Boyd Gaines
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Boyd Gaines in January 2013
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Boyd Payne Gaines May 11, 1953 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen McNenny |
| Children | 1 |
Boyd Payne Gaines (born May 11, 1953) is an American stage, film, television actor, and singer.
He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to James and Ida Gaines. His early theatre training began at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California, where his talent and rich baritone voice were showcased in leading roles in plays, musicals, and opera. He attended the Juilliard School as a member of the Drama Division's Group 8 (1975–1979).
Gaines has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including Fame, L.A. Law and Law & Order, Piece of Cake (1990), but perhaps he is best known for playing a dental student and dentist Mark Royer, who married Valerie Bertinelli's Barbara Cooper on TV's One Day at a Time and as Coach Brackett from the 1981 movie Porky's. He also played Lt Ring in the 1986 film Heartbreak Ridge and Jason in The Sure Thing (1985).
Gaines is a voice actor, and is credited with recording several audiobooks.
He has appeared on the Broadway stage, in both musicals and plays. His first Broadway play was The Heidi Chronicles in 1989. He recently appeared in the Broadway revival of An Enemy of the People in 2012. Some of the musicals have been Company (1995), She Loves Me (1993) and Contact in 2000. Other plays have been The Columnist (2012) and the 2010 revival of Driving Miss Daisy. He appeared in the 2008 revival of Gypsy as Herbie, and won the Tony Award.
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