Kip Gilman
- Actor
In addition to his extensive film and television work, Kip has been
called by critics "one of the theater's most important actors".
Starring roles in Premieres include "Dave Vaughn" in "Catskill Sonata"
directed by Paul Mazursky,
Harry Houdini in "Harry And Arthur"
directed by William Shatner,
Ben Hecht in "Moonlight And
Magnolias", "Ralph Edwards" in "Gretty Goodtime", "Josh Green" in "2
Across", "Adam Penzius" in
Michael Weller's "What The Night
Is For", and "Paul Wolfowitz" in the Mark Taper Forum's production of
"Stuff Happens" for which he received an Ovation Nomination. His
one-man shows "Mister Moody.. 82 minutes with Christ" and "Men Women
And Assassins" have also enjoyed much critical success along with their
musical recordings. Months after graduating college, Kip settled in
Chicago and his initial audition earned him his first professional
break co-starring in "Irma La Douce". Starring roles followed in
productions of "Funny Girl", "Light Up The Sky", "Little Mary
Sunshine", "Send Me No Flowers" and "Pal Joey" as he worked non-stop
for a year in the windy city. He then settled in New York where he was
instantly cast in an improv review called "Weigh-In Weigh-Out". Soon,
he was picked out of the show by several William Morris agents (one was
Judy Abbott, the daughter of legendary
director and writer George Abbott) and his
busy career began in earnest. New York Theater projects followed for
several years including the premier of
Mark Medoff's "The Wager" directed by
Anthony Perkins followed by
"Barefoot In The Park", the Public Theater's production of "Lotta", and
culminating with the hit "Company". The hit musical "Purlie" with
Robert Guillaume brought him to Los
Angeles where he soon became recognizable to the prime-time TV world.
He has since starred as a regular on
Loves Me, Loves Me Not (1977),
Trapper John, M.D. (1979),
Foot in the Door (1983),
Dorothy (1979), "Closeup News",
Studio 5-B (1989),
Nurses (1991) and has recurred on
Doctor Doctor (1989) and
Relativity (1996). The son of a
traveling salesman dad, Kip has lived in Boston, Rochester, Cleveland,
Chicago, and, now, bi-coastalizes between New York City and the Santa
Monica Mountains. Gilman's dramatic, comedic and musical performances
in television, film and stage are a testament to his incredible
versatility and what makes him one of the most fascinating and talented
actors in the business.
