Jack O'Brien
Birthdate
June 18, 1939 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Known For
Directing
Details
Birthdate
June 18, 1939 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Known For
Directing
Biography
Jack O'Brien (born June 18, 1939) is an American director, producer, writer and lyricist. He has won three Tony Awards and been nominated for seven more, and won five Drama Desk Awards.
O'Brien has directed and produced musicals, including The Full Monty and Hairspray, contemporary dramas such as The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia, Shakespeare classics, including Hamlet and Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2), and operas, including Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera.
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O'Brien has directed and produced musicals, including The Full Monty and Hairspray, contemporary dramas such as The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia, Shakespeare classics, including Hamlet and Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2), and operas, including Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Jack O'Brien's LGBTQ+ Titles
Every Act of Life
Self
Acting (4)
2019
On Broadway as Self
2018
Every Act of Life as Self
2016
Becoming Mike Nichols as Himself
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Winner (1 episode)
Directing (8)
2014
The Nance
• Stage Director
2001
The Invention of Love
• Director
1990
An Enemy of the People
• Director
1988
I Never Sang for My Father
• Director
1987
All My Sons
• Director
1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
• Director
1982
American Playhouse (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
1978
The Good Doctor
• Director
Production (1)
Shucked
• Executive Producer