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Len Cariou

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Actor

The Resume

    (September 30, 1939- )
    Born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
    Best known for his portrayal of the title role in the original Broadway production of 'Sweeney Todd' (1979)
    Also appeared on Broadway in 'Henry V' (1969), 'Applause' (1970), 'A Little Night Music' (1973), 'Cold Storage' (1977), 'Teddy & Alice' (1987), 'The Dinner Party' (2000), 'Proof' (2002) and 'Brigadoon' (2010)
    Appeared in the films 'A Little Night Music' (1977), 'The Four Seasons' (1981), 'Never Talk To Strangers' (1995), 'Thirteen Days' (2000), 'About Schmidt' (2002) and 'Flags of Our Fathers' (2006)
    Had recurring roles in Murder She Wrote, Damages and 'Brotherhood'

Why he might be annoying:

    He never attended plays growing up.
    When he was cast in his first major role, as Ensign Pulver in 'Mr. Roberts,' 'I was so stupid I nearly turned it down. I thought it couldn't be a good role, it was only an ensign. Somebody finally said to me, 'You schmuck, Jack Lemmon won an Oscar playing that part.''
    He has been married three times, divorced twice.
    He said that when a couple left in the middle of a one man show he was doing, 'It was all I could do to not scream at them, 'Sit the fuck down!''

Why he might not be annoying:

    He won a Tony for 'Sweeney Todd' and was nominated for 'Applause' and 'A Little Night Music.'
    During the run of 'Applause,' he had an affair with star Lauren Bacall; when an interviewer later asked if he was worried about following in Humphrey Bogart's footsteps, he quipped, 'It wasn't his footsteps I was worried about.'
    He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame (2004).
    He said, 'I like to be active. I'll go anywhere. I still get a real charge out of acting.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 59 Votes: 45.76% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 66 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying