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David Earl Garrison<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (born June 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Steve Rhoades on the television series Married... with Children. He has also appeared in numerous theatrical roles, particularly that of The Wizard on both Broadway and in many tours of the musical Wicked.

Early lifeEdit

Garrison was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Earl B. Garrison, a school administrator and Maude B. Garrison, a teacher.<ref name=filmr>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Webarchive</ref>

Garrison graduated from Freehold High School in 1970, where he began his acting career on the school's stage. He was inducted in the school's Hall of Fame in 2007.<ref>Celano, Clare Marie. "Freehold alumni join school’s hall of fame"Template:Webarchive, News Transcript, April 18, 2007; accessed January 11, 2017. "Garrison, who graduated in 1970, found his forte on the high school stage when performing in The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd, The Boys From Syracuse and The Apple Tree. Best known as Steve Rhoades in the Fox TV series Married With Children, Garrison is currently appearing on Broadway as the wizard in Wicked."</ref> Garrison graduated summa cum laude from Boston University's College of Fine Arts in 1974. Following graduation, he became a member of the resident company at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., for several years.

CareerEdit

Although he is known for his television roles and continues to appear frequently in guest-starring roles on television today, Garrison is primarily a theatre actor, particularly in musicals. He has appeared in numerous productions around the United States, including many Broadway shows. His Broadway appearances include A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine for which he received a Tony Award nomination,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Wicked, The Visit<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>, Titanic, Torch Song Trilogy, The Pirates of Penzance, Bells Are Ringing, A History of the American Film<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>, and The Great Society. His Off-Broadway credits include I Do! I Do!<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>, for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination, Dead Poets Society<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>, Middletown<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>, New Jerusalem<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>, Geniuses<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>, It’s Only a Play<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>, By the Way Meet Vera Stark,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Cradle Will Rock, and Silence! The Musical.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In addition to the cast albums of Hollywood/Ukraine<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Titanic<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>, Bells Are Ringing<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, The Visit<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, I Do! I Do!,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> and On the Town,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> his many recordings include Songs of New York<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Show Boat<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Kiss Me Kate<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Annie Get Your Gun<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Of Thee I Sing/Let ’Em Eat Cake<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Girl Crazy<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, You Never Know<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>, Tell Me More<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Oh! Lady! Lady!!, George and Ira Standards and Gems, and, as a guest artist, Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers and Hart.”.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On tour, Garrison played Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, and the Wizard in Wicked, for which he received a Carbonell Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In regional theatre, he has played the Devil in Randy Newman's Faust (La Jolla/Goodman),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Henry Carr in Travesties (Williamstown),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Frosch in Die Fledermaus (Santa Fe Opera), Pangloss in Candide (Glimmerglass),<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Gaston in You Never Know (Pasadena Playhouse),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fagin in Oliver (Paper Mill Playhouse),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Leonardo da Vinci in Ever After (Alliance Theatre), and Charley in the Arena Stage revival of Merrily We Roll Along<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> for which he received a Helen Hayes Award.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In London, he starred with Tyne Daly, Frederica Von Stade, Kurt Ollmann, and Thomas Hampson in a concert presentation of On the Town, which was broadcast on Great Performances for PBS.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> In 2015, he reprised the role of Police Sergeant in the New York City Center production of The Pirates of Penzance.<ref>The Pirates of Penzance” Conquer New York, Again!</ref>

Garrison has also appeared in numerous roles on television. In 1984–85, he starred as Norman Lamb on the sitcom It's Your Move, opposite Jason Bateman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1987, Garrison landed his best-known role, portraying Steve Rhoades, next-door neighbor to the Bundy family on the popular sitcom Married... with Children.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Garrison enjoyed his years playing Steve Rhoades, but he missed performing in live theatre, and left the show after four seasons. He was a regular on an NBC sitcom, Working It Out,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> shortly after his exit from Married... with Children. Nonetheless, Garrison parted on good terms, returning four times in subsequent seasons (and the reunion special) detailing the career Rhoades had pursued since he'd last been seen. He even parodied his own role on the show Nikki.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Other television credits include Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<ref>Template:Citation</ref>, Madam Secretary<ref>Template:CitationTemplate:Cbignore</ref>, The West Wing, 30 Rock,<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Law & Order,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Practice, Without a Trace, Everybody Loves Raymond, NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Murphy Brown, Murder, She Wrote, L.A. Law, Tom Clancy's Op-Center,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Good Wife<ref>Template:Citation</ref> and, for PBS Great Performances, On the Town with the London Symphony Orchestra and Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Garrison also participated in several installments of Pyramid as a celebrity guest, most notably helping a contestant win $100,000 during a Tournament episode of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1988 .<ref>Template:CitationTemplate:CbignoreTemplate:Dead Youtube links</ref>

WickedEdit

He had the role of The Wizard in the first national tour of Wicked when it began in the States (after it had started a run on Broadway) on March 8, 2005, finishing his year-long run on March 6, 2006. He then starred as the Wizard in the Broadway company from April 4, 2006 replacing Ben Vereen. After 15 months in the role he played his final performance on July 8, 2007. Then he temporarily starred in the Chicago company from September 30–October 28, 2007, and then starred in the Los Angeles company beginning August 26, 2008, until its closure on January 11, 2009. He played the role in the San Francisco production, which officially opened on February 6, 2009 and played his final performance with the production on May 31, 2009 in order to pursue a role in a new play.<ref>"Wicks and Kassebaum Head WICKED SF Return, Opens at Orpheum 1/27" Broadwayworld.com 1/27/09</ref>

CreditsEdit

TelevisionEdit

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StageEdit

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  • Coming Back Like a Song (2018)
  • The Will Rogers Follies (2018)
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DiscographyEdit

  • The Visit (original cast album, Broadway Records, 2015)
  • Poetic License: 100 Poems 100 Performers (GPR, 2010)
  • Bells Are Ringing (original revival cast album, Verese Sarabande, 2001)
  • You Never Know (original revival cast album, Ghostlight, 2001)
  • Tell Me More (studio recording, Rob Fisher, New World, 2001)
  • Titanic (original cast album, RCA, 1997)
  • George and Ira Gershwin Standards and Gems (Nonesuch, 1996)
  • Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers and Hart (Nonesuch, 1996)
  • I Do! I Do! (original revival cast album, Varese Sarabande, 1996)
  • On the Town (concert recording, Michael Tilson Thomas, London Symphony, Deutsche Grammophon, 1993)
  • Annie Get Your Gun (studio recording, John McGlinn, EMI, 1991)
  • Kiss Me, Kate (studio recording, John McGlinn, EMI, 1991)
  • Girl Crazy (studio recording, John Mauceri, Roxbury, 1990)
  • Showboat (studio recording, John McGlinn, EMI, 1988)
  • Of Thee I Sing/Let ‘Em Eat Cake (concert recording, Michael Tilson Thomas, CBS, 1987)
  • Oh, Lady! Lady!! (studio recording, John McGlinn, 1985)
  • Songs of New York (John McGlinn, Book of the Month Club Records, 1984)
  • A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (original cast album, DRG, 1980)

AwardsEdit

Year Award Nominated Work Result
2019 Suzi Bass Award Ever After Nominated
2018 CT Critics Award The Will Rogers Follies Nominated
2006 Carbonell Award Wicked Won
1996 Drama Desk Award I Do! I Do! Nominated
1991 LA Drama Critics Award You Never Know Nominated
1991 Drama-Logue Award You Never Know Won
1991 Helen Hayes Award Merrily We Roll Along Won
1980 Tony Award A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine Nominated
1980 Drama-Logue Award A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine Won

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