Profile
Barry Bostwick
Actor + Singer
Male
Born
Feb 24, 1945
Age
68
Hometown
San Mateo, Califo...
Other Names
Barry Knapp Bostwick
Barry Knapp Bostwick is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Brad Majors in the 1975 cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show, replacing Peter Scolari as Mr. Tyler in the sitcom What I Like About You, and playing mayor Randall Winston… Read More
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Sherri JensenMarried 1994
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Sacramento Horror Film Fest Promises A Rotting Good TimeThe Sacramento Bee - Oct 12, 2012
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Psych Season 7 Musical Episode Could Use A Dash Of Rocky Horror Picture ShowBoom Tron - Oct 03, 2012
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5 Things To Do Before Seeing 'The Perks Of Being A Wallflower'MTV News - Sep 21, 2012
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Bay Area Repertory Film Picks, Aug. 23 26San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 22, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1945
Birth
Born on February 24, 1945.
TWENTIES
1967
22 Years Old
Bostwick attended San Diego's United States International University in 1967, majoring in acting, got his start on the Hillbarn Theatre stage now located in Foster City, and worked for a time as a circus performer.
1968
23 Years Old
He also attended NYU's Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1968.
1970
25 Years Old
In 1970, Bostwick was a member of a pop group called The Klowns, assembled and promoted by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, whose members performed wearing stylized clown makeup and costumes.
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1971
26 Years Old
He replaced C.C. Courtney in the musical Salvation. His next stage appearance was in the 1971 rock opera Soon, which closed after three performances.
1972
27 Years Old
In 1972, Bostwick originated the role of bad boy Danny Zuko in the stage production of Grease, earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance.
1973
28 Years Old
Bostwick was born in San Mateo, California. He is the son of Elizabeth "Betty" (née Defendorf), a housewife, and Henry "Bud" Bostwick, Jr., a city planner and actor. His only sibling, Henry "Pete" Bostwick, was killed in a car accident on June 20, 1973.
THIRTIES
1975
30 Years Old
In 1975 he starred with Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon as Brad in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
1977
32 Years Old
He also won a Tony Award for his performance in the 1977 musical The Robber Bridegroom.
1982
37 Years Old
In 1982 he starred in Megaforce, widely considered one of the worst films ever made.
FORTIES
1987
42 Years Old
Bostwick married Stacey Nelkin in 1987, but they were divorced in 1991.
1994
49 Years Old
Bostwick married his second wife Sherri Ellen Jenkins in 1994 and has two children, Brian and Chelsea.
FIFTIES
1996
51 Years Old
From 1996 to 2002, Bostwick portrayed Randall Winston, the mayor of New York City in the sitcom Spin City opposite Michael J. Fox and his successor, Charlie Sheen.
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2003
58 Years Old
In 2003, Bostwick appeared on Scrubs as a patient diagnosed with prostate cancer, a disease Bostwick had in real life.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2007
62 Years Old
In 2007, Bostwick gained a recurring role, as Grandpa Clyde Flynn on the animated television series, Phineas and Ferb.
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In June 2009 he played Father Jimmy, the ineffective exorcist in the independent horror comedy The Selling, written by Gabriel Diani and directed by Emily Lou.
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2010
65 Years Old
In October 2010, Bostwick briefly appeared in the Rocky Horror-themed Glee episode.
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