Editing Roger Bart (section)

==Early life and education==
Bart was born in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]], the son of a teacher and a chemical engineer, and grew up in [[Bernardsville, New Jersey]].<ref>Gardner, Amanda. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE6DD1E3CF930A35755C0A9679C8B63 "THEATER; Tony Awards' New Jersey Ties"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 23, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2011.</ref><ref name="ref07"/> His uncle is journalist [[Peter Bart]].<ref name="ref07">{{cite news|last=Horwitz|first=Simi|title=First Banana|publisher=Backstage|date=November 8, 2007|url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/27947250/first-banana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106003654/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/27947250/first-banana|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 6, 2014|access-date=April 4, 2009}}</ref> He graduated from [[Bernards High School]] in 1980 and was later inducted into the school's hall of fame.<ref>Hatala, Greg. [http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2014/06/glimpse_of_history_arm-in-arm_at_commencement.html "Glimpse of History: Arm-in-arm at commencement"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', June 23, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2019. "Some of the school's notable alumni include Tony Award-winning actor Roger Bart ('80), John Geils Jr. of the J. Geils Band ('64) and Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep ('67)."</ref>

He earned his BFA in Acting from [[Mason Gross School of the Arts]] at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058372/bio|title=Roger Bart|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

Bart was close friends with [[Jonathan Larson]]: both worked as waiters between theater jobs and frequently hung out at each other's workplaces. He participated in early presentations of Larson's work including ''[[Tick, Tick... Boom!]]'' and ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''; the main character "Roger" from ''Rent'' is named after him.<ref>{{cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |title=To Days of Inspiration: Explore the Evolution of ''Rent'' Through Jonathan Larson's Own Notes |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/to-days-of-inspiration-explore-the-evolution-of-rent-through-jonathan-larsons-own-notes |website=Playbill |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Buckley |first1=Michael |title=STAGE TO SCREENS: Roger Bart Discusses Producers and "Housewives" |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/stage-to-screens-roger-bart-discusses-producers-and-housewives-com-126799 |website=Playbill |access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref>