John Barrowman

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March 11, 1967 in Glasgow, The United Kingdom

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http://www.johnbarrowman.com

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Biographies & Memoirs

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John Barrowman was born in Scotland, and moved to Illinois when he was eight years old. He is bi-dialectal, doing much of his stage and acting work in his American accent, but speaking with family in his Scottish accent.

He moved back to Britain in 1989 when he was hired to play the lead in Anything Goes. He took on a number of West End roles, including the leads in Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon and a dramatic play entitled Rope, while working as a children's television presenter and came back to America briefly to work on short lived shows such as Central Park West and Titans. He then bounced around Broadway, West End and the LA Stage for a number of years before moving back to Britain permanently. He won the role of Captain Jack Harkne...more

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Books by John Barrowman

Average rating: 4.09 · 1,058 ratings · 220 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Anything Goes: My Autobiography by John Barrowman, Carole E. Barrowman 4.09 avg rating — 668 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	I Am What I Am by John Barrowman, Carole E. Barrowman 4.25 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Hollow Earth by John Barrowman, Carole E. Barrowman 3.96 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Torchwood: The Selkie by John Barrowman, Tommy Lee Edwards (Illustrator), Gary Russell 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Torchwood: Exodus Code by John Barrowman, Carole E. Barrowman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	"Torchwood", Another Life by Peter Anghelides, John Barrowman (Narrator) 3.35 avg rating — 509 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by John Barrowman

“I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.”
― John Barrowman

tags: bollywood , happiness , humor , music

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“Yet if I was asked to do this again - in fact, if I was ever asked to repeat any of my experiences - I'd have to say, fuck it, bring them on. I've no regrets.
This is what it means to be alive.”
― John Barrowman

tags: life

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