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Eric Bogosian

Bogosian, an Armenian American, was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, the son of Edwina, a hairdresser and instructor, and Henry Bogosian, an accountant.[1] After graduating from Oberlin College, Bogosian moved to New York City to pursue a career in theatre. Bogosian has been married since 1980 to Jo Bonney, with whom he has two children.


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Eric Bogosian is the author of three novels, several films and numerous award-winning works for the theater. As an actor he has starred onstage as well as on film and television.

Bogosian’s best known work is “Talk Radio” in which he starred Off-Broadway and in the Oliver Stone film of the same name. In 2006, the play was brought to Broadway, garnering Tony nominations for the play and for Liev Schreiber, who starred. For the original stage version, Bogosian was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and for the film he received the prestigious Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear. In addition to “Talk Radio”, Bogosian is the author of several plays, including “subUrbia”, which was produced by Lincoln Center Theater in 1994. The play was adapted to the screen by Richard Linklater and revived Off- Broadway with an updated script in 2006. His most recent play, “1+1” was produced by New York Stage & Film in 2008.

Bogosian is also well-known for the six Off-Broadway solos he wrote for himself between 1980 and 2000. For these he was awarded three OBIE awards as well as the Drama Desk. The solos, including “Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll” and “Pounding Nails in the Floor with Forehead” are produced around the world and have become a mainstay of the American theater repertory.

Bogosian is also the author of three novels and a novella. His latest, “Perforated Heart” was published in the spring of ’09 by Simon & Schuster. His first novel, “Mall” is currently being adapted as a film.

Beyond performing in his own solos and plays, Bogosian most recently starred in Stephen Adly Guirgis’s “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman at LAByrinth Theater. Onscreen, Bogosian has been featured in films by Paul Schrader, Woody Allen, Oliver Stone, Robert Altman, Taylor Hackford, Atom Egoyan and Mike Judge. He is best known on film for his starring roles in his own “Talk Radio”, as well as the action film, “Under Siege II” and “Wonderland”. On television, he co-stars as Captain Danny Ross in the long-running series, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”.


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  • Talk Radio
  • Talk Radio review by from Luton, England
    Rated - 5 stars Sticks and stones may break your bones but words cause permanent damage. 7 July 2004
    ... Based on his own stage play (which was based on the real life of Alan Berg), Eric Bogosian stars as Barry Champlain, a larger than life talk show DJ whose powers to provo...  

Eric Bogosian - filmography


  • Ararat on DVD (2002)
    Starring: David Alpay,  Eric Bogosian,  Charles Aznavour
    Director: Atom Egoyan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    ARARAT, Atom Egoyan's mysterious drama about the horrors of the largely unknown Armenian genocide in Turkey, unrolls through a film within the film (also titled ARARAT). Jumping back and forth in time, Egoyan weaves together the lives of several people. Ari (Arsinee Khanjian), an art historian, is ..read more »
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  • Shot In The Heart on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Giovanni Ribisi,  Elias Koteas,  Eric Bogosian
    Director: Agnieszka Holland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Gary Gilmore was convicted on two counts of murder and was set to be executed by the state of Utah in 1977. It was to be the first executioner of a prisoner in America in ten years. Gilmore's brother Mikal traveled across the country days before the execution date to speak with his brother as well ..read more »
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  • Blonde on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Poppy Montgomery,  Patricia Richardson,  Wallace Shawn
    Director: Joyce Chopra
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, this is the story of the rise and fall of one of America's most enduring sex symbols - Marilyn Monroe. It follows her from her abusive childhood, through her turbulent marriages to her constant need for security and love.
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  • Gossip on DVD (2000)
    Starring: James Marsden,  Joshua Jackson,  Lena Headey
    Director: Davis Guggenheim
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    An intriguing drama that uses for its premise the potentially damaging concept of spreading rumors. On a college campus, three friends decide to do a group assignment on the effects of GOSSIP. They choose an unsuspecting couple, who are notorious for being sexually abstinent. Subtly, word leaks out ..read more »
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  • A Bright Shining Lie on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Bill Paxton,  Amy Madigan,  Vivian Wu
    Director: Terry George
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Based on Neil Sheehan's controversial book about the making of the Vietnam war, this film is told from the perspective of Lt. Colonel John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), a battle-ready and enthusiastic military advisor. Upon his arrival, Vann quickly learns that political and social pressures are causing ..read more »
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  • MTV's Beavis And Butthead Do America on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Beavis And Butthead,  Mike Judge,  Cloris Leachman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Beavis and Butt-head, MTV's metal-head morons, finally conquer the big screen in this on-the-road, on-the-run comic adventure. The boys run into real trouble when--and this really sucks!--their all-important television set is stolen and they get mistaken for a pair of hit-men hired to "do" a man's ..read more »
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  • Under Siege 2 on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Steven Seagal,  Eric Bogosian,  Katherine Heigl
    Director: Geoff Murphy
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Ex-Navy SEAL Casey Ryback returns, this time aboard a train which is hijacked by a psycho genius out to steal a satellite weapons system he invented for the government. Only the inscrutable, martial arts and weapons master Ryback can save the day in this all-out actioner.
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  • The Stuff (1985)
    Starring: Michael Moriarty,  Paul Sorvino,  Scott Bloom
    Director: Larry Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Soon after being introduced a new ice-cream-like product becomes very popular. But, unfortunately, people who eat it are turned into walking zombies. Two brave young businessmen struggle to save all mankind from this monstrous dessert...
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  • Special Effects (1984)
    Starring: Zoe Lund,  Eric Bogosian,  Brad Rijn
    Director: Larry Cohen
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Reality and illusion collide in this thriller about a megalomaniacal movie director who murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.
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  • King of the Corner to Watch Now (2005)
    Starring: Peter Riegert,  Isabella Rossellini,  Jennifer Albano
    Director: Peter Riegert
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC (TBC)
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    Run time: 95 minutes
    Leo Spivak (Peter Riegert) is drifting through life without a compass. His father (Eli Wallach) is aging fast, his teenage daughter is rebelling, his protégé is after his job and his wife (Isabella Rossellini) is losing her patience. A twist of fate and some bizarre wisdom from a "freelance rabbi" (..read more »
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Eric Bogosian facts

5 most recent films

Ararat - 3.0 stars
Shot In The Heart - 2.5 stars
Blonde - 2.5 stars
Gossip - 3.0 stars
A Bright Shining Lie - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Law And Order - Third Series - 3.5 stars
MTV's Beavis And Butthead Do America - 3.5 stars
Talk Radio - 3.5 stars
Dolores Claiborne - 3.5 stars
Deconstructing Harry - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Guest of Cindy Sherman - 3 stars
Special Effects - 2.0 stars
Blonde - 2.5 stars
Shot In The Heart - 2.5 stars
A Bright Shining Lie - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Rosemary McNamara - 2 times - show films
Robert Stack - 2 times - show films
Michael Moriarty - 2 times - show films
Richard Linklater - 2 times - show films
Jacqueline Barba - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Larry Cohen - 2 times - show films
Mike Judge - 2 times - show films
Yvette Kaplan - 2 times - show films
Kim Jae Joong - 2 times - show films
Kim J - 2 times - show films