Bryan Batt
Batt in September 2009
Born	March 1, 1963 (1963-03-01) (age 46) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.

Bryan Batt (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role in the AMC series Mad Men as Salvatore Romano, an art director for the Sterling Cooper agency. Primarily a theater actor, he has had a number of starring roles in movies and television as well. His performance in the stage adaptation of Saturday Night Fever earned him one of New York City's more unusual honors, a caricature at Sardi's.^[1]

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Works 2.1 Film 2.2 Theater 2.3 Television 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Personal life

Batt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Gayle Batt, an amateur actress and dancer.^[2] Although Batt plays a closeted character in Mad Men, the actor himself is openly gay. He has played gay roles on film (Jeffrey and Kiss Me, Guido) and stage (La Cage aux Folles). In 2005, Batt told Playbill that he used to worry about the effect of coming out on his career:

When I played the lead in Sunset Blvd., the movie of Jeffrey was coming out, and I was petrified. Back then, every agent told you that if you want to play a straight role, you don’t come out. This was before Ellen [DeGeneres] came out. But now I couldn't give a rat’s ass. It’s normal to be gay.^[3]

Bryan Batt lives with his partner, Tom Cianfichi, an events planner.^[4] Batt and Cianfichi have been together more than eighteen years; they met while performing Evita in Akron, Ohio. Batt was playing Che Guevara, and Cianfichi was the understudy for Magaldi.^[3] Batt and Cianfichi own a home decor and furnishings store, Hazelnut, on Magazine Street in New Orleans.

[edit] Works

[edit] Film

• Jeffrey - Darius (Workin' Man Films 1995)
• Kiss Me, Guido - Tino (Sundance 1997)
• Funny People - George Simmons' Agent (2009)

[edit] Theater

• Broadway
  • La Cage aux Folles - standby Albin (Marquis Theatre)
  • Beauty and the Beast - Lumiere (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre)
  • Seussical the Musical - Alternate Cat in the Hat (Richard Rodgers Theatre, Colonial Theatre, Boston tryout)
  • Saturday Night Fever - Monty (Minskoff Theatre)
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel - standby Percy/Pimpernel (Minskoff Theatre)
  • Sunset Boulevard - u/s Joe Gillis/Ensemble (Minskoff Theatre)
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Reuben, u/s Pharaoh (Minskoff Theatre)
  • Cats - Munkustrap (Winter Garden Theatre)
  • Starlight Express - Rocky I/Greaseball (Gershwin Theatre)
• Off-Broadway
  • Forbidden Broadway Cleans Up its Act! (OBC Recording, nominated for Drama Desk Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical)
  • Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back! - Various (Triad Theater, New Original Cast, OBC Recording)
  • Jeffrey - Darius (Minetta Lane,WPA/Christopher Ashley)
  • Too Many Girls - Al (ELT)
  • The Golden Apple - Patroclus (York Theater)
  • Give My Regards to Broadway (Carnegie Hall/David Bell)
  • I Love New York (Rainbow and Stars - Bistro Award, OBC Recording)
• Los Angeles
  • Jeffrey - Darius ( Westwood Playhouse) LA Drama-Logue Award
• Regional
  • Evita - Che (Carousel Dinner Theater)
  • Grease - Kenicke (Darien Dinner Theater)
  • Trixie True: Teen Detective - Dick Dickerson (Boston Post Road Stage Co.)
  • Romeo & Juliet - Paris (New Orleans Center Stage)
  • The Lover - John (New Orleans Center Stage)
  • Action - Jeep (New Orleans Center Stage)

[edit] Television

• Mad Men (AMC)
• Guess Who's Coming to Decorate (Style)
• Rescue Me (FX)
• Guiding Light (CBS)
• Law and Order: Criminal Intent (NBC)
• The Cosby Show (NBC)
• Pulp Comics Special featuring Caroline Rhea (Comedy Central)
• As the World Turns (CBS)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Official Bryan Batt Website
• Bryan Batt at the Internet Movie Database
• Bryan Batt at IBDB
• Website for Hazelnut, Bryan's store