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Biography:Actor Stephen Spinella grew up in sunny Glendale, AZ, and fell in love with theater by witnessing a performance in a high school play. In an effort to realize his life's calling, the blossoming thespian moved to Manhattan in 1979 and sustained himself for years with a lengthy series of odd jobs while tackling theatrical roles in off-Broadway and regional productions. Spinella finally broke through to widespread acclaim in the early '90s, via a shattering performance as the AIDS-stricken Prior Walter in a two-play series by Tony Kushner: Angels in America Part I: The Milennium Approaches, and Angels in America Part II: Perestroika. For the dazzling evocation, Spinella won two consecutive Tony Awards for Best Actor: one in 1993 and another in 1994. That, in turn, opened the floodgates to a lengthy series of film roles, with the openly homosexual Spinella frequently gravitating (though not always) to... Full Biography
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Castmember Stephen Spinella at the Connie and Carla premiere in Universal City on April 13, 2004
Castmembers Stephen Spinella and Alec Mapa at the Connie and Carla premiere in Universal City on...
Stephen Spinella at the Connie and Carla premiere in Universal City on April 13, 2004
Castmembers Stephen Spinella and Alec Mapa at the Connie and Carla premiere in Universal City on...
Castmembers Stephen Spinella and Alec Mapa at the Connie and Carla premiere in Universal City on...
Stephen Spinella at the Connie and Carla premiere in Universal City on April 13, 2004
Stephen Spinella at the Connie and Carla premiere in Universal City on April 13, 2004
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