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Tom McGowan
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<p>Thomas McGowan (born July 26, 1959) is an American <a href="/facts/Actor/JlSNxot8">actor</a>. He first became known for his stage career both on and off Broadway. In 1991, he was nominated for the <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play/WgNUKFNC">Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play</a> and the <a href="/facts/Drama_Desk_Award_for_Outstanding_Actor_in_a_Play/CwDu7MCV">Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play</a> for his Broadway debut performance in <i><a href="/facts/La_B%C3%AAte_(play)/byL5uEng">La Bête</a></i>. In 2011, McGowan was chosen to step into the role of the Wizard in <i><a href="/facts/Wicked_(musical)/hRfPtCew">Wicked</a></i> on Broadway. In 2014, McGowan starred in <a href="/facts/Harvey_Fierstein/epPWDDw3">Harvey Fierstein</a>'s original Broadway play <i><a href="/facts/Casa_Valentina/o7P50n56">Casa Valentina</a></i> which was nominated for the <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Play/E1DMcp90">Tony Award for Best Play</a>. Since then he has appeared in the Broadway revivals of <i><a href="/facts/She_Loves_Me/846NcX0l">She Loves Me</a></i> (2016) and <i><a href="/facts/Kiss_Me,_Kate/P3ScC8a7">Kiss Me, Kate</a></i> (2019). </p><p>He is also known for his recurring role on the <a href="/facts/Emmy_Award/M6GvMDJc">Emmy Award</a> winning <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> show <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i>, as KACL station manager <a href="/facts/Minor_characters_on_Frasier/Wysem3Ij">Kenny Daly</a>. He has also appeared on a variety of shows including <i><a href="/facts/Everybody_Loves_Raymond/JyzBej6J">Everybody Loves Raymond</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/The_Practice/n4qR5tg9">The Practice</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/ER_(TV_series)/CJa39EBx">ER</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Desperate_Housewives/rNmBsmHr">Desperate Housewives</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm/qQY7gvlf">Curb Your Enthusiasm</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Modern_Family/TRN7pk92">Modern Family</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Veep/M9cjEc1a">Veep</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/The_Good_Fight/01cWU220">The Good Fight</a></i>. </p><p>He has appeared in films such as <i><a href="/facts/Heavyweights/8PHpUVQa">Heavyweights</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Sleepless_in_Seattle/myPlHd7y">Sleepless in Seattle</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/The_Birdcage/14RNKd1V">The Birdcage</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/As_Good_as_It_Gets/bfqD0tSm">As Good as It Gets</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/True_Crime_(1999_film)/nqyQcr03">True Crime</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Ghost_World_(film)/UPvA9IF3">Ghost World</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Bad_Santa/54M5HILH">Bad Santa</a></i>. </p>