Early life and education

Campbell was born Bruce Alan Campbell on April 22, 1957 in Homestead, Florida, the son of Edward John Campbell, a farmer, and Audrey Carolyn Griner (1930-2015), a homemaker. Campbell attended Tulane University and graduated with a BA in business from the University of Miami.

Career

On television, Campbell became known to viewers when he co-starred with John Ritter on the short-lived Three's Company spin-off Three's a Crowd (1984-1985) in which he played the comedic role of E.Z. Taylor, Jack Tripper's "surfer dude" assistant chef at his bistro. He also co-starred for five seasons with William Conrad and Joe Penny as Assistant District Attorney Derek Mitchell on the CBS crime drama Jake and the Fatman (1987-1992). Campbell has guest starred on numerous television shows including The Facts of Life, Matlock, All My Children, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Homicide: Life on the Street, as well as the web series, Submissions Only and Then We Got Help!.

Campbell is also an established stage actor having appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre. In 1994, he made his Broadway debut in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close and received a 1995 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Joe Gillis. He also starred in Susan Stroman's 2000 Tony Award-winning musical Contact at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center and its final performance was broadcast by PBS as part of its Live from Lincoln Center series on September 1, 2002. His most current Broadway role was playing Sam Carmichael in the hit musical Mamma Mia! from 2014 until production ceased in September 2015.

His Off-Broadway credits include Adrift In Macao, Book of Days, Avow and Hello Again and he has appeared in several regional theatrical productions of Race, Death and the Maiden, 12 Angry Men, Hay Fever, Of Thee I Sing, Oleanna, Beauty and the Beast, Johnny Guitar, Bells Are Ringing, On Shiloh Hill, Boogie Woogie Rumble of a Dream Deferred, Breakfast at Tiffany's and productions of I Love My Wife and The Nerd.

Personal life

Campbell was married to actress Nova Ball from 1987 to 1990. On October 10, 1999, he married actress Lauren Kennedy, with whom he appeared with on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard. They are divorced and have one child, Riley Rose Campbell.

On April 24, 2008, Campbell and Kennedy opened the Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell Theatre which establishes a home for a burgeoning theater program at Barton College, a small liberal arts school in Wilson, North Carolina.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	The Final Terror	Kevin	a.k.a. Bump in the Night
1986	Weekend Warriors	Duckworth	a.k.a. Hollywood Air Force
1989	Tom, Dick and Harry	Tom	Short film
1997	A Simple Wish	Tony Sable	a.k.a. The Fairy Godmother

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	B.J. and the Bear	Young Officer	Episode: "Run for the Money: Part 1"
1979	The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo	Young Officer	Episode: "Run for the Money: Part 2"
1981	Red Flag: The Ultimate Game	Lt. Tommy Heinz	TV film
1983	Another World	Evan Grant
1984-1985	Three's a Crowd	E.Z. Taylor	22 episodes
1985	The Facts of Life	Chuck	Episode: "Ballroom Dance"
1986	Matlock	Palmer	Episode: "The Don: Parts 1 & 2"
1987-1992	Jake and the Fatman	Derek Mitchell	103 episodes
1998	Homicide: Life on the Street	Dr. Sanford	Episode: "Lies and Other Truths"
1998	Encore! Encore!	Alan Bloom	1 episode
2002	Live from Lincoln Center	Michael Wiley	Contact
2004	All My Children	Dr. Ellis Marshall	Recurring role
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mitchell Hissam	Episode: "Informed"
2008	Law & Order	Nolan Steele	Episode: "Driven"
2009-2011	Then We Got Help!	Thom	20 episodes
2011	Submissions Only	Sam Moriarty	Episode: "Intersections"

Theatre

Broadway

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
1994-1997	Sunset Boulevard	Joe Gillis	Minskoff Theatre
2002	Contact	Michael Wiley (replacement)	Vivian Beaumont Theater
2014-2015	Mamma Mia!	Sam Carmichael (replacement)	Broadhurst Theatre

Off-Broadway

Year	Title	Role	Theatre
2000	Avow	Father Raymond	Century Center for the Performing Arts
2002	Book of Days	James Bates	Signature Theatre
2007	Adrift in Macao	Mitch	59E59 Theater A
2011	Hello Again	The Senator	Transport Group, 52 Mercer Street

Regional

Year	Title	Role	Theater
1982	Boogie Woggie Rumble of a Dream Deferred	P.J.	Urban Arts Theatre, New York City
1982	On Shiloh Hill	Johnny Reb	Westbeth Theater, New York City
1984	Many Thousand Gone	Tom	Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C.
1985	Almos' a Man	Jimmy	Soho Repertory Theatre, New York City
1993	Sunset Boulevard	Joe Gillis	Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California
1998	Bells Are Ringing	Jeff Moss	Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
1999	Book of Days	James Bates	The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2004	Breakfast at Tiffany's	Chip	The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri
2005	Beauty and the Beast	The Beast	North Carolina Theatre, Raleigh, North Carolina
2006	Johnny Guitar	The Dancin' Kid	La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, La Mirada, California
2007	Hay Fever	Richard Greatham	Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California
2008	Oleanna	John	Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples, Florida
2008	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas	Russ, Pa	Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut
2009	Doubt	Father Flynn	Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples, Florida
2010	12 Angry Men	Juror 8	Pioneer Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
2010	Death and the Maiden	Gerardo Escobar	Kennedy Theater, Raleigh, North Carolina
2010	Dracula	Dr. Seward	Carolina Ballet, Raleigh, North Carolina
2012	Race	Jack Lawson	Kennedy Theater, Raleigh, North Carolina

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