Misplaced Pages

Joel Higgins: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 22:23, 24 September 2013 editJohnpacklambert (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers603,567 edits →External links← Previous edit Revision as of 22:08, 12 November 2013 edit undoWaacstats (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers1,348,587 edits Add persondata short description using AWBNext edit →
Line 12: Line 12:
}} }}


'''Joel Franklin Higgins''' (born September 28, 1943 in ]) is an ] ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KqJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iIwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3129,5674615&dq=joel-higgins&hl=en|title=The Secret Life Of Joel Higgins|date=December 9, 1983|work=The Sun|page=54|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> and ] with a stage career spanning over 30 years. '''Joel Franklin Higgins''' (born September 28, 1943 in ]) is an ] ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KqJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iIwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3129,5674615&dq=joel-higgins&hl=en|title=The Secret Life Of Joel Higgins|date=December 9, 1983|work=The Sun|page=54|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> and ] with a stage career spanning over 30 years.


== Life and Career == == Life and career ==
A graduate of ] where he was a member of ] International Fraternity,<ref>The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 50,</ref> Higgins initially performed in ]s to help pay his way through school. After leaving with a degree in ] and working for six months for ], Higgins went to ] to perform. A graduate of ] where he was a member of ] International Fraternity,<ref>The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 50,</ref> Higgins initially performed in ]s to help pay his way through school. After leaving with a degree in ] and working for six months for ], Higgins went to ] to perform.


In 1968, Higgins enlisted in the ] and was stationed at Camp Casey in ], serving as the Special Services ] in charge of Entertainment. Following his Army days, he and several friends wrote a musical revue called ''The Green Apple Nasties''. After leaving the Army, he sold the show to a producer and went on the road for two and a half years. During a performance in ], Higgins was approached by a producer who asked him to play ] in a local theater production of '']''. He went on a 17-week tour of the Midwest in the role. In 1968, Higgins enlisted in the ] and was stationed at Camp Casey in ], serving as the Special Services ] in charge of Entertainment. Following his Army days, he and several friends wrote a musical revue called ''The Green Apple Nasties''. After leaving the Army, he sold the show to a producer and went on the road for two and a half years. During a performance in ], Higgins was approached by a producer who asked him to play ] in a local theater production of '']''. He went on a 17-week tour of the Midwest in the role.


In 1973, Higgins landed the role of Vince in the first national tour of ], where he stayed for a year before leaving to join the pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical called '']''. In 1975, he won the ] for his role in the Broadway version of ''Shenandoah''. In the same year, he began the role Bruce Carson in the ] ] '']'', and in the following year he returned to Broadway for '']''. In 1978, Higgins was featured in the role of Ben Gant in the Broadway musical '']''. While the show only ran for five nights, Higgins received a ] nomination for his performance. In 1973, Higgins landed the role of Vince in the first national tour of ], where he stayed for a year before leaving to join the pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical called '']''. In 1975, he won the ] for his role in the Broadway version of ''Shenandoah''. In the same year, he began the role Bruce Carson in the ] ] '']'', and in the following year he returned to Broadway for '']''. In 1978, Higgins was featured in the role of Ben Gant in the Broadway musical '']''. While the show only ran for five nights, Higgins received a ] nomination for his performance.
Line 38: Line 38:


{{Authority control|VIAF=232908425}} {{Authority control|VIAF=232908425}}

{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see ]. --> {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see ]. -->
| NAME =Higgins, Joel | NAME =Higgins, Joel
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actor
| DATE OF BIRTH =September 28, 1943 | DATE OF BIRTH =September 28, 1943
| PLACE OF BIRTH =], ] | PLACE OF BIRTH =], ]
Line 47: Line 48:
| PLACE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
}} }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Joel}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Joel}}
] ]
Line 53: Line 53:
] ]
] ]

] ]
] ]

Revision as of 22:08, 12 November 2013

This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous.
Find sources: "Joel Higgins" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Joel Higgins
Higgins in 1976.
BornJoel Franklin Higgins
(1943-09-28) September 28, 1943 (age 81)
Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)actor, singer
SpouseStacy (? - present)
ChildrenGraham Higgins

Joel Franklin Higgins (born September 28, 1943 in Bloomington, Illinois) is an American actor and singer with a stage career spanning over 30 years.

Life and career

A graduate of Michigan State University where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity, Higgins initially performed in coffee houses to help pay his way through school. After leaving with a degree in advertising and working for six months for General Motors, Higgins went to Europe to perform.

In 1968, Higgins enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Camp Casey in Korea, serving as the Special Services Sergeant in charge of Entertainment. Following his Army days, he and several friends wrote a musical revue called The Green Apple Nasties. After leaving the Army, he sold the show to a producer and went on the road for two and a half years. During a performance in Louisville, Kentucky, Higgins was approached by a producer who asked him to play Sky Masterson in a local theater production of Guys and Dolls. He went on a 17-week tour of the Midwest in the role.

In 1973, Higgins landed the role of Vince in the first national tour of Grease, where he stayed for a year before leaving to join the pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical called Shenandoah. In 1975, he won the Theatre World Award for his role in the Broadway version of Shenandoah. In the same year, he began the role Bruce Carson in the CBS soap opera Search For Tomorrow, and in the following year he returned to Broadway for Music Is. In 1978, Higgins was featured in the role of Ben Gant in the Broadway musical Angel. While the show only ran for five nights, Higgins received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his performance.

Higgins made the transition from daytime to primetime in 1979, with a starring role in the short-lived ABC television series Salvage 1 with Andy Griffith. Two years later, he starred in the ABC sitcom Best of the West as United States Marshal Sam Best who, after returning from fighting in the American Civil War, uproots his family and moves them out west. The series was canceled after one season. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, he also appeared in several movies, including Bare Essence, Threesome, First Affair, and Killing At Hell's Gate. He also continued to perform on stage in the musicals She Loves Me, Oklahoma!, Music Is, and Camp Meeting, as well as writing jingles for Kool-Aid, I Can't Believe it's not Butter, M&M's, and the theme song for Lucille Ball's comeback series Life With Lucy. Higgins has performed in several theaters around the country including The Muny in Forest Park (the largest and oldest outdoor theatre in America) in St. Louis, Missouri.

In 1982, Embassy Television and NBC created the TV series Silver Spoons. Higgins played Edward W. Stratton III, the childlike son of one of the country's richest industrialists. In the show's opening he learned he has a twelve-year-old son, played by Ricky Schroeder, the product of his first marriage (lasting all of seven days). Higgins was the only member of the cast familiar with doing comedy, and took each of the others under his wing to teach them what he knew. His character went from a childish playboy to a responsible father and husband but still maintained a touch of that little boy charm. The series ran from 1982 to 1987, the first four seasons airing on NBC and the fifth and final, in first-run syndication.

Higgins returned in a new ABC comedy, Have Faith, in the spring of 1989, playing a church monsignor overseeing a madcap staff, co-stars of which included Ron Carey and Stephen Furst. The series did not fare well in the ratings, and expired after its short tryout run. Higgins has continued guest star on numerous television series since that time.

Higgins most recently appeared in Dead Canaries, in 2003, a crime drama featured at the 2004 Bahamas International Film Festival.

References

  1. "The Secret Life Of Joel Higgins". The Sun. December 9, 1983. p. 54. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. The Rainbow, vol. 132, no. 3, p. 50,

External links

Template:Persondata

Categories: