Mark Jacoby

American actor (born 1947)

Mark Jacoby

Born|  (1947-05-21) May 21, 1947 (age 78)

Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.

Nationality| American
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1980–present
Known for| Ragtime
The Phantom of the Opera
A Beautiful Noise

Mark Jacoby (born May 21, 1947) is an American musical theatre performer who has had leading roles on Broadway in Show Boat, The Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity and Ragtime, among others. He has also performed widely in national tours, regional theatre and Off-Broadway.[1]

## Career

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On Broadway, Jacoby appeared in the revival of Sweet Charity from 1986 to 1987. He portrayed The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera from 1991 to 1993.[2] Jacoby later appeared in the revivals of Grand Hotel, Show Boat, Man of La Mancha, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[3] For his role in Show Boat, he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1994. Jacoby acted in the original productions of Elf: The Musical and Ragtime and portrayed The Wizard of Oz in the touring production of Wicked. In 2022, Jacoby started playing Neil Diamond (Now) in the new musical A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical.[4] In 2023, he reprised his role of the Father in Ragtime in a concert version.

Jacoby has appeared in episodes of Law & Order, As the World Turns, The Blacklist, and others. Jacoby portrayed Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in the 2017 film The Post and Hershel Jick in the 2021 miniseries Dopesick.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2006  | The Night Listener | Male Realtor  |
2013  | The Scene: An Exploration of Music in Toronto | —  | Documentary
2017  | The Post | Warren Burger |
2019  | The Assistant | Dad  | Voice

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1987  | The Smithsonian Salutes Disney Music | Singer  | Television film
1997–2002  | Law & Order | Mr. Milford / Douglas Stark / Ryan  | 3 episodes
2002  | Ed | Moustache Guy  | Episode: "Things To Do Today"
2003, 2016  | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Stephen Kerry / Phillip Dutton  | 2 episodes
2008  | As the World Turns | Trip Baker  | Episode #1.13195
2015  | Elementary | Lawyer  | Episode: "All My Exes Live in Essex"
2017  | The Blacklist | John Tadsen  | Episode: "The Apothecary (No. 59)"
2017  | Madam Secretary | Jacob Barker  | Episode: "Minefield"
2018  | The Good Fight | News Panel Commentator  | Episode: "Day 415"
2019  | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Professor Lerman  | Episode: "Marvelous Radio"
2021  | Dopesick | Hershel Jick | Episode: "Pseudo-Addiction"
2022  | Mike | Vince Fuller | Episode: "Desiree"

## Stage credits

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1973  | The Student Prince | Ensemble
u/s Prince Karl Franz, Detlef  | US National Tour
1978  | Brigadoon | Tommy Albright  | Carousel Dinner Theater
1979  | Shenandoah | Jacob Anderson  | Paper Mill Playhouse
1979-1980  | The Student Prince | Prince Karl Franz  | Darien Dinner Theatre
1980  | Carousel | Billy Bigelow  | Coachlight Dinner Theatre
1980-1981  | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal  | Darien Dinner Theatre
1982  | Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson  | Melody Top Theatre
1983  | Oliver! | Bill Sikes  | Heinz Hall
Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal
The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King
South Pacific | Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC  | Brunswick Music Theatre
1984  | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal  | North Shore Music Theatre
1985  | Evita | Che  | Candlelight Dinner Playhouse
Sweet Charity | Vittorio Vidal  | Orpheum Theatre
1986-1987  | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway
1987  | US National Tour
1988  | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Mr. Clive Paget / John Jasper
1988-1989  | My Fair Lady | Professor Henry Higgins  | An Evening Dinner Theatre
1989  | The King and I | The King of Siam  | Maine State Music Theatre
1989-1990  | Grand Hotel | s/b Colonel Doctor Otternschlag
s/b General Director Preysing
s/b Saxonia Mills
s/b Felix Von Gaigern  | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway
Felix Von Gaigern
1990-1991  | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | US National Tour
1991-1993  | Majestic Theatre, Broadway
1993-1994  | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal  | Toronto Centre for the Arts
1994-1995  | Gershwin Theatre, Broadway
1996  | US National Tour
1996-1997  | Ragtime | The Father  | Toronto Centre for the Arts
1997-1999  | Lyric Theatre, Broadway
1999  | On the Twentieth Century | Oscar Jaffee  | Goodspeed Opera House
1776 | John Dickinson | The Muny
2000  | You Can't Take It with You | Mr. Kirby  | Pittsburgh Public Theater
2001  | A Tale of Two Cities | Doctor Manette  | Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center
South Pacific | Emile de Becque  | Artpark
The Visit | The Mayor  | Goodman Theatre
2002  | Man of La Mancha | The Padre  | National Theatre
2002-2003  | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway
2004  | Leading Ladies | Duncan Wooley  | Cleveland Play House
2005-2006  | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Judge Turpin | Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway
2006-2007  | 42nd Street | Julian Marsh  | Walnut Street Theatre
2007  | A Little Night Music | Fredrik Egerman  | South Coast Repertory
2008  | The Visit | The Mayor  | Signature Theatre
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | Wells Fargo Pavilion
State Fair | Abel Frake  | Walnut Street Theatre
2009  | A Little Night Music | Fredrik Egerman  | White Plains Performing Arts Center
2010  | La Cage aux Folles | Georges  | Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Fiddler on the Roof | Tevye | Walnut Street Theatre
2010-2011  | Elf | Walter Hobbs  | Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway
2011-2012  | Wicked | The Wonderful
Wizard of Oz | US National Tour
2012-2013  | Elf | Walter Hobbs  | Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway
2013  | Secondhand Lions | Hub  | 5th Avenue Theatre
Elf | Walter Hobbs  | Sarofim Hall
2014  | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | J.B. Biggley  | Walnut Street Theatre
2016  | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Dom Claude Frollo  | Wells Fargo Pavilion
2018  | Parade | Old Confederate Soldier / Judge Leonard Roan  | Roundabout Theatre Company Workshop
2022  | A Beautiful Noise | Neil Diamond (Now)  | Emerson Colonial Theatre
2022-2023  | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway
2023  | Ragtime | The Father  | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway
2023-2024  | A Beautiful Noise | Neil Diamond (Now)  | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway

## Personal life

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After studying voice and theater at East Tennessee State University, Florida State University and Georgia State University, Jacoby earned a degree from St. John's University School of Law, though he never worked full-time as an attorney. He has been a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Mark Jacoby, Goodman Theatre, 2001 and Mark Jacoby Theatre Credits, BroadwayWorld, accessed August 19, 2013
2. ^ Citron, Stephen (September 13, 2001). Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber: The New Musical. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-535727-1.
3. ^ Green, Stanley; Ginell, Cary (December 15, 2019). Broadway Musicals: Show by Show: Show by Show. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-5071-0.
4. ^ a b Cutler, Jacqueline. "N.J. actor commands the Broadway stage as Neil Diamond", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 23, 2023. "Mark Jacoby is that rarity — he earns more as an actor than he did as a lawyer. The Maplewood resident stars on Broadway as present-day Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Noise, where he recounts his life to a therapist, played by Linda Powell."

## External links

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* Mark Jacoby at the Internet Broadway Database
* Mark Jacoby at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
* Mark Jacoby at IMDb
* Official The Phantom of the Opera site, List of past Phantoms

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* Yale LUX