John Glover |
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Glover was born in Kingston, NY, the son of Cade (née Mullins) and John Soursby Glover, Sr., a television salesman.[1] Glover attended Wicomico High School and acted at Towson University.[2] His partner is the sculptor Adam Kurtzman.[3]
Glover is also actively involved with the Alzheimer`s Association. His inspiration for joining this cause was his own father`s experience with Alzheimer`s Disease.[3] His notable roles include Alan Ramey in 52 Pick-Up, Bryce Cummings in Scrooged, Daniel Clamp in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, a mobster in Payback, an advertising spokesman in Robocop 2, a hitman in Night of the Running Man, The Riddler in Batman: The Animated Series, Doctor Jason Woodrue in Batman and Robin, Verad in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Invasive Procedures", The Devil in the series Brimstone, and the role of Lionel Luthor on Smallville. He has also made notable appearances on stage, winning a Tony Award for Featured Actor in a Play for his dual roles in the Broadway play Love! Valour! Compassion!, which he reprised in the film version. He also appeared as "man in the chair/narrator" in The Drowsy Chaperone on Broadway during Summer 2007. Glover also had a small appearance in the Woody Allen film Annie Hall. In a flashback to a scene from the title character`s past he utters the line: "Touch my heart. With your foot". He has a recurring role in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, playing Declan Gage an old friend and mentor to Detective Robert Goren. Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glover_(actor) |
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Quotes It is difficult to determine the cause of grass fires. There is usually nothing left behind when we get there, like a cigarette or a gas can, for us to determine what started it. I wonder why I keep playing such intelligent people? Brimstone was great. That was another occasion when they called me in to do the pilot and it turned into a regular job, which made me quite happy. It was another really good experience and we were all so surprised when they pulled the plug on it. I graduated from high school in `62 and I didn`t know any people who were gay. I`m sure there were people, but I didn`t know any. For years and years, I guess, I was very uptight about being a gay actor. I thought it would make me less hirable. An artist can go paint, and a writer can go write, but an actor needs to get hired, needs somebody to say, `Here, come and do this,` That`s the hard part. I guess that`s a flaw in my career, that I like to work too much. Luck has had a great deal to do with my career. Putting your hands in the earth is very grounding, if you`ll excuse the pun. I want to keep - this seems so corny - I want to keep growing as an artist. In open range fires it is about picking a spot and hoping it is the right location. At the head of the fire you have to worry about wind and humidity and a number of other factors. There`s more depth to Lionel. What I am finding so interesting about playing him is there`s all these different layers. I prefer playing Lionel because he`s a human being. Welding torches, cutting torches and any activity producing a flame outside is prohibited. Any open flame is discouraged. I think we all have madness in us, it`s just that I`ve realized mine and found a way to let it out. When I first arrived in Los Angeles I became a little bogged down in the whole success thing. Now I`m at a place in my life and career where I just want to work. It`s what I do and it makes me very happy. I was terrified of being a teacher. To stand in front of a classroom, the responsibility is boggling. Imagine! Standing in front of people! There are parts of me that I keep secret even from myself. I have demons and I`d love to be able to healthily look at the demons and still be a wonderful actor and not feel I need them to create. I had a big part of my life in the theater in Philadelphia. Philadelphia`s changed, but I love it. "I would like to be able to be both a film actor and a stage actor - to be an American actor in the style of a lot the English actors who do films. They are these wonderful actors who can do everything."Trivia He splits time between Los Angeles and Vancouver, British Columbia, where the WB series "Smallville" (2001) films. For three college summers, he worked at a small theater in southwestern Virginia. For his role as an assassin in NBC`s Grass Roots (1992) (TV) he spent four hours daily in the make-up chair. Since the mid-1990s, his romantic partner has been the sculptor Adam Kurtzman. Won Broadway`s 1995 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for the dual roles of John Jeckyll and James Jeckyll in Terence McNally`s "Love! Valour! Compassion!", parts he recreated in the film version of the same title, Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997). Visits his Alma Mater Towson University in Maryland regularly to work with drama students in the Fine Arts College. Studies acting with Milton Katselas at the Beverly Hills Playhouse Has been in three separate productions associated with DC comics. First as the Riddler in "Batman" (1992), Dr. Jason Woodrue in Batman & Robin (1997), then as Lionel Luthor in "Smallville" (2001). Graduated from Towson State Teacher`s College (now Towson University). Recently received an honorary Masters degree. Born in Salisbury, Maryland, USA | ||
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