The First Wives Club (1996), and Legally Blonde (2001). Garber earned three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performances in the historical drama films Titanic (1997), Milk (2008), and Argo (2012). Garber is also known for the role Jack Bristow in the television series Alias as well as his appearances in Law & Order, Frasier, Modern Family, Glee, Nurse Jackie, Louie, The Good Wife, Damages and Schitt's Creek. He was a series regular on Legends of Tomorrow as Dr. Martin Stein, having previously played the same role in a recurring capacity on The Flash and on the web series Vixen.
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| Full name at birth | Victor Joseph Garber
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Jesus in Godspell, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, Jack Bristow in the television series Alias, Max in Lend Me a Tenor, Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's Titanic, and as Canadian ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, in Argo
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| Date of birth | 16 March 1949
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| Place of birth | London, Ontario, Canada
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| Height | 6' 1½" (187 cm)
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| Net worth | $5,000,000 USD
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- Jack Bristow, Garber's character on "Alias" (2001), was ranked #29 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
- Has been nominated for Broadway's Tony Award four times: as Best Actor (Featured Role -Play) in 1978 for "Deathtrap;" as Best Actor (Musical) in 1982 for a revival of "Little Me" and in 1994 for a revival of "Damn Yankees!"; and as Best Actor (Play) in 1989 for "Lend Me a Tenor."
- He has a brother and a sister. His mother was Hope Garber, who died in 2005; his father passed away in 1993.
- He was the one and only guest at "Alias" (2001) co-star Jennifer Garner and fiancée Ben Affleck's wedding
- Originated the role of Anthony in the 1979 Stephen Sondheim musical "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street."
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