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J.B. Adams
Actor
Born September 29, 1954 (69 years)
J.B. Adams is an American character stage and film actor, director, and singer. He has credits in film, television and, most notably, musical theatre. Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma City University, where he studied voice, piano, opera, and musical theatre, after which he became a New York-based Broadway actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway productions of Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Parade, Me And My Girl, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Elf: The Musical. He played the role of Morris Farnsworth in the film Far From Heaven, as well as originating the same role in the Off-Broadway musical adaptation (2013). On TV and the web, he has played Santa for Verizon FiOS and has had guest starring roles on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Michael J. Fox Show.
Filmography
| 2024 | Fantasmas (TV Series) |
| 2017 | Friends from College (TV Series) · as Charlie's Dad |
| 2016 | BearCity 3 · as Charles |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series) · as Chris |
| 2002 | Far from Heaven · as Farnsworth |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Richard White |
| 1997 | I Married a Strange Person! · as Dad (voice) |