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Barry Bostwick

Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom Spin City (1996–2002). Bostwick has also had considerable success in musical theatre, winning a Tony Award for his role in The Robber Bridegroom.

Barry Bostwick

Barry Knapp Bostwick

(1945-02-24) February 24, 1945
San Mateo, California, U.S.

Actor

1967–present

  • (m. 1987; div. 1991)
  • Sherri Jensen
    (m. 1993)

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Early life[edit]

Bostwick was born February 24, 1945, in San Mateo, California.[1] He is the son of Elizabeth "Betty" (née Defendorf), a housewife, and Henry "Bud" Bostwick, a city planner and actor.[2] His only sibling, older brother Henry "Pete" Bostwick, died at the age of 32 in a car accident on July 20, 1973.[3] 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. He also attended NYU's Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1968.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Bostwick married Stacey Nelkin in 1987, and they were divorced in 1991. He married his second wife Sherri Ellen Jensen in 1993; they have two children, a son Brian Bostwick and a daughter Chelsea Bostwick.[20]


In 1997, Bostwick was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and had his prostate removed in July of that year.[21] In 2004, he won the Gilda Radner Courage Award from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.[22]

Evans, David and Michaels, Scott. Rocky Horror: Concept to Cult. London: Sanctuary, 2002.

Lipton, Michael A. and Matsumoto, Nancy. “Serial Dad: Michael J. Fox Looks Up to 6’4” Actor”. People March 10, 1997: 99.

Uhry, Alfred. "The Trail of the Robber B". The Robber Bridegroom CD Liner Notes 1998: 2.

Hunt, Paula. "Bostwick Tells Story of Survival". Express-News, March 6, 2006.

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