PAUL BENEDICT

Paul Benedict (Hirst in No Man's Land) began his theatre career in Boston in 1961 at the Image Theatre on Charles Street, followed by six seasons at David Wheeler's Theatre Company of Boston from 1963-68 before heading for New York. Favorite Broadway roles include Charlie Hughes in Eugene O'Neil's two-character classic Hughie (opposite Al Pacino) at Circle in the Square; Mayor Shinn in Susan Strohman's revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man at the Neil Simon; off-Broadway he appeared in Jules Feiffer's Little Murders and Feiffer's The White House Murder Case and Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play among others. He has performed at many of the country's resident theatres and was seen at the A.R.T. as Chulkaturin in Journey of the Fifth Horse and as Freddy in Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile. His numerous directing credits include Frank Conroy's Any Given Day on Broadway; Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune and Cathy Najimi and Mo Gaffney's The Cathy and Mo Show off Broadway; and many productions in resident theatres. Film credits include The Freshman, The Goodbye Girl, Waiting for Guffman, The Addams Family, and Taking Off, as well as many television appearances.

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