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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.

[edit] Career
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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Eric Bogosian - what members say

Under Siege 2 review by A customer from Edinburgh

Action galore! 11 March 2007
...n to man with Rybacker, but Tommy Lee Jones was better in the first one. Still, Eric Bogosian manages to mostly make up for his lackluster performance. And I like the porter... Read customer review

Talk Radio review by from Luton, England

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... Read customer review

Eric Bogosian - filmography

Guest of Cindy Sherman on DVD (2010)
Starring: Cindy Sherman, John Waters, Eric Bogosian
Director: Tom Donahue, Paul Hasegawa-Overacker
Certificate:
A documentary on art-scene commentator Paul Hasegawa-Overacker's relationship with enigmatic photographer Cindy Sherman.

68% from 41 members

Ararat on DVD (2002)
Starring: David Alpay, Eric Bogosian, Charles Aznavour
Director: Atom Egoyan
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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 »

61% from 701 members

Shot In The Heart on DVD (2001)
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Elias Koteas, Eric Bogosian
Director: Agnieszka Holland
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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 »

50% from 124 members

Blonde on DVD (2001)
Starring: Poppy Montgomery, Patricia Richardson, Wallace Shawn
Director: Joyce Chopra
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The remarkable life and tragic death of Marilyn Monroe has fascinated film fans for decades, but this two-part TV miniseries, based on a novel by Joyce Carol Oates, takes an unusual approach, looking inside the minds of Monroe and those around her to ponder the circumstances of her rise and fall. ..read more »

51% from 129 members

Gossip on DVD (2000)
Starring: James Marsden, Joshua Jackson, Lena Headey
Director: Davis Guggenheim
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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 »

58% from 2,188 members

A Bright Shining Lie on DVD (1998)
Starring: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu
Director: Terry George
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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 »

55% from 68 members

Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Starring: Woody Allen, Demi Moore, Robin Williams
Director: Woody Allen
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Woody Allen wrote, directed, and stars in this very dark comedy about a novelist, Harry Block, who says with admirable honesty, I'm a guy who can't function well in life, but I can in art. So far, Harry has made his way through six psychiatrists and three marriages (one, conveniently enough, with ..read more »

66% from 4,191 members
Not currently released

MTV's Beavis And Butthead Do America on DVD (1996)
Starring: Beavis And Butthead, Mike Judge, Cloris Leachman
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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 »

68% from 1,892 member

Dolores Claiborne on DVD (1995)
Starring: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Strathairn
Director: Taylor Hackford
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Eighteen years ago, the abusive husband of Dolores Claiborne (Kathy Bates) died under mysterious circumstances. His death was ruled an accident despite the suspicions of police detective John Mackey. Now the elderly woman she has nursed for many years has also died-with Dolores found standing over ..read more »

67% from 2,821 members

Under Siege 2 on DVD (1995)
Starring: Steven Seagal, Eric Bogosian, Katherine Heigl
Director: Geoff Murphy
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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.

59% from 6,911 members

Law And Order - Third Series (6 discs) on DVD (1992)
Starring: Richard Brooks, Paul Sorvino, Michael Moriarty
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Powerful, timely and gripping Law & Order has become television's most celebrated and widely acclaimed crime series of all time. Get ready for another thrilling season of ripped-from-the-headlines cases as all 22 episodes of the groundbreaking third season come to DVD. Jerry Orbrach joins New York'..read more »

72% from 700 members

Talk Radio (1988)
Starring: Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene
Director: Oliver Stone
Certificate:
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

67% from 451 members
Not available for rental

The Stuff on DVD (1985)
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Paul Sorvino, Scott Bloom
Director: Larry Cohen
Certificate:
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...

58% from 339 members

Special Effects (1984)
Starring: Zoe Lund, Eric Bogosian, Brad Rijn
Director: Larry Cohen
Certificate:
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.

26% from 5 members
Currently unavailable

Eric Bogosian facts

5 most recent films

Guest of Cindy Sherman - 3.5 stars
Ararat - 3.0 stars
Shot In The Heart - 2.5 stars
Blonde - 2.5 stars
Gossip - 3.0 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

Special Effects - 1.5 stars
Guest of Cindy Sherman - 3.5 stars
Shot In The Heart - 2.5 stars
Blonde - 2.5 stars
A Bright Shining Lie - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Michael Moriarty - 8 times - show films
Paul Sorvino - 8 times - show films
Dan Hedaya - 7 times - show films
Christopher North - 7 times - show films
Steven Hill - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 8 times - show films
Mike Judge - 2 times - show films
Yvette Kaplan - 2 times - show films
Taylor Hackford - 2 times - show films
Kim Jae Joong - 2 times - show films