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Victor Garber
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<p>Victor Garber, <a href="/facts/Order_of_Canada/whrUUAHI">OC</a> (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian stage and film actor and singer. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has been nominated for three <a href="/facts/Gemini_Awards/2RscrUcp">Gemini Awards</a>, four <a href="/facts/Tony_Awards/Md77rBE0">Tony Awards</a>, and six <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Awards/4eAaPW0F">Primetime Emmy Awards</a>. In 2022, he was made an <a href="/facts/Officer_of_the_Order_of_Canada/whrUUAHI">Officer of the Order of Canada</a>. </p><p>Garber originated roles in the <a href="/facts/Broadway_theatre/6USkK8x9">Broadway</a> productions of <i><a href="/facts/Sweeney_Todd%3a_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street/bV6WohAv">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</a></i> in 1979 (as Anthony Hope), <i><a href="/facts/Noises_Off/xDtynmkR">Noises Off</a></i> in 1983 (as Garry LeJuene), <i><a href="/facts/Lend_Me_a_Tenor/yKpT9wCD">Lend Me a Tenor</a></i> in 1989 (as Max), <i><a href="/facts/Arcadia_(play)/pohWEIyV">Arcadia</a></i> in 1995 (as Bernard Nightingale), and <i><a href="/facts/Art_(play)/56KuyQ0R">Art</a></i> in 1998 (as Serge). He's received four <a href="/facts/Tony_Award/Md77rBE0">Tony Award</a> nominations for his performances in the play <i><a href="/facts/Deathtrap_(play)/zK8oA90B">Deathtrap</a></i> in 1978 (as Clifford Anderson), the <a href="/facts/Neil_Simon/GqY3QNUk">Neil Simon</a> musical <i><a href="/facts/Little_Me_(musical)/RMluFpVU">Little Me</a></i> in 1982 (as The Men in Belle's Life), <i>Lend Me a Tenor</i> in 1989, and the musical comedy revival of <i><a href="/facts/Damn_Yankees/SDLRNtdE">Damn Yankees</a></i> in 1994 (as Applegate). He created the role of <a href="/facts/John_Wilkes_Booth/uSQWAL5U">John Wilkes Booth</a> in the original cast of the 1990 <a href="/facts/Off-Broadway/hQbbror7">Off-Broadway</a> run of <a href="/facts/Assassins_(musical)/nbDUaIfL"><i>Assassins</i></a>. In 2018, he returned to Broadway in the revival of <i><a href="/facts/Hello%2c_Dolly!_(musical)/VxdJLGl2">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> as Horace Vandergelder opposite <a href="/facts/Bernadette_Peters/cJX85hSp">Bernadette Peters</a> and <a href="/facts/Gavin_Creel/YQE6MvXk">Gavin Creel</a>. </p><p>He made his film debut as <a href="/facts/Jesus_Christ/Hcd9hEzI">Jesus Christ</a> in the musical <i><a href="/facts/Godspell_(film)/ckVJboA0">Godspell</a></i> (1973). He has also been nominated for three <a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Awards/MhpGtGH1">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a> along with the casts of the critically acclaimed films <i><a href="/facts/Titanic_(1997_film)/d0LuCwoQ">Titanic</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/facts/Milk_(2008_American_film)/vStwHrIg">Milk</a></i> (2008), and <i><a href="/facts/Argo_(2012_film)/aIRcskuI">Argo</a></i> (2012), winning for <i>Argo</i>. Other notable films include <i><a href="/facts/Sleepless_in_Seattle/myPlHd7y">Sleepless in Seattle</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/facts/The_First_Wives_Club/HTN2LHYG">The First Wives Club</a></i> (1996), <a href="/facts/Annie_(1999_film)/97DXsQ70"><i>Annie</i></a> (1999), <i><a href="/facts/Legally_Blonde/wL03sLIn">Legally Blonde</a></i> (2001), <i><a href="/facts/Sicario_(2015_film)/0xyGglFV">Sicario</a></i> (2015), <i><a href="/facts/Dark_Waters_(2019_film)/kl5P5USy">Dark Waters</a></i> (2019), and <i><a href="/facts/Happiest_Season/ruP5JGTx">Happiest Season</a></i> (2020). </p><p>On television, Garber is best known as <a href="/facts/Jack_Bristow/bm8eRhtK">Jack Bristow</a> in the <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> series <i><a href="/facts/Alias_(TV_series)/TnlFWXU3">Alias</a></i> (2001 to 2006) for which he received three consecutive <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series/u5x4cHuK">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series</a> nominations. He received further Emmy nominations for his portrayal of <a href="/facts/Sidney_Luft/X9YYmc7s">Sidney Luft</a> in <i><a href="/facts/Life_with_Judy_Garland%3a_Me_and_My_Shadows/YRxt5Tl1">Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows</a></i> (2001) and for his guest roles in the <a href="/facts/Sitcoms/a01VwMsV">sitcoms</a> <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i> in 2001 and <i><a href="/facts/Will_%2526_Grace/SvAfFLYX">Will & Grace</a></i> in 2005. Garber portrayed <a href="/facts/Martin_Stein/bLrRQC4z">Martin Stein / Firestorm</a> in the superhero series <i><a href="/facts/The_Flash_(2014_TV_series)/PkWT7StS">The Flash</a></i> (2015–2017) and <i><a href="/facts/Legends_of_Tomorrow/GEHxH2l0">Legends of Tomorrow</a></i> (2016–2017, 2021), which are part of the <a href="/facts/Arrowverse/CFJRJFtj">Arrowverse</a>. </p>