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Tony Kushner

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Tony Kushner's play "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" earned him the Pulitzer Prize, among many other awards. His other acclaimed plays include "Slavs", "Homebody/Kabul" and "Caroline, or Change". He has collaborated with children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak on several books... See full bio »

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Anthony Robert Kushner
in New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

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2012 Lincoln (screenplay)
 
2005 Munich (screenplay)
 
2004 Angels in America (TV movie) (based on the play by)
 
2003 Angels in America (TV mini-series)
– Part 2 Perestroika (2003) (play / teleplay)
– Part 1 Millennium Approaches (2003) (play / teleplay)
 
1993 American Playhouse (TV series)
– In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway (1993) (play "Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes")
 
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2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (documentary) (lyrics: "Caroline, or Change - Epilogue", "Dotty and Caroline", "Gonna Pass Me a Law", "Noah Go to Sleep", "Laundry Finish", "Lot's Wife", "Moon Trio", "Roosevelt Petrucius Coleslaw", "Stuart and Noah" / performer: "Caroline, or Change - Epilogue")
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (lyrics: "Lot's Wife")
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2003 Angels in America (TV mini-series)
Rabbi on Bench #1
– Part 1 Millennium Approaches (2003) … Rabbi on Bench #1 (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 Birds of America (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (33 titles)
2013 The Third Act of Marian Seldes (documentary) (filming)
 
2013 Overheard (TV series)
Himself - interviewee
– Tony Kushner (2013) … Himself - interviewee
 
2013 Kathleen Kennedy 2013 Pioneer of the Year Award Tribute Reel (documentary short)
Himself
 
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2001-2013 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 February 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 28 May 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 December 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 19 December 2001 (2001) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee (uncredited)
 
2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Moyers & Company (TV series)
Himself
– What We Can Learn from Lincoln (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Colbert Report (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Tony Kushner (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 The Stages of Edward Albee (documentary)
Himself
 
2011-2012 Democracy Now! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Making the Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009/I Outrage (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Looking for Lincoln (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Theater of War (documentary)
 
2008 The Jewish Americans (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Operation Lysistrata (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Munich: The Experience (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Munich: The On-Set Experience (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Munich: The Mission - The Team (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Munich: Memories of the Event (video short)
Himself
 
1999-2006 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film (2006) … Himself
– New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999) … Himself
– New York: Part III - Sunshine and Shadow (1999) … Himself
 
2006 Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Great New Wonderful
Himself (segment "Emme's Story")
 
2004 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Book of a Musical & Best Original Score
 
2004 The Troupe (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Short Talks on the Universe Benefit Performance (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
2000 Stagestruck: Gay Theatre in the 20th Century (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 In Search of Angels (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 American Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
– In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway (1993) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2013 Democracy Now! (TV series)
 
2008 La mandrágora (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1998) His play, "Angels in America: Parts I and II," was performed at the Journeymen Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Annabel Armour in the cast. The crew included David Cromer (director), N.A. Gibson and David Zerlin (sound designers). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 8 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Meryl Streep's open-air performance in 'Mother Courage and Her Children'] The set was mostly dirt, so by the end of the evening it was mud, and Meryl incorporated it into her performance. Thinking of her slogging around in the mud singing 'The Song of the Great Capitulation' is one of my favorite memories of any theater that I've had anything to do with. See more »

Trivia:

His play, "Angels in America: Parts I and II" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production (Large). See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer