Playing Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls
In the 1990’s you had your Broadway debut
where it was heading. I befriended him and gave
when you played the role of Nathan Detroit
him a nice pep talk and encouraged him. Later he
(along with Nathan Lane) in Guys and Dolls.
went on to be a successful Broadway director. He
Was it one of your long-held ambitions to work
never forgot my kindness, so when the time came to
on Broadway?
replace Nathan Lane, he asked me to take over.
Quite an honor. And a NICE show business story.
Most certainly. I started in live theatre and have
been making a lucrative living at it since MASH
The park where you used to spend time in your
went out of production. When we were doing
youth was renamed "Jamie Farr Park" in 1998.
MASH a young actor who was touring with a show
How did you feel to receive this honour?
called “Grease” had a guest role on our show. He
was despondent and depressed with his career and
I was overjoyed and humbled by the honor. It was a
park I used to frequent as a child. It was called