Wayne Bryan(I)
- Actor
Wayne Bryan was born and raised in Southern California, graduating from
the University of California at Santa Barbara, and serving as a U.S.
Naval Officer (1968-73). While stationed in San Diego, he began his
professional career acting at the Old Globe Theatre, and appearing in
local TV commercials and nightclubs. After his military service, Wayne
moved to Los Angeles where he appeared on "MASH" and worked in
commercials and daytime dramas. Hired for the Broadway revival of the
collegiate musical "Good News," Wayne spent the next few years
performing in New York, in such shows as "Rodgers and Hart,"
"Tintypes," and the national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat." Returning to California as a director for the
Old Globe Theatre, his varied career has included television
appearances as host of the GED training series on American History,
starring as Mack Sennett in the PBS / A&E musical "Keystone," and
playing the Nazi Youth Leader in the 1978 TV film "Ring of Passion."
Since 1988 he has served as producing artistic director for Music
Theatre Wichita, where Midwestern TV appearances have included a four
year stint as host of "Wichita Arts," and appearances in numerous
training and promotional films. Wayne Bryan, actor and director, is not
related to tennis champion and media spokesperson Wayne Bryan.