Awards & Winners

Tom McGowan

Date of Birth 26-July-1959
Place of Birth Belmar
(Monmouth County, New Jersey)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Thomas "Tom" McGowan, Thomas McGowan
Profession Actor
Thomas "Tom" McGowan is an American actor, known for his recurring roles on Frasier, as KACL station manager Kenny Daly; Everybody Loves Raymond, as Ray's friend Bernie; and on The War at Home, as Dave Gold's friend Joe. McGowan also appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm as a disgruntled fan of Larry's. He has also appeared as a sleazy tabloid editor in an episode of Disney Channel's Hannah Montana. On Broadway he appeared in La Bête, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Off Broadway, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Nicky Silver's play The Food Chain. He played the role of Pat Finley in the 1995 movie Heavyweights and the role of Patrick Fisher in the 2006 movie Twelve and Holding. McGowan has been playing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in various companies of Wicked since 2009. He first played the Wizard in the original 2nd National Touring production, beginning 7 March 2009. He finished on 6 December 2009, and transferred to San Francisco, playing the Wizard from 22 December 2009 through 5 September 2010, when the production closed. He then went back to the 2nd National Tour, beginning 11 January 2011. He ended his run on tour on 17 April 2011, and as of 3 May 2011, he began playing the Wizard on Broadway. He exited the New York company on 5 February 2012. He played the role on the musical's 1st National Tour, his fourth Wicked company from August 2012 to April 2013.

Awards by Tom McGowan

Check all the awards nominated and won by Tom McGowan.

1996


Obie Award for Performance
Honored for : The Food Chain

1991


Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance
Honored for : La Bête

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play La Bête
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play La Bête
Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance La Bête