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George Hearn



George Hearn created the role of Max von Mayerling in the Los Angeles premiere and Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard for which he received his second Tony Award. He won his first Tony Award for playing Albin in La Cage aux Folles. He reprised his role in London earning an Olivier Award nomination. He received Tony Award nominations for his performances in A Doll's Life and Watch on The Rhine. He won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of the title role in Sweeney Todd after having played the role on Broadway and the national tour with Angela Lansbury.

His other Broadway appearances include Putting It Togther with Carol Burnett, The Diary of Anne Frank with Natalie Portman, Meet Me In St. Louis, I Remember Mama with Liv Ullman, Ah, Wilderness! with Colleen Dewhurst and Jason Robards, An Almost Perfect Person with Ms. Dewhurst and The Changing Room.

He starred in the New York City Opera's Kismet and in the all star concert production of Follies at Avery Fisher Hall. He appeared in many productions with the New York Shakespeare Festival and has a long association with Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. Regional productions include I Do, I Do and Love Letters with Rue McClanahan.

His many television appearances include Murder! She Wrote, L.A. Law, The Golden Girls, Dear John, Star Trek: The Next Generation and the television films A Fire in the Dark, False Arrest, Annie: A Royal Adventure, Durango and Sarah, Plain And Tall: Winter's End.

His motion pictures include Barney's Great Adventure, See You in the Morning, The Vanishing, Sneakers and The Devil's Own.