Len Cariou

Len Cariou (born September 30, 1939) is a Tony Award-winning Canadian actor. Cariou was born Leonard Joseph Cariou in St. Boniface, Manitoba (now part of the City of Winnipeg)in Canada, the son of Molly Estelle (née Moore) and George Marius Cariou, a salesman. He grew up and attended schools in East Kildonan, including Holy Cross School, St Paul's College, and Miles Macdonell Collegiate for grades ten and eleven, where he directed and starred in the school plays. Cariou started acting in Stratford, Ontario, tackling classical roles like King Lear, Macbeth, Prospero, Coriolanus, Brutus, Petruchio, Iago, Oberon, and Henry V. He was offered a scholarship at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal but, married with a young child and financial responsibilities, he rejected it. In 1968, Cariou made his Broadway debut in The House of Atreus. Two years later he landed his first starring role in Applause, a musical adaptation of the film All About Eve. It earned him a Tony Award... full article at wikipedia