Jerome Herbert "Chip" Zien (born March 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the lead role of the Baker in the original Broadway production of Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Later he played the role of Buzz Richards in Applause at City Center Encores!, Thénardier in the Broadway production of Les Misérables and in the films Howard the Duck as the voice of Howard and United 93 as Mark Rothenberg.
Appeared in the critically-heralded movie United 93 (2006) as heroic plane victim Mark Rothenberg which chronicled the 9/11 attacks.
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Among his many Broadway shows were the musicals "Ride the Winds" (his Broadway debut in 1974), "Grand Hotel" (as Otto Kringelein) and "The Boys from Syracuse" (as Dromio of Ephesus). In 2005, Zien played the part of Goran in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", and in 2007 came in as the Thenardier replacement in 2007.
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Enjoyed a long association with musical writer/composer William Finn. Played the lead role of Marvin in Finn's first musical "In Trousers". In its sequels, "March of the Falsettos" and "Falsettoland" he played the co-starring role of Mendel while Michael Rupert took on the lead role of Marvin. Later Chip was featured in another Finn musical playing the bizarre role of a children's show host called Mr. Bungee in "A New Brain" for which he received a Drama Desk nomination.
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Short, dark, amiable, curly-haired character actor best known on the Broadway stage for playing the lead role of the Baker in the original production of "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim.
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Born in Milwaukee, he graduated from Whitefish Bay High School before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the president of Mask & Wig, the nation's oldest all-male collegiate musical comedy troupe.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
That's News to Me
2013
Short completed
Dr. Henschel
Mozart in the Jungle
2016
TV Series
Larry The Night Watchman
The Night Of
2016
TV Mini-Series
Dr. Katz
Chicago P.D.
2016
TV Series
Judge Lurman
Commentary
2012
Clifford Blowman
Ugly Betty
2010
TV Series
Frank
The Good Wife
2009
TV Series
Judge Lee Sutman
Rescue Me
2009
TV Series
Arthur Frost
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
2009
Dr. Marsh
Lipstick Jungle
2008
TV Series
Andrew
The Verdict
2008
TV Movie
Inseparable
2006
TV Movie
Len
United 93
2006
Mark Rothenberg
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2003
TV Series
Lawyer
Law & Order
1990-2002
TV Series
Cromwell / Attorney Steven Cromwell / Mr. Green
Son of the Beach
2001
TV Series
Larry Big
Deadline
2000-2001
TV Series
Sammy Klein
All My Children
1999-2001
TV Series
Donald Steele
Madigan Men
2000
TV Series
Mr. Wolfe
Judging Amy
2000
TV Series
Dr. Ken Baker
Brooklyn Thrill Killers
1999
Short
Harry Lieberman
Cosby
1999
TV Series
Max
Now and Again
1999
TV Series
Gerald Misenbach
Breakfast of Champions
1999
Andy Wojeckowzski
Pulp Comics: Caroline Rhea
1999
TV Movie
Bachelor #1
The Siege
1998
Chief of Staff
Snake Eyes
1998
Mickey Alter
Almost Perfect
1995-1997
TV Series
Gary Karp
Profiler
1997
TV Series
Wings
1997
TV Series
Bippy the Clown
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996
TV Movie
Assistant District Attorney Trayne
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
TV Movie
Asst. Dist. Atty. Douglas Trayne
Aaron's Magic Village
1995
Treitel / The Donkey (voice)
The Wright Verdicts
1995
TV Series
Assistant District Attorney Fred Keller
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
Franklin P. Adams
Quiet Killer
1992
TV Movie
Dr. Lionel Katz
American Playhouse
1991
TV Series
Baker
Thirtysomething
1990
TV Series
Dr. Verney
Newhart
1989
TV Series
Mr. Jenkins
Hello Again
1987
Reporter #4
Shell Game
1987
TV Series
Bert Luna
Howard the Duck
1986
Howard T. Duck (voice)
Cheers
1986
TV Series
Jeff Warren
As the World Turns
1985
TV Series
Roastmaster
The House of God
1984
Eat-My-Dust-Eddie
Grace Quigley
1984
Dr. Herman
Reggie
1983
TV Series
C.J. Wilcox
Love, Sidney
1981-1983
TV Series
Jason Stoller
NBC Special Treat
1982
TV Series
Jake
Ryan's Hope
1981
TV Series
Daniel Thorne
So Fine
1981
Wise Guy in Disco
The Rose
1979
Reporter
CHiPs
1978
TV Series
Davey
Off Campus
1977
TV Movie
Josh
Love, American Style
1973
TV Series
Leo (segment "Love and the Generation Gasp")
Guiding Light
1952
TV Series
Aiden Heath (1999)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Aaron's Magic Village
1995
performer: "A Credit to Chelm", "The Wisest of the Wise", "The Dumbest of the Dumb"
The 46th Annual Tony Awards
1992
TV Special performer: "Falsettoland" / writer: "Sitting Watching Jason Play Baseball"
American Playhouse
1991
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards
1988
TV Special performer: "Into the Woods", "Children Will Listen"