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He found playing psychopathic George on Desperate Housewives very fun because it was different from all of his other roles.
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In 1985, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
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He won the Tony Award for 'Best Actor' for his role in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown in 1999. He was also nominated for this award again in 2001 for his role in The Producers.
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He attended Rutgers University.
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Although he was only scheduled to be a recurring character, Roger became a series regular in the second season of Desperate Housewives.
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Prior to The Producers, the motion picture adaption, he had already worked with the two leads, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, in The Frogs and The Stepford Wives respectively.
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He replaced Chris Kattan, in The Frogs, shortly before the musical opened.
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Roger has acted in both a Broadway and a film version of The Producers. Although he played different characters in both.
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Roger is the nephew of Peter Bart.
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Roger's two daughters are named Alexandra and Eller.
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Roger is 5'10" tall.