Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist.

Biography

Personal life

Bogosian, an Armenian American, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina, a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian, an accountant. After graduating from Oberlin College, Bogosian moved to New York City to pursue a career in theatre. Bogosian has been married since 1980 to Jo Bonney, with whom he has two children.

Career

As a performer, Bogosian has a very distinctive style. His one-man shows are a minimalist blend of dark comedy, geopolitical commentary, and social realism. When performing on stage, Bogosian generally appears as a series of characters, using few props, if any (beer bottle, cane, cup) .

In 2005, he was critically acclaimed in his role as Satan in the play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman.

In 2006, Bogosian joined the cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Capt. Danny Ross, replacing Jamey Sheridan's character, Capt. James Deakins. He is one of numerous actors who first played a supporting role in the Law & Order franchise, only to return as a major recurring character; Bogosian played defense lawyer Gary Lowenthal in two episodes of the original Law & Order.

Some of his plays have recently been revived on and off-Broadway, with an updated version of his 1994 play SubUrbia at Second Stage Theatre and the Broadway premiere of his Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1987 drama Talk Radio, starring Liev Schreiber, in March 2007.

Acting credits

• Born In Flames (1983) (His first screen appearance)
• Talk Radio (1988)
• Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1990)
• Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
• The Thief and the Cobbler (1995) (voice) (Miramax version)
• Dolores Claiborne (1995)
• Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) (voice)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)
• Gossip (2000)
• In The Weeds (2000)
• Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2001)
• Igby Goes Down (2001)
• Ararat (2002)
• Wonderland (2003)
• King of the Corner (2004)
• Heights (2004)
• Blade: Trinity (2004)
• Scrubs: Season Two (2005)
• Love Monkey TV series (2006)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV series (2006-present)

Writing credits

• Men in Dark Times
• Scenes from the New World
• Sheer Heaven (1980)
• Men Inside (1981)
• The New World (1981)
• FunHouse (1983)
• Drinking in America (1986)
• Talk Radio (1987) (also film version 1988)
• Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1990)
• Notes from the Underground (1993)
• Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead (1994)
• subUrbia (1994) (also film version 1996)
• Griller (1998)
• Mall (2000)
• Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (2000)
• Humpty Dumpty (2004)
• Non-profit Benefit
• Red Angel
• Wasted Beauty (2005)

References

External links

• Official Talk Radio on Broadway website