Victor Garber

Also known as Victor Joseph Garber, Victor Jay Garber

Canadian actor and singer

Film & TV

London, Ontario, Canada

Victor Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian stage and film actor, and a singer. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2022 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Garber originated roles in the Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Noises Off, Lend Me…

Known for

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... — Self / Jesus2026
Not Suitable for Work — Wes Dryden2026
The Gettysburg Address — William Saunders (voice)2025
Heritage Minutes: Bora Laskin — Bora Laskin2025
Relay — McVie2025
John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor (archive footage)2025
Fly Me to the Moon — Senator Hedges (uncredited)2024
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration — Self2024
Wish — Sabino (voice)2023
Titanic: Stories from the Heart — Self (archive footage)2023

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Key facts

Born: Victor Jay Garber , ( 1949-03-16 ) March 16, 1949 (age 77) , London, Ontario , Canada
Occupations: Actor singer
Years active: 1972–present
Spouse: Rainer Andreesen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 )
Mother: Bessie Hope Wolf

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jay
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: London
Occupation: television presenter
Educated at: HB Studio
Languages spoken: Canadian English
Award: Canada's Walk of Fame
Instrument: voice
Image: VictorGarber-byPhilipRomano.jpg
Height: 1.84
Residence: Southampton

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sexual orientation: homosexuality
Commons category: Victor Garber
date of birth: 1949-03-16
nominated for: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
medical condition: type-1 diabetes
start of work period: 1958-00-00
birth name: Victor Joseph Garber
name in native language: Victor Garber

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Encyclopedic overview

Victor Garber, OC (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian stage and film actor, and a singer. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2022 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Garber originated roles in the Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 1979 (as Antony Hope), Noises Off in 1983 (as Garry LeJeune), Lend Me a Tenor in 1989 (as Max), Arcadia in 1995 (as Bernard Nightingale), and Art in 1998 (as Serge). He has received four Tony Award nominations for his performances in the play Deathtrap in 1978 (as Clifford Anderson), the Neil Simon musical Little Me in 1982 (as The Men in Belle's Life), Lend Me a Tenor in 1989, and the musical comedy revival of Damn Yankees in 1994 (as Applegate). He created the role of John Wilkes Booth in the original cast of the 1990 Off-Broadway run of Assassins. In 2018, he returned to Broadway in the revival of Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder opposite Bernadette Peters and Gavin Creel.

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