Lee Wilkof

Wilkof is from Canton, Ohio, a town of approximately 80,000. His father ran a steel service center. Wilkof was the middle child of Anne Louise and Darwin Wilkof. He has two brothers, Todd and Robert.[1] He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1972[2] and studied acting with Austin Pendleton in New York City.

After graduating from UC, Wilkof wrote and starred in a comedy revue called The Present Tense in 1977 at the Park Royal Theatre in New York City.[3] Wilkof moved to Los Angeles and took small film and television roles. His big break came in 1982 with the leading role as Seymour in the original Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, and he also recorded the cast album.[4]

Wilkof has appeared in numerous television series, and films. He directed the film No Pay, Nudity with a cast that stars Nathan Lane, Gabriel Byrne, and Frances Conroy.[5]

He is the recipient of an Obie Award, a SAG Award, and has been nominated for a Tony Award and three Drama Desk Awards.

• Sweet Charity Revival, as Herman, 1986
• The Front Page Revival, as Schwartz, 1986–1987
• She Loves Me Revival, as Ladislav Sipos, 1993–1994
• Kiss Me, Kate Revival, as First Man (singing Brush Up Your Shakespeare), 1999-2001
• The Boys from Syracuse Revival, as Dromio of Syracuse, 2002
• Democracy, as Gunther Nollau, 2004–2005
• The Odd Couple Revival, as Vinnie, 2005–2006
• Breakfast at Tiffany's, as OJ Berman, 2013
• Holiday Inn, as Danny, 2016
• Waitress, as Joe, 2018

• The Present Tense, 1977
• Little Shop of Horrors, as Seymour, 1982
• Angry Housewives, as Lewd, 1986
• Assassins, as Samuel Byck, 1990
• Do Re Mi, (Encores! Concert), as Fatso O'Rear, 1999
• Little Shop of Horrors, Broadway Florida tryout, as Mr. Mushnik, 2003
• Ballad of Little Pinks at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2003
• Face The Music, Encores! Concert, as Martin Van Meshbesher, 2007[7]
• Wicked First National Tour, as The Wizard (2007–2008)
• Wicked San Francisco production, as The Wizard (2009–2010)
• The Iceman Cometh, The Goodman Theatre, as Hugo Kalmar 2012
• The Iceman Cometh Brooklyn Academy of Music as Hugo Kalmar 2015