acting
March 4, 2022
Autism in the spotlight
Actor Mickey Rowe's book chronicles his journey from a legally blind self-described outcast to the hero of his own story.
A real character
Versatility has been Jean Smart’s strength since her UW days. Now, the Emmy-winning actor’s star is shining brighter than ever.
March 1, 2015
Second act
Ron Simons is having one hell of a second act and he’s got three Tonys, a Drama Desk Award for Best Play, a Drama League Award, and even a prize for best documentary to prove it.
September 1, 2010
Hot in Hollywood
Standing 6 foot 4, Joel McHale is a tall man in Hollywood. And now, he’s a big man in Tinseltown.
March 1, 2008
One popular geek
Call it “Revenge of the Nerd.” Rainn Wilson was, by his own admission, a hopeless misfit in high school. But when he made a recent appearance at a Kane Hall event, the adoring undergrads had to be turned away by the hundreds.
June 1, 2007
Herman Brix, 1906-2007
Herman Brix, ’28, also known under the screen name of Bruce Bennett, died Feb. 24 after living an eventful 100 years.
March 1, 2005
Scene change
Can graduates of the UW’s prestigious acting program find fulfillment away from the footlights? Four PATP alumni share their stories.
June 1, 2004
Role of a lifetime
This spring, Jim Caviezel hit the big time playing Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s controversial movie The Passion of the Christ.
March 1, 2003
Peg Phillips, 1918-2002
Peg Phillips, a retired accountant who took acting classes at the University of Washington at age 65 and went on to have a career that lasted nearly two decades, died Nov. 8. She was 84.
March 1, 2002
Making it work
He transformed an obscure theater group into a legend; he nurtured three Pulitzer Prize-winning plays; he may even masquerade as a female playwright—but drama professor Jon Jory insists it's all in a day's work.
Athlete and actor
Herman Brix’s storybook account of growing up in the lumber camps of Washington to become an Olympic athlete and major movie star is the subject of Mike Chapman’s 2001 book "Please Don’t Call Me Tarzan."
September 1, 1999
Starring role
For the past three springs, Pamela Reed has come to campus to work with undergraduates and students in the Professional Actor Training Program
September 1, 1997
Patrick Duffy, ’71, spent more time on stage than in class
No entertainer can escape dying on stage every now and then. But Patrick Duffy, '71, is one of the few actors who has come back from the dead.
September 1, 1995
Actor finds his voice
Now, he is a star on one of the highest rated television shows in the land. But not that long ago, Richard Karn was on the brink of being expelled.
September 1, 1992
Fame came late
Peg Phillips plays the endearing shopkeeper, Ruth Anne, on the hit TV show Northern Exposure.
March 1, 1991
Always ‘Mary Ann’
After "Gilligan's Island," Dawn Wells continued to act and pursued philanthropy.
September 1, 1990
MacLachlan home again
"Twin Peaks" represents both a physical and professional homecoming for actor Kyle MacLachlan.
March 1, 1990
Actor getting noticed
Harry Groener has been busy since his 1976 graduation from the UW’s Professional Actors Training Program.