Eric Bogosian Biography
Born: April 24, 1953
Frequently mislabeled as a performance artist, Eric Bogosian is a writer and an actor known for his comedic monologues and social commentary. Born on the East Coast and educated in the Midwest, he wrote and performed numerous one-man shows around New York during the late '70s and early '80s. After doing shows in art spaces like The Kitchen, he eventually had his solo work +Fun House committed to video. The 1987 production was taped in front of a live audience. During this time he had also started acting in other people's projects, including Robert_Altman's made-for-TV movie The_Caine_Mutiny_Court_Martial. The next year, he teamed with Oliver_Stone for the film version of his off-Broadway show +Talk Radio, starring himself as D.J. Barry Champlain. As a cinematic expansion of his original monologue, the film earned Bogosian a Silver Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival and a nomination at the Independent Spirit awards. His next big one-man show, +Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, was also made into a film, published in book form, and released on CD by Capitol.
During the early '90s, he appeared as a television guest star on Law & Order and The_Larry_Sanders_Show, and continued to publish his writing. In 1994, he finished work on the play +Suburbia, which was later adapted to film by director Richard_Linklater. As an actor, he had supporting roles in Dolores_Claiborne, Under_Siege_2, and Deconstructing_Harry, followed by numerous cameos and vocal appearances. After finishing the play +Griller, he went back to solo shows with +Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, which was committed to film by InDigEnt. After Simon & Schuster published his novel -Mall, he appeared in several TV movies and feature films, including the CBS miniseries Blonde, Atom_Egoyan's Ararat, and the summer blockbuster Charlie's_Angels:_Full_Throttle. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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