Harry Groener received his third Tony Award nomination for his portrayal of song and dance man Bobby Child in the Gerswhin musical
Crazy for You. His other Broadway credits include
Oklahoma! (Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations),
Cats (Tony Award nomination),
Harrigan and Hart (Drama Desk Award nomination),
Oh Brother! Is There Life After High School?,
Sleight of Hand, and
Sunday in the Park with George. Groener's other New York theater credits include
Twelve Dreams by James Lapine, Lincoln Center, and
Steve Martin's
Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He is known to TV audiences as
The Mayor on
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ralph in the NBC series
Dear John and a variety of characters on
Mad About You,
West Wing,
Law and Order,
Star Trek: Voyager and
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Profiler,
Just Shoot Me,
Quantum Leap,
Watching Ellie,
Philly, and
Caroline in the City. His film credits include: AMISTAD, DANCE WITH ME, BRUBAKER, BUDDY BOY, GHOST OF A CHANCE, ABOUT SCHMIDT, MANNA FROM HEAVEN, and ROAD TO PERDITION. Groener's Regional Theatre credits include the role of Hans Kittel in
Ghetto (Mark Taper Forum), Bluntshli in
Arms and the Man (South Coast Repertory), Benedick in
Much Ado About Nothing (Seattle Repertory Theater), Billy in
Billy Bishop Goes to War and Feste in the
2001 Twelfth Night (Globe Theater in San Diego). Most recently, Groener performed on Broadway in
Nora Ephron's
Imaginary Friends. He is happily married to actress Dawn Didawick.
