Dick Latessa

Dick Latessa Biography

Richard Robert "Dick" Latessa (September 15, 1929 - December 19, 2016) was a Tony Award-winning American stage, film, and television actor.

Early life

Latessa was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1929. After serving in the Army in the early 1950s, he began performing in Cleveland before moving to New York in 1959 to pursue acting professionally.

Stage career

He made his Broadway debut in The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N in 1968. His subsequent theatre credits include Follies, Rags, The Cherry Orchard, Damn Yankees, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Awake and Sing!, Cabaret, The Will Rogers Follies and Hairspray, for which he won both the Tony- and Drama Desk awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. In 2012, he appeared opposite Linda Lavin in the Nicky Silver drama, The Lyons.

Latessa was featured in several Neil Simon plays, including Chapter Two, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, Rumors and Proposals. He was featured in the 2010 revival of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David musical, Promises, Promises as Dr. Dreyfuss.

Film and television career

Latessa's screen credits include The Substance of Fire, Alfie, and Stigmata. He appeared in numerous television movies, including Izzy and Moe, The Trial of Bernhard Goetz, and Pudd'nhead Wilson, and such primetime series as Get Smart, Mission: Impossible, Ironside, Spenser: For Hire, The Sopranos, Ed and Law & Order. He is widely known as the second and most recognized actor to play Noel Douglas on The Edge of Night.

Death

Latessa died on December 19, 2016 in New York City, aged 87.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work
2003	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Musical	Hairspray
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2010	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical	Promises, Promises

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