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Maxwell Caulfield

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A versatile Anglo-American actor Maxwell Caulfield has amassed multiple stage and movie credits since arriving in New York in 1978. This year marks the 40th anniversary of "Grease 2" in which he made his film debut. Another feature that attained genuine cult status following its' release in 1995 is "Empire Records" and has spawned the annual celebration of 'Rex Manning Day' every April 8th. Also of note "The Boys Next Door" and the "The Real Blonde" stand out for their originality and strong auteur influence (Penelope Spheeris and Tom Di Cillo respectively). On ABC television the series regular role with which he is most associated is 'Miles' the ne'er-do-well son of Charlton Heston in "Dynasty" spin off "The Colbys" along with countless guest appearances on top rated shows interspersed with movies of the week and mini-series work. In the noughties his returned to his native England to fulfill lengthy contracts on long running British tv series "Casualty" for the BBC and "Emmerdale" on ITV. Maxwell's extensive stage work has afforded him the widest variety of roles from 'Billy Flynn' in "Chicago" to 'John Merrick' in "The Elephant Man" - the Tony winning production on which he met his illustrious wife of great longstanding Juliet Mills. He has undertaken multiple tours of the UK and the US in comedies, dramas and musicals and continues to enjoy the ride that has taken him from aspiring teen idol to full blown character actor.
- IMDb mini biography by: MC

Initially made a name for himself by his totally nude appearances on the New York stage. He once played completely uncovered for forty minutes with Academy Award winning actress Jessica Tandy.
Son-in-law of John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell. Brother-in-law of Hayley Mills.
His U.S. stepfather was a Parris Island Marine instructor. He kicked Caulfield out of the house at the age of 15, leaving the young man to make his living on his own.
Started out as a "Go Go" dancer in clubs.
There is an eighteen year age difference between Caulfield and his wife, Juliet Mills, who was born in 1941.

Before Grease 2, I was called the next Richard Gere, then after Grease 2, nobody would touch me.
You can work and scratch out a living in the theatre, but, if you want to make money, you've got to hit the road. You've got to play big houses of 2, 3 thousand seaters with your name above the bill, do popular fare and reach out to the audience such as it is.
I'm always playing these mendacious characters who end up hoisting themselves by their own petard.
I am beyond thrilled to be hitting the road with 'Singin' in the Rain.' As a huge fan of the original movie, the chance to bring this story to life on stage is something I couldn't pass up, and it'll be great visiting some of the beautiful theatres on the tour; some I've been to previously; some are going to be a brand new experience for me.
I didn't want to be a hero to kids; I didn't think I had that. I just wanted to be popular.

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