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Thomas "Tom" McGowan (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor, known for his recurring roles on ''Frasier'', as KACL station manager Kenny Daly, ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', as Ray's friend Bernie, and on ''The War at Home'', as Dave Gold's friend Joe. McGowan also appeared on ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as a disgruntled fan of Larry's. He has also appeared as a sleazy tabloid editor in an episode of Disney Channel's ''Hannah Montana''. ==Career== On Broadway he appeared in ''La Bête'' (1991), for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Off Broadway, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Nicky Silver's play ''The Food Chain''. He played the role of Pat Finley in the 1995 movie ''Heavyweights'' and the role of Patrick Fisher in the 2006 movie ''Twelve and Holding''. McGowan has been performing the role of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in various companies of ''Wicked'' since 2009. He first played the Wizard in the original Second National Tour production, beginning March 7, 2009.〔("Dodd, Yorke, Caskey and McGowan to Star in Wicked's Second North American Tour" ), playbill.com, February 9, 2009〕 He finished with the touring company on December 6, 2009, transferring to the San Francisco production, playing the Wizard from December 22, 2009 through September 5, 2010, when the production closed. He then returned to the Second National Tour, resuming performances on January 11, 2011 and concluding his performances on the tour on April 17, 2011. McGowan joined the Broadway company of the show from May 3, 2011 through February 5, 2012.〔(Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome Tom McGowan Beginning May 3 )〕 Thereafter, he moved to the show's First National Tour, playing the role from August 2012 through April 2013. He has since performed the role on Broadway intermittently, including from August 13, 2013 through February 22, 2014, and onward from July 15, 2014. McGowan is currently playing the role in the West End production of the show, scheduled to perform from September 21, 2015 through March 12, 2016.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom McGowan joins the cast of Wicked from 21 Sep )〕 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「Tom McGowan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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