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Colorado Springs, CO

RECENT CREDITS

American Summer (FILM) Aug. 14, 2009

And Then Came Love (FILM) Jun. 15, 2007

Kalamazoo? (FILM) Apr. 7, 2006

Woman Thou Art Loosed (FILM) Oct. 1, 2004

The Peacemaker (FILM) Sep. 26, 1997

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BIOGRAPHY

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Versatile supporting and occasional leading actor Michael Boatman has worked steadily on stage, screen, and television since making his feature film debut playing Motown in Hamburger Hill (1987). Fans of the late-'90s ABC sitcom Spin City will recognize him for playing Carter, while those who loved the ABC drama China Beach will remember him for playing the caustic but funny Private Sam Beckett.
Though born in Colorado Springs, CO, Boatman was raised in Chicago. His initial interest in acting as a teen was purely mercenary, in that he thought it might be a way to meet girls. He proved to have a knack for acting and went on to study theater at Western Illinois University, where he played leads in a variety of classic dramas. He won a Best Supporting Actor Award after competing in the Irene Ryan National Competition at the Kennedy Center.
Following the filming of Hamburger Hill, Boatman spent 18 months in New York establishing his acting credentials off-Broadway. The role of Private Beckett lured him to Los Angeles and he remained on China Beach for its entire run. Other television appearances include guest shots on The Larry Sanders Show and Living Single, as well as co-starring roles in such made-for-TV movies as Donor and Conspiracy of Terror. In 1994, Boatman played the lead in the film The Glass Shield.

~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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NEWSMAKERS: Magician's Sad Exit

Feb. 8, 2000

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2000 -- Doug Henning, the perpetually upbeat, curly haired, mustachioed magician who made illusion a multimedia affair (on the road, on stage, on television) in the 1970s and 1980s, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 52. Henning had suffered from liver cancer for five months. Henning revived the popularity of magic through the rock musical "The M...

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Spinoff for 'Spin City' Minus Fox?

Posted: Jan. 20, 2000

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