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Eric Bogosian
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American actor, playwright, monologuist, novelist, and historian known for Talk Radio, award-winning solo shows, film and television roles, and historical nonfiction.
Biography
Eric Michael Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologuist, novelist, and historian. Descended from Armenian immigrants, he grew up in Watertown and Woburn, Massachusetts, and attended the University of Chicago and Oberlin College.
His play Talk Radio was a finalist for the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; he wrote and starred in the 1988 film adaptation and won the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He has appeared in plays, films, and television, with roles including Captain Danny Ross on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Lawrence Boyd on Billions, Daniel Molloy on Interview with the Vampire, and Gil Eavis on Succession, and he starred in the film Uncut Gems. Bogosian has written several novels and the historical nonfiction Operation Nemesis (2015), has been involved in New York City ballet production, and has received three Obie Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.
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Books by Eric Bogosian
100
100 is a collection of one hundred monologues from Bogosian’s acclaimed plays and solo shows, including Drinking in America; Men Inside; Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead; Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll; and additional pieces from Talk Radio and Notes from Underground.