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John Driver Biography (1947-)

Born January 16, 1947, in Erie, PA; son of John Bakie (an electrical engineer) and Vera Iola (a school administrator; maiden name, Hendon) Driver; children: Jamison Todd, Bradley Evan. Addresses: AGENT--c/o Writers and Artists Agency, 70 W. 36th Street, Suite 506, New York, NY 10018.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 16, 1947

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Roger, Grease, Royale Theatre, 1979.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Bill, Over Here, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1973.
• ensemble, Scrambled Feet (revue), Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1979.
• Trigorin, The Seagull, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Costa Mesa, CA, 1984.
• Also appeared in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Mercer Arts Theatre, New York City, 1972; The Proposition, Boston, MA, 1972; Traveling Squirrel, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1987.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• Children of Adam, Chelsea Westside Theatre, New York City, 1977.
• Scrambled Feet, Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1979.
• Shakespeare's Cabaret, Bijou Theatre, New York City, 1981.
• Chekhov in Yalta, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1985.
• Teddy and Alice, Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1987.
• Also directed Lisa and David, Los Angeles, CA.
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Gary Walton, Search for Tomorrow, NBC, 1973.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Kevin Jamison, The Edge of Night, NBC, 1974-79.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Remington Steele, NBC.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION WORK; ALL AS DIRECTOR SERIES
• Texas (fifty episodes), NBC.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• The Land of Oz, NBC.
• Red Shoes, CBS.
• The Wind in the Willows, PBS.
• Puss 'n Boots, PBS.
• Alice in Wonderland, PBS.
• Scrambled Feet, Showtime.
• Writings;STAGE
• Children of Adam, Chelsea Westside Theatre, New York City, 1977.
• (with Jeffrey Haddow) book, lyrics, and music, Scrambled Feet (revue), Village Gate Theatre, New York City, 1979.
• Chekhov in Yalta, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 1981, then Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, 1982, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1983, and Walnut Grove Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1985.
• Also Ride the Winds, 1973; book and lyrics, Lisa and David, Eugene O'Neill Foundation, 1984; book and lyrics, Shogun: The Musical, unproduced.
• Writings;FILM
• Cops 'R Us, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, upcoming.