Roger Bart

Roger Bart, born on September 29, 1962, in Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S., developed a passion for performing early in his life. He honed his skills, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 1985. His career began with a Broadway debut in “Big River” in 1985 as Tom Sawyer, marking the beginning of a distinguished career in musical theater. Bart’s vocal talent led him to provide the singing voice for Young Hercules in Disney’s animated film “Hercules” (1997) and Scamp in “Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure” (2001).

A significant milestone in Bart’s career was his Tony Award and Drama Desk Award-winning performance as Snoopy in the 1999 Broadway revival of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” He gained further recognition for originating the role of Carmen Ghia in “The Producers” musical, earning another Tony nomination, and later reprised the role in the 2005 film adaptation. On television, Bart became widely known for his recurring role as the antagonist George Williams in “Desperate Housewives” (2005-2012), for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Bart continued to take on varied roles across film, television, and stage. He originated the lead role of Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in the Broadway adaptation of Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” (2007-2009) and starred as Dr. Emmett Brown in “Back to the Future: The Musical” (2020-present) across its runs in Manchester, the West End, and Broadway, earning his third Tony nomination. His diverse credits also include roles in TV series like “A Series of Unfortunate Events” (2018-2019) as Vice Principal Nero and “Good Trouble” (2019-2021) as Judge Wilson, consistently demonstrating his versatility as a performer.