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Last updated on November 21, 2024.
John Edward Cariani is an American actor and playwright. Cariani is best known as the unwavering forensic expert Julian Beck in Law & Order. On stage, he earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. As a playwright, he is best known for his first play, Almost, Maine, which has become one of the most frequently produced plays in the United States. He starred on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musicals Something Rotten! and The Band's Visit.
I started writing just to have a creative outlet during the down time.
There's always down time when you're an actor, especially a character actor.
New York is all about people and the things people make.
The big turning point came when I played in the pit orchestra for a production of SWEENEY TODD and I spent most of the time watching the play instead of playing the score! And that's when I knew I had it bad for acting.
Where I grew up has had a huge influence on me. It's a place where there aren't many people and there's lots of sky.
It's always easy to get parts when you're a guy!
The Broadway schedule is so tough, so relentless there was almost no time to enjoy all the stuff.
It's fascinating to watch the progress that is made during previews. The coolest thing is watching the actors take over the show, and make it there own.
I do remember realizing one day that I loved plays more than I loved playing concertos.
A very dear friend of mine great actress named Wendy Rich Stetson was very active in the theater department at Amherst and I went to all the plays she was in, and it became very clear to me that what she was doing was something I wanted to be doing.