:Mark Jacoby
{{short description|American actor (born 1947)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mark Jacoby
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|5|21}}
| birth_place = Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.
| nationality = American
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1980–present
| known_for = Ragtime
The Phantom of the Opera
A Beautiful Noise
}}
Mark Jacoby (born May 21, 1947) is an American musical theatre performer who has had leading roles on Broadway in Show Boat, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity and Ragtime, among others. He has also performed widely in national tours, regional theatre and Off-Broadway.[http://www.goodmantheatre.org/artists-archive/creative-partners/actors/mark-jacoby/ Mark Jacoby], Goodman Theatre, 2001 and [http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Mark-Jacoby/ Mark Jacoby Theatre Credits], BroadwayWorld, accessed August 19, 2013
Career
On Broadway, Jacoby appeared in the revival of Sweet Charity from 1986 to 1987. He portrayed The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera from 1991 to 1993.{{Cite book |last=Citron |first=Stephen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWaZ1LAFAZEC&dq=Mark+Jacoby+Phantom&pg=PA333 |title=Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber: The New Musical |date=2001-09-13 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-535727-1 |language=en}} Jacoby later appeared in the revivals of Grand Hotel, Show Boat, Man of La Mancha, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.{{Cite book |last1=Green |first1=Stanley |author-link1=Stanley Green (historian)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p-T4DwAAQBAJ&dq=Mark+Jacoby+Show+Boat&pg=PA299 |title=Broadway Musicals: Show by Show: Show by Show |last2=Ginell |first2=Cary |date=2019-12-15 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-5071-0 |language=en}} For his role in Show Boat, he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1994. Jacoby acted in the original productions of Elf: The Musical and Ragtime and portrayed The Wizard of Oz in the touring production of Wicked. In 2022, Jacoby started playing Neil Diamond (Now) in the new musical A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical. In 2023, he reprised his role of the Father in Ragtime in a concert version.
Jacoby has appeared in episodes of Law & Order, As the World Turns, The Blacklist, and others. Jacoby portrayed Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in the 2017 film The Post and Hershel Jick in the 2021 miniseries Dopesick.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2006
|Male Realtor | |
| 2013
|The Scene: An Exploration of Music in Toronto |{{N/a}} |Documentary |
| 2017
| |
| 2019
|Dad |Voice |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1987
|The Smithsonian Salutes Disney Music |Singer |Television film |
| 1997–2002
|Mr. Milford / Douglas Stark / Ryan |3 episodes |
| 2002
|Ed |Moustache Guy |Episode: "Things To Do Today" |
| 2003, 2016
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |Judge Stephen Kerry / Phillip Dutton |2 episodes |
| 2008
|Trip Baker |Episode #1.13195 |
| 2015
|Lawyer |Episode: "All My Exes Live in Essex" |
| 2017
|John Tadsen |Episode: "The Apothecary (No. 59)" |
| 2017
|Jacob Barker |Episode: "Minefield" |
| 2018
|News Panel Commentator |Episode: "Day 415" |
| 2019
|Professor Lerman |Episode: "Marvelous Radio" |
| 2021
|Episode: "Pseudo-Addiction" |
| 2022
|Mike |Episode: "Desiree" |
Stage credits
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1973
|Ensemble |US National Tour |
| 1978
|Tommy Albright |Carousel Dinner Theater |
| 1979
|Jacob Anderson |
| 1979-1980
|Prince Karl Franz |Darien Dinner Theatre |
| 1980
|Billy Bigelow |Coachlight Dinner Theatre |
| 1980-1981
|Gaylord Ravenal |Darien Dinner Theatre |
| 1982
|Sky Masterson |Melody Top Theatre |
| rowspan=4|1983
|Bill Sikes |rowspan=3|Heinz Hall |
| Show Boat
|Gaylord Ravenal |
| The Pirates of Penzance
|The Pirate King |
| South Pacific
|Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC |Brunswick Music Theatre |
| 1984
|Gaylord Ravenal |
| rowspan=2|1985
|Che |Candlelight Dinner Playhouse |
| rowspan=3|Sweet Charity
|rowspan=3|Vittorio Vidal |
| 1986-1987
|Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
| 1987
|rowspan=2|US National Tour |
| 1988
|Mr. Clive Paget / John Jasper |
| 1988-1989
|Professor Henry Higgins |An Evening Dinner Theatre |
| 1989
|The King of Siam |
| rowspan=2|1989-1990
|rowspan=2|Grand Hotel |s/b Colonel Doctor Otternschlag |rowspan=2|Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
| Felix Von Gaigern |
| 1990-1991
|rowspan=2|The Phantom of the Opera |rowspan=2|The Phantom of the Opera |US National Tour |
| 1991-1993
|Majestic Theatre, Broadway |
| 1993-1994
|rowspan=3|Show Boat |rowspan=3|Gaylord Ravenal |
| 1994-1995
|Gershwin Theatre, Broadway |
| 1996
|US National Tour |
| 1996-1997
|rowspan=2|Ragtime |rowspan=2|The Father |
| 1997-1999
|Lyric Theatre, Broadway |
| rowspan=2|1999
|Oscar Jaffee |
| 1776 |
| 2000
|Mr. Kirby |
| rowspan=3|2001
|Doctor Manette |Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center |
| South Pacific
|Emile de Becque |
| The Visit
|The Mayor |
| 2002
|rowspan=2|Man of La Mancha |rowspan=2|The Padre |
| 2002-2003
|Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
| 2004
|Duncan Wooley |
| 2005-2006
|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway |
| 2006-2007
|Julian Marsh |
| 2007
|Fredrik Egerman |
| rowspan=3|2008
|The Mayor |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| State Fair
|Abel Frake |
| 2009
|Fredrik Egerman |White Plains Performing Arts Center |
| rowspan=2|2010
|Georges |
| Fiddler on the Roof |
| 2010-2011
|Elf |Walter Hobbs |Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway |
| 2011-2012
|US National Tour |
| 2012-2013
|Elf |Walter Hobbs |Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway |
| rowspan=2|2013
|Hub |
| Elf
|Walter Hobbs |
| 2014
|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |J.B. Biggley |
| 2016
|Dom Claude Frollo |
| 2018
|Old Confederate Soldier / Judge Leonard Roan |Roundabout Theatre Company Workshop |
| 2022
|rowspan=2|A Beautiful Noise |rowspan=2|Neil Diamond (Now) |
| 2022-2023
|Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
| 2023
|The Father |Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
| 2023-2024
|Neil Diamond (Now) |Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
Personal life
After studying voice and theater at East Tennessee State University, Florida State University and Georgia State University, Jacoby earned a degree from St. John's University School of Law, though he never worked full-time as an attorney. He has been a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey.Cutler, Jacqueline. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2023/08/nj-actor-commands-the-broadway-stage-as-neil-diamond.html "N.J. actor commands the Broadway stage as Neil Diamond"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 23, 2023. "Mark Jacoby is that rarity — he earns more as an actor than he did as a lawyer. The Maplewood resident stars on Broadway as present-day Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Noise, where he recounts his life to a therapist, played by Linda Powell."
References
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External links
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- {{IMDB name|0415002}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060509131506/http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/poto/news_news_story.php?id=235 Official The Phantom of the Opera site, List of past Phantoms]
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Category:American male musical theatre actors
Category:East Tennessee State University alumni
Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:Georgia State University alumni
Category:Male actors from New Jersey
Category:People from Johnson City, Tennessee