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Brent Carver

January 26, 2023

Brent Carver (November 17, 1951 – August 4, 2020) was a Canadian actor best known internationally for performances in both London's West End and on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman as Molina, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993 and was nominated for an Olivier Award. A subsequent Broadway appearance in 1999 in Parade as Leo Frank, led to a second nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.

Brent Carver
Born(1951-11-17)November 17, 1951
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
DiedAugust 4, 2020(2020-08-04) (aged 68)
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor

Early life

Carver was born of Welsh and Irish heritage in Cranbrook, British Columbia, the son of Lois (Wills), a clerk, and Kenneth Carver, who was in the lumber business.[1] He was the third of seven children, none of whom went into show business, apart from himself.[2] He almost became a teacher, but continued participating in theatre.[3] He attended the University of British Columbia from 1969 to 1972.[4] He sang from an early age, with his father who played guitar.[5] Carver's favourite actors were Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis.[5]

Career

Carver was known for a variety of stage and film roles, including The Wars, Kronborg: 1582, Lilies, Larry's Party, Elizabeth Rex, Millennium, Shadow Dancing, and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love.[1] Carver originated the role of Gandalf in the Toronto stage production of The Lord of the Rings and appeared in several Soulpepper Theatre Company productions such as The Wild Duck, Don Carlos and as the Pirate King in the 1985 production of The Pirates of Penzance.

Carver played the character Leo on the series Leo and Me, which aired from 1977 to 1978.

Carver made his U.S. debut in The Tempest, playing Ariel to Anthony Hopkins's Prospero.[1] Carver won a Dora Award as Horst in Bent. His stage work involved an extended association with Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the 1980s, including an original rock version of Hamlet,[5] as the lead and later in 2000 as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof.

In 1993, Carver won a Tony Award which he dedicated to the late Canadian actress Susan Wright, who had died two years earlier in a fire in his Stratford house, Ontario.[1] In May 2014, Carver received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts, for his lifetime contribution to Canadian theatre.

Carver portrayed Ichabod Crane in the 1999 TV film The Legend of Sleepy Hollow which aired on Odyssey.[1] He played the title role in "The Trouble with Harry", an episode of the television series Twice in a Lifetime.[6] He portrayed Leonardo da Vinci in Leonardo: A Dream of Flight in 2002.

In 2016, Carver performed in a musical show titled Walk Me to the Corner at the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto.[7]

Death

Carver died on August 4, 2020, at the age of 68 at home in Cranbrook.[8][9]

Credits

Filmography

Theatre

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mackay, Susan Ferrier (August 14, 2020). "Tony-winning performer Brent Carver commanded the stage in musicals and Shakespeare". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 2020-08-31. In December, 1991, a fire of unknown origin broke out at his house in Stratford. At the time an adored friend, actor Susan Wright, was staying at the home along with her parents. All three perished in the blaze.
  2. ^ Maxwell, Roger. "Something From Nothing". Playbill, March 19, 2004.
  3. ^ Pacheco, Patrick (May 16, 1993). "THEATER: The Sweet 'Kiss' of Success: After 20 years of anonymity, Brent Carver is being hailed as a new star--with a Tony nod to boot--for his turn in the musical". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  4. ^ Charlebois, Gaetan (August 10, 2020). "Carver, Brent". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c O'Toole, Lawrence (1993-05-23). "THEATER; A Very Private Actor Leads At Least Two Lives Onstage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  6. ^ Bawden, Jim (March 17, 2000). "Carver convincingly troubled in rare TV outing". Toronto Star – via David Winning.
  7. ^ Fricker, Karen. "The view from Brent Carver's corner". Toronto Star, November 6, 2016, page E1.
  8. ^ Evans, Greg (August 6, 2020). "Brent Carver Dies: Tony Award-Winning 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' Actor Was 68". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  9. ^ Gates, Anita (September 7, 2020). "Brent Carver, 68, Tony Winner for 'Kiss of the Spider Woman". The New York Times. p. A27. Retrieved 2020-08-31. "Kiss of the Spider Woman," a Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally, based on the Oscar-winning 1985 movie and directed by Harold Prince, may have been Mr. Carver's Broadway debut, but he already had an impressive theater career in Canada. He spent nine seasons at the Stratford Theater Festival in Ontario; there and elsewhere in Canada, his roles were legion.

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Brent Carver November 17 1951 August 4 2020 was a Canadian actor best known internationally for performances in both London s West End and on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman as Molina for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993 and was nominated for an Olivier Award A subsequent Broadway appearance in 1999 in Parade as Leo Frank led to a second nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical Brent CarverBorn 1951 11 17 November 17 1951Cranbrook British Columbia CanadaDiedAugust 4 2020 2020 08 04 aged 68 Cranbrook British Columbia CanadaNationalityCanadianOccupationActor Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Death 3 Credits 3 1 Filmography 3 2 Theatre 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditCarver was born of Welsh and Irish heritage in Cranbrook British Columbia the son of Lois Wills a clerk and Kenneth Carver who was in the lumber business 1 He was the third of seven children none of whom went into show business apart from himself 2 He almost became a teacher but continued participating in theatre 3 He attended the University of British Columbia from 1969 to 1972 4 He sang from an early age with his father who played guitar 5 Carver s favourite actors were Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis 5 Career EditCarver was known for a variety of stage and film roles including The Wars Kronborg 1582 Lilies Larry s Party Elizabeth Rex Millennium Shadow Dancing and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love 1 Carver originated the role of Gandalf in the Toronto stage production of The Lord of the Rings and appeared in several Soulpepper Theatre Company productions such as The Wild Duck Don Carlos and as the Pirate King in the 1985 production of The Pirates of Penzance Carver played the character Leo on the series Leo and Me which aired from 1977 to 1978 Carver made his U S debut in The Tempest playing Ariel to Anthony Hopkins s Prospero 1 Carver won a Dora Award as Horst in Bent His stage work involved an extended association with Canada s Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the 1980s including an original rock version of Hamlet 5 as the lead and later in 2000 as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof In 1993 Carver won a Tony Award which he dedicated to the late Canadian actress Susan Wright who had died two years earlier in a fire in his Stratford house Ontario 1 In May 2014 Carver received a Governor General s Performing Arts Award Canada s highest honour in the performing arts for his lifetime contribution to Canadian theatre Carver portrayed Ichabod Crane in the 1999 TV film The Legend of Sleepy Hollow which aired on Odyssey 1 He played the title role in The Trouble with Harry an episode of the television series Twice in a Lifetime 6 He portrayed Leonardo da Vinci in Leonardo A Dream of Flight in 2002 In 2016 Carver performed in a musical show titled Walk Me to the Corner at the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in Toronto 7 Death Edit Carver died on August 4 2020 at the age of 68 at home in Cranbrook 8 9 Credits EditFilmography Edit The Beachcombers 1972 TV Series Inside Canada 1974 TV Series One Night Stand 1978 TV Movie as Rafe Leo and Me 1978 TV Series as Leo Crossbar 1979 TV Movie as Aaron Kornylo The Wars 1983 as Robert Ross Cross Country 1983 as John Forrest Anne s Story 1984 TV Movie Love and Larceny 1985 TV Movie as Charles Chadwick The Pirates of Penzance 1985 TV Movie as Pirate King All for One 1985 TV Movie Adderly 1987 TV Series Much Ado About Nothing 1987 TV Movie as Don John Spies Lies amp Naked Thighs 1988 TV Movie as Gunther Shadow Dancing 1988 as Alexei The Twilight Zone 1989 TV Series as Josef War of the Worlds 1989 TV Series as Jesse Millennium 1989 as Coventry Love and Hate The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher 1989 TV Movie as Tony Merchant Street Legal 1989 1994 TV Series as Scott Farrow 2 Arthur Fraticelli The Hidden Room 1991 TV Series The Shower 1992 as Kevin The Song Spinner 1995 TV Movie as Selmo Lilies 1996 as Countess de Tilly Margie Gillis Wild Hearts in Strange Times 1996 as Singer Dancer Leonardo A Dream of Flight 1996 TV Movie as Leonardo DaVinci Whiskers 1997 TV Movie as Whiskers Due South 1997 TV Series as Bruce Spender Balls Up 1997 TV Movie as Geoff L histoire de l Oie 1998 TV Movie as Maurice English version The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1999 TV Movie as Ichabod Crane Twice in a Lifetime 2000 TV Series as Harry Deeply 2000 as Porter The City 2000 TV Series as Sam Ararat 2002 as Philip The Event 2003 as Brian Knight Elizabeth Rex 2004 TV Movie as Ned Lowenscroft This Is Wonderland 2005 TV Series Prairie Giant The Tommy Douglas Story 2006 TV Mini Series as Secretary Balsam Lightchasers 2007 Short as Man Romeo and Juliet 2014 as Friar Laurence The Whale 2014 Short as Ryley Crewson Theatre Edit Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris 1972 Bent 1981 Hamlet 1986 Cabaret 1987 Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love 1990 Kiss of the Spider Woman 1993 1995 Cyrano de Bergerac 1994 Richard II 1995 High Life 1996 Don Carlos 1998 Parade 1998 1999 Fiddler on the Roof 2000 Larry s Party 2001 King Lear 2004 Lord of the Rings 2006 The Elephant Man 2007 As You Like It 2010 Romeo and Juliet 2013 Evangeline 2015 Twelfth Night 2017 The School for Scandal 2017 References Edit a b c d e Mackay Susan Ferrier August 14 2020 Tony winning performer Brent Carver commanded the stage in musicals and Shakespeare The Globe and Mail Toronto Retrieved 2020 08 31 In December 1991 a fire of unknown origin broke out at his house in Stratford At the time an adored friend actor Susan Wright was staying at the home along with her parents All three perished in the blaze Maxwell Roger Something From Nothing Playbill March 19 2004 Pacheco Patrick May 16 1993 THEATER The Sweet Kiss of Success After 20 years of anonymity Brent Carver is being hailed as a new star with a Tony nod to boot for his turn in the musical Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved 2016 08 16 Charlebois Gaetan August 10 2020 Carver Brent Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia Athabasca University Retrieved November 16 2020 a b c O Toole Lawrence 1993 05 23 THEATER A Very Private Actor Leads At Least Two Lives Onstage The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2016 08 16 Bawden Jim March 17 2000 Carver convincingly troubled in rare TV outing Toronto Star via David Winning Fricker Karen The view from Brent Carver s corner Toronto Star November 6 2016 page E1 Evans Greg August 6 2020 Brent Carver Dies Tony Award Winning Kiss of the Spider Woman Actor Was 68 Deadline Hollywood Retrieved August 6 2020 Gates Anita September 7 2020 Brent Carver 68 Tony Winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman The New York Times p A27 Retrieved 2020 08 31 Kiss of the Spider Woman a Kander and Ebb musical with a book by Terrence McNally based on the Oscar winning 1985 movie and directed by Harold Prince may have been Mr Carver s Broadway debut but he already had an impressive theater career in Canada He spent nine seasons at the Stratford Theater Festival in Ontario there and elsewhere in Canada his roles were legion External links EditBrent Carver at the Internet Broadway Database Brent Carver at the Internet Off Broadway Database Brent Carver at IMDb Brent Carver at the Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brent Carver amp oldid 1131544734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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