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Richard Robert Latessa (September 15, 1929 – December 19, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early life. Latessa was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1929. [1] . After serving in the Army in maybe 1952, he began performing in Cleveland before moving to New York in 1959 to pursue acting professionally. [2] Stage career.
Dick Latessa (1929-2016) was an actor who appeared in films, TV shows and Broadway plays. He won a Tony Award for his role in Hairspray and was married to Shirley Stollman.
Dec 20, 2016 · Dick Latessa, whose long New York stage career started in the 1960s and culminated in 2003 with a Tony Award for playing the adoring husband Wilbur Turnblad in the hit musical comedy “Hairspray,”...
Dec 20, 2016 · Dick Latessa was a versatile and collaborative Broadway star who won the 2003 Tony Award for Hairspray. He also appeared in The Will Rogers Follies, Rags, Philemon, and more.
Dick Latessa was born on September 15, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Alfie (2004), The Black Donnellys (2007) and Stigmata (1999). He was married to Shirley Stollman. He died on December 19, 2016 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Dec 21, 2016 · Tony Award-winning actor Dick Latessa had died at the age of 87. He was best known for starring in the original stage production of Hairspray and also appeared in TV series such as The Sopranos...
Dec 19, 2016 · Dick Latessa, Broadway Veteran and ‘Hairspray’ Star, Dies at 87. He won the Tony Award for best featured actor in a musical for his turn as Wilbur Turnblad in the original stage...