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JOHN GLOVER is LIONEL LUTHOR on SMALLVILLE
Tony winner
and five-time Emmy nominated John Glover has audiences stirring
restlessly in their seats with his portrayal of the ruthless Lionel
Luthor.
Born in Salisbury,
Md, Glover worked off-Broadway for 10 years before Jane Fonda's
notorious slap in Julia caused audiences to sit up and take
notice of this talented newcomer. Deciding to take the next step in
Hollywood, Glover packed his things and moved to Los Angeles, where
he landed the role of Victor DiMato in the television movie Early
Frost playing a brave AIDS patient. His performance earned him
his first Emmy nomination.
Glover soon found
himself cast as a series of notable villains such as the
pornographer-blackmailer in 52 Pick-Up, the mad scientist Dr.
Jason Woodrue in Batman & Robin, a manic TV executive in
Gremlins 2: The New Batch and a drunken murderer in
Masquerade. His impressive resume also includes such box office
hits as Payback with Mel Gibson, Woody Allen's Annie Hall
Robocop 2 and Love! Valour! Compassion!
Glover
lit up the small screen as well with Emmy-nominated turns in the
series Frasier, L.A. Law and Crime & Punishment. Taking
his villainous streak to the extreme, Glover portrayed Satan in
"Brimstone." Other television credits include television movies
The Tempest, Dead By Midnight, Assault at West Point: The
Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker, An Enemy of the People, A Season
of Giants and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Glover
received another Emmy nod for his role in Nutcracker: Money,
Madness & Murder and a Cable Ace nomination for his work in
Traveling Man.
Always returning to
his first love, the stage, Glover received a Tony award and an Obie
award for Best Actor in Love! Valour! Compassion! He was also
awarded the L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor for
his work in The Traveler. Additional Broadway performances
include Sorrows and Rejoicings, Give Me Your Answer, Do!, Tartuffe
and Oblivion Postponed.
Glover splits his
time between Maryland, Los Angeles and Vancouver. Striving to
increase the awareness for the disease as well as raise much-needed
funds for a cure, John dedicates his time to the Alzheimer's
Association. He also funds a scholarship for actors at his alma
mater, Towson University, and returns to teach classes in his free
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