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John Scot Barrowman, (born 11 March 1967), is a Scottish-American actor, singer, dancer, presenter and writer who holds both British and American citizenship. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he emigrated to the United States with his family in 1975. Encouraged by his high school teachers, Barrowman studied performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego before landing the role of Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's ''Anything Goes'' at London's West End. Since his debut in professional theatre, Barrowman has played lead roles in various musicals both in the West End and on Broadway, including ''Miss Saigon'', ''The Phantom of the Opera'', ''Sunset Boulevard'' and ''Matador''. After appearing in Sam Mendes' production of ''The Fix'', he was nominated for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical and, in the early 2000s, returned to the role of Billy Crocker in the revival of ''Anything Goes''. His most recent West End credit was in the 2009 production of ''La Cage aux Folles''. Aside his theatrical career, Barrowman has appeared in various films including the musical biopic ''De-Lovely'' (2004) and musical comedy ''The Producers'' (2005). Before venturing into British television, he featured in the American television dramas ''Titans'' and ''Central Park West'' but he is better known for his acting and presenting work for the BBC that includes his work for CBBC in its earlier years, his self-produced entertainment programme ''Tonight's the Night'', and his BAFTA Cymru-nominated role of Captain Jack Harkness in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood''. Barrowman has also had a number of guest roles in television programmes both in the US and the UK. He appeared as a contestant on the first series of celebrity ice skating show ''Dancing on Ice'' while his theatrical background allowed him to become a judge on Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical talent shows ''How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?'', ''Any Dream Will Do'' and ''I'd Do Anything''. In 2006, he was voted Stonewall's Entertainer of the Year. Starting in 2013, he hosts the BBC One quiz show ''Pressure Pad''. Barrowman now stars in the CW's ''Arrow'' as Malcolm Merlyn, the show's version of the DC villain Merlyn and one of the series main antagonists. Barrowman is also featured on more than a dozen musical theatre recordings including cover tunes found on his 2007 album, ''Another Side'', and 2008's ''Music Music Music''. Both albums accrued places on the UK Albums Chart, as did his self-titled ''John Barrowman'' (2010), which reached number 11, his highest chart placing to date. Furthermore, Barrowman has published two memoirs and autobiographies, ''Anything Goes'' (2008) and ''I Am What I Am'' (2009), with his sister Carole as co-author. The siblings also teamed up to write a novel, ''Hollow Earth'' (2012). The second book in the series, ''Bone Quill'', has been released in the UK and was released in the US in July 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview: John Barrowman )〕 ==Early life== Barrowman was born in 1967 in Glasgow, the youngest of three siblings. He lived in Glasgow for the first eight years of his life. Barrowman's mother was a singer and worked as a clerk in a record shop〔"John Barrowman." (2009). ''Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television''. 92. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale.〕 while his father was employed by the Caterpillar heavy machinery company in Uddingston. In 1975, his father's company relocated the family to the United States, where his father managed the Caterpillar tractor factory in Aurora, Illinois. Barrowman recalls his family as loving, but strict and mindful of etiquette: always polite and respectful towards others.〔 Comparing the two countries where he was raised, Barrowman concludes: "Scotland gave us, as a family, closeness; America gave us the get-up-and-go."〔 The family settled in Joliet, where Barrowman attended Joliet West High School in the heart of a "quintessentially middle-class conservative town". Barrowman's high school music and English teachers changed the future course of his life, with his music tutor instilling in him the love of performing, and his English teacher encouraging Barrowman to rise to his true artistic potential. His English teacher moved him into a Gifted Programme and coached Barrowman for the school's speech team. With the support of his teacher, Barrowman competed with other schools in statewide speech competitions, where he sharpened his skills reading scenes from plays.〔 As a freshman, Barrowman won parts in several musical productions and from 1983 to 1986, he performed in such musical productions as ''Oliver!'', ''Camelot'', ''Hello, Dolly!'', ''Li'l Abner'' and ''Anything Goes''. Looking back, Barrowman acknowledges that "without the support he received in high school, chances are that he would not now be appearing in royal command performances in the West End in front of the Royal Family or having Stephen Sondheim ask him to play opposite Carol Burnett". Barrowman spent his senior year shovelling coal for an Illinois power company. His father had arranged the job (and similar jobs for his brother and sister) to give Barrowman the experience of manual labour. His father told him: "If you want to do manual labour for the rest of your life you'll know that when you do it; it's a choice. But if you don't like it, you'll understand the importance of educating yourself and – if you decide what you want to do – being good at your craft or your skill." Barrowman worked for the power company for the entire summer, but did not like the job. Eventually, he convinced the company to move him to work in the storeroom. Barrowman graduated from high school in 1985, and became a naturalised citizen of the United States (although he maintains dual citizenship of both the United Kingdom and the US).〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ohnotheydidnt: David Tennant & John Barrowman interviews, Doctor Who wins award )〕 After he graduated from high school, he moved to San Diego, to study performing arts at the United States International University (USIU). As part of an exchange programme, he returned to his native Britain in 1989, to study Shakespeare for six months. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Barrowman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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