Bryan Batt

Infobox actor
name = Bryan Batt

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birthdate = birth date and age|1963|3|1
birthplace = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
partner = Tom Cianfichi

Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actor known mostly for his theater work, but he has had a number of starring roles in movies and television as well. His performance in the stage adaptation of "Saturday Night Fever" earned him one of New York City's more unusual honors, a caricature at Sardi's." [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/50185.html Bryan Batt & Kristin Chenoweth Get Hung Up At Sardi's Jan. 20] ", "Playbill". January 21, 2000.]

Batt currently appears in the AMC series "Mad Men" as Salvatore, a closeted homosexual advertising executive. Batt, who is himself openly gay, has played gay roles on film ("Jeffrey" and "Kiss Me, Guido") and stage ("La Cage aux Folles"). In 2005, Batt told "Playbill" that he used to worry about the effect of coming out on his career: "When I played the lead in "Sunset Blvd.", the movie of "Jeffrey" was coming out, and I was petrified. Back then, every agent told you that if you want to play a straight role, you don’t come out. This was before [Ellen DeGeneres|Ellen [DeGeneres] came out. But now I couldn't give a rat’s ass. It’s normal to be gay."" [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/95469.html The Leading Men: Going to Batt] ", "Playbill", Wayman Wong. October 3, 2005.]

Batt lives with his partner, Tom Cianfichi, an events planner." [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_1999_Dec_7/ai_57828722 Saturday Night Fever - Bryan Batt] ", "The Advocate", Andrew Velez. December 7, 1999.] Batt and Cianfichi have been together more than eighteen years; they met while performing "Evita" in Akron, Ohio. Batt was playing Che Guevara, and Cianfichi was the understudy for Magaldi. Batt and Cianfichi own a home decor and furnishings store, Hazelnut, on Magazine Street in New Orleans.

Works

Film

*"Jeffrey" - Darius (Workin' Man Films 1995)
*"Kiss Me, Guido" - Tino (Sundance 1997)

Theater

*Broadway
**La Cage aux Folles - standby Albin (Marquis Theatre)
**Beauty and the Beast - Lumiere (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre)
**Seussical the Musical - Alternate Cat in the Hat (Richard Rodgers Theatre, Colonial Theatre, Boston tryout)
**Saturday Night Fever - Monty (Minskoff Theatre)
**The Scarlet Pimpernel - standby Percy/Pimpernel (Minskoff Theatre)
**Sunset Boulevard - u/s Joe Gillis/Ensemble (Minskoff Theatre)
**Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Reuben, u/s Pharaoh (Minskoff Theatre)
**Cats - Munkustrap (Winter Garden Theatre)
**Starlight Express - Rocky I/Greaseball (Gershwin Theatre)
*Off-Broadway
**Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up its Act! (OBC Recording, nominated for Drama Desk Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical)
**Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back! - Various (Triad Theater, New Original Cast, OBC Recording)
**Jeffrey - Darius (Minetta Lane,WPA/Christopher Ashley)
**Too Many Girls - Al (ELT)
**The Golden Apple - Patroclus (York Theater)
**Give My Regards to Broadway (Carnegie Hall/David Bell)
**I Love New York (Rainbow and Stars - Bistro Award, OBC Recording)
*Los Angeles
**Jeffrey - Darius ( Westwood Playhouse) LA Drama-Logue Award
*Regional
**Evita - Che (Carousel Dinner Theater)
**Grease - Kenicke (Darien Dinner Theater)
**Trixie True: Teen Detective - Dick Dickerson (Boston Post Road Stage Co.)
**Romeo & Juliet - Paris (New Orleans Center Stage)
**The Lover - John (New Orleans Center Stage)
**Action - Jeep (New Orleans Center Stage)

Television

*"Mad Men" (AMC)
*"Guess Who's Coming to Decorate" (Style)
*"Rescue Me" (FX)
*"Guiding Light" (CBS)
*"" (NBC)
*"The Cosby Show" (NBC)
*"Pulp Comics Special" featuring Caroline Rhea (Comedy Central)
*"As the World Turns" (CBS)

References

External links

* [http://www.bryanbatt.com/index2.html The Official Bryan Batt Website]
*imdb name|0061262
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=31276 Bryan Batt at IBDB]
* [http://www.hazelnutneworleans.com Website for Hazelnut, Bryan's store]