Boyd Payne Gaines (born May 11, 1953) is an

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actor. During his career, he has won four Tony Awards and three

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s. Gaines is best known for playing Mark Royer on '' One Day at a Time'' (1981-1984).

Early life and education

He was born in

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, Georgia, to James and Ida Gaines. His early

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training began at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Allan Hancock College in

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,Buckley, Michael
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theatremania.com, October 8, 2004 where his talent and rich baritone voice were showcased in leading roles in plays, musicals, and opera. He attended the

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as a member of the Drama Division's ''Group 8'' (1975–1979).

Career

Gaines has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including '' Fame'', '' Frasier'', '' L.A. Law'', '' Law & Order'', and '' Piece of Cake'', but his most notable television role was as Mark Royer, who married Valerie Bertinelli's Barbara Cooper on TV's '' One Day at a Time''. Gaines appeared in the final three seasons of the show. He also portrayed Coach Brackett in the 1981 movie '' Porky's'', Lt. Ring in the 1986 film ''

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'' and Jason in '' The Sure Thing'' (1985). Gaines is a voice actor, and is credited with recording several audiobooks. He has appeared on the Broadway stage, in both musicals and plays, for which he has won four Tony Awards. His first Broadway play was '' The Heidi Chronicles'' in 1989. He has appeared in the musicals ''

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'' (1993), ''

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'' (1995), and ''

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'' (2000). Other plays have included the 2010 revival of ''

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'', ''

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'' (2012), and the Broadway revival of ''

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'' in 2012."Boyd Gaines Broadway"
playbillvault.com, accessed September 16, 2015 He appeared in the 2008 revival of '' Gypsy'' as Herbie, and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He has appeared Off-Broadway, starting in 1978 with '' Spring Awakening'' and recently ''The Grand Manner'' by A. R. Gurney at

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in 2010. In regional theatre, Gaines appeared in ''

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'' at the George Street Playhouse, New Jersey, in April 2014.

Awards and nominations

Gaines was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play in 2007, for '' Journey's End'', making him the first actor to be nominated in each of the four Tony categories for which an actor is eligible. Only two male and three female performers have been nominated for all four Tony performance awards, the others being Raúl Esparza,

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, Jan Maxwell, and

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. Gaines was the first performer to be nominated for each of Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1989 for '' The Heidi Chronicles'', Best Actor in a Musical in 1994 for ''

'', Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2000 for ''

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''Playbill'', June 5, 2000 and again in 2008 for '' Gypsy'', and Best Actor in a Play in 2007 for ''Journey's End''. Gaines won in three of the categories (and four of the five nominations), missing only for the performance in ''Journey's End''. His four wins are for ''The Heidi Chronicles'', ''She Loves Me'', ''Contact'', and ''Gypsy''.

Personal

He is married to Kathleen McNenny. They have one daughter.

Filmography

Stage productions

References

Sources

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External links

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