Brandon Maggart (born December 12, 1933) is an American actor, painter and author.

Life and career

Maggart was born Roscoe Maggart, Jr., in Carthage, Tennessee. His acting career began in the early 1950s, at the

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. He sang with The

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and won a coveted Grace Moore Award for further study in

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. Once in New York, he won the

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Award for his performance in the musical revue, ''Put it in Writing''. He appeared as Buddy in the "Buddy and Jim" sketches with James Catusi in the first season of ''

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'', in 1969. In 1970, he was nominated for a

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for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in ''

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''. He played Cleveland Sam in '' Dressed to Kill'' and starred as Harry Stadling in the cult film ''

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'', both in 1980. In 1982 he played Garp's wrestling coach in ''

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''. He then played George Elliot in the short lived NBC series ''

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'' with Georgia Engel and Ann Jillian in 1983. From 1984 to 1989, Maggart starred on the groundbreaking Showtime original comedy '' Brothers'', where he played eldest brother Lou Waters. For his role on ''Brothers'', Maggart was nominated for four Cable ACE awards (for Best Actor in a Comedy Series) in 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989. Shortly after ''Brothers'' ended its run, Maggart appeared as Lynn Redgrave's brother on the short-lived, and much talked about

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sitcom '' Chicken Soup''. In 1997 he appeared on '' Married... with Children''. In 1990, he had a notable guest turn on the Fox sitcom ''

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'', playing the ex-husband of Susan Peretz's character, Darlene Gilbert. Since that time, Maggart has devoted much of his time to painting and writing. His paintings have been featured on The Venice Art Walk. His poem ''Diversity in Venice'' was read at The Venice Centennial in 2005. His first book is an autobiographical trilogy/memoir called ''Papa's Footprint''. It tells the tale of a four-million-year-old actor and father, from

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to Broadway and

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Personal life

Maggart has been married once (1955–1971); with his wife, LuJan, he had five children, Jennifer, Spencer, Justine, Julienne, and Garett. He has two daughters, Amber and Fiona, with singer Diane McAfee. Spencer Maggart (also known as Brandon, Jr.) is a writer/director, and

Garett Maggart Garett Maggart (born May 24, 1969) is an American actor. He is the son of fellow actor Brandon Maggart and half brother of singers Fiona Apple Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She has re ...

is a TV and movie actor, at times working with Brandon on some projects. Amber is better known in show business as cabaret singer

Maude Maggart Maude Amber McAfee-Maggart (born February 24, 1975) is an American cabaret singer and recording artist who performs throughout the United States and Europe, but most often in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.Fiona Apple Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released five albums from 1996 to 2020, which have all reached the top 20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Apple has received numerous awards an ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maggart, Brandon 1933 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Tennessee People from Carthage, Tennessee