Boyd Payne Gaines Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Boyd Gaines was born on May 11, 1953 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA as Boyd Payne Gaines. He is an actor, known for Funny Games (2007), Fame (1980) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986). He is married to Kathleen McNenny. They have one child.
Even though I have been--dare I say--embraced by the community of people who do musicals, I'm just an honorary member.
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What I really am more than anything is really lucky. I'm lucky that people have asked me to do a wide variety of not only characters but also genres and styles.
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I'm afraid of taking chances and afraid of being humiliated. Most actors are, I think. Acting is a refined form of masochism.
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Boyd received his 4th Tony nomination in 2007 as Best Actor in a Play for Journey's End. The award went to Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon.
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Trained at Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts (PCPA).
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Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.
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Boyd won his 4th Tony Award in 2008 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the revival of Gypsy.
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Trained at Juilliard, he found early stage work on the NYC stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Roundabout Theatre and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Has been nominated for - and has won - Broadway's Tony Award three times, and each time in a different category: in 1989 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for Wendy Wasserstein's "The Heidi Chronicles;" in 1994 as Best Actor (Musical) for a revival of "She Loves Me;" and in 2000 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for "Contact." No other actor has won Tony Awards in this many categories.
$1.9 Million
