Roger Bart

Roger Bart’s presence extends to both the small and big screens, as well as to the stage.

He is perhaps best known for originating the role of ‘Carmen Ghia’ in Mel Brooks’ Broadway musical, The Producers, for which he received Tony and Drama Desk nominations. He recreated this memorable character for Universal’s theatrical adaptation of The Producers as well.

Bart has worked extensively in television and was seen most recently in the series regular role of ‘Judge Wilson’ in the Freeform The Fosters spinoff series, Good Trouble. He has recurred on a number of television series including the Netflix series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Epix series, Graves, the Netflix series, Grace and Frankie, as well as the Showtime series, Episodes. Other television credits include Revenge, Desperate Housewives and 30 Rock.

Bart starred in the independent films, Ghost Light, Speech & Debate, as well as Jay Roach’s adaptation of Trumbo. Other film credits include Last Vegas (CBS Films), Law Abiding Citizen (Overture), Harold & Kumar 2 (New Line), The Producers (Universal), American Gangster (Universal) and The Stepford Wives (Paramount).

In addition to his Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations for his role in The Producers, Bart also won the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical as “Snoopy” in the revival of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, directed by Michael Mayer. He also starred in the musical, Young Frankenstein, as the title character, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein.’ Based on the smash hit 1974 film, Young Frankenstein was the wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic from the comic genius of Mel Brooks. His other notable stage appearances include Back to the Future (Manchester Opera House and West End), Disaster! (Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination), The Frogs, Triumph Of Love, King David, and Big River. He was last seen on stage as “Hades”, in the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theatre production of Hercules, revisiting the piece that he first brought life to as the voice of “Young Hercules” in Disney’s animated feature film.

A native of New Jersey, Bart currently divides his time between New York and Los Angeles.