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Merwin Foard(1960-2020)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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A documentary revealing the under-appreciated, highly demanding world of Broadway understudies and standbys. Three undiscovered performers at various points in their careers get the chance of a lifetime. Their struggle is put into perspective through never-before-heard stories from celebrities who themselves were once Understudies or Standbys.
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Merwin Foard was born on 16 September 1960 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2010). He was married to Rebecca Baxter. He died on 9 March 2020 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornSeptember 16, 1960
DiedMarch 9, 2020(59)
BornSeptember 16, 1960
DiedMarch 9, 2020(59)
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Irene Bedard, John Kassir, Judy Kuhn, and Frank Welker in Pocahontas (1995)
Pocahontas
6.7
  • Music Department
  • 1995
Kevin Kline, Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, and Jane Withers in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.0
  • Additional Voices
  • 1996
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
6.9
TV Special
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
5.5
TV Special
  • Soundtrack
  • 2011

Credits

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Music Department

  • Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Amy Adams in Enchanted (2007)
    Enchanted
    7.1
    • singer (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
    6.5
    TV Special
    • singer
    • 2003
  • Sofia Vassilieva in Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
    Eloise at Christmastime
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • chorus
    • 2003
  • Irene Bedard, John Kassir, Judy Kuhn, and Frank Welker in Pocahontas (1995)
    Pocahontas
    6.7
    • chorus
    • 1995

Actor

  • Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
    Aladdin and the King of Thieves
    6.3
    Video
    • Cassim (singing voice, uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Kevin Kline, Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, and Jane Withers in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    7.0
    • Additional Voices
    • 1996
  • Midnight Caller (1988)
    Midnight Caller
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Justin Durose
    • 1989

Soundtrack

  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
    5.5
    TV Special
    • performer: "Make Our Garden Grow", "She's Me Pal", "She's Me Pal" (Reprise Credits Version)
    • 2011
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Mr. Booze"
    • performer: "A Bag of Weed"
    • performer: "Spirit of Massachusetts" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
    • 1999–2011
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
    6.9
    TV Special
    • performer: "Let It Be" and "Hey Jude", "The Best of Times", "I Am What I Am", "Before the Parade Passes by", "A Song and Dance for Bill T Jones"
    • 2010
  • Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman in The Boys (2009)
    The Boys
    7.7
    • performer: "That's Pure Mike Nichols"
    • 2009
  • The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    7.1
    TV Special
    • performer: "A Comedian at the Oscars"
    • 2007
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
    7.2
    TV Special
    • performer: "Make Our Garden Grow (Finale)"
    • 2006
  • Carol Burnett, Tracey Ullman, Zooey Deschanel, Denis O'Hare, and Matthew Morrison in Once Upon a Mattress (2005)
    Once Upon a Mattress
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Fred"
    • 2005
  • Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004)
    Super Bowl XXXVIII
    7.3
    TV Special
    • performer: "The Star Spangled Banner"
    • 2004
  • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
    The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
    6.5
    TV Special
    • performer: "Living in America", "That's Pure Mike Nichols", "That's Pure Mike Nichols (Reprise Credits Version)", "Georgia on My Mind"
    • 2003
  • Sofia Vassilieva in Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
    Eloise at Christmastime
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • performer: "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Finale)"
    • 2003
  • Renée Zellweger and Chris O'Donnell in The Bachelor (1999)
    The Bachelor
    5.1
    • performer: "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
    • 1999
  • Disney Sing-Along Songs: Honor to Us All (1998)
    Disney Sing-Along Songs: Honor to Us All
    7.0
    Video
    • performer: "Father and Son"
    • 1998
  • Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
    Aladdin and the King of Thieves
    6.3
    Video
    • performer: "There's a Party Here in Agrabah", "Welcome To The Forty Thieves", "Father and Son", "Are You In or Out?"
    • 1996
  • Tom Hulce and Paul Kandel in Disney Sing-Along Songs: Topsy Turvy (1996)
    Disney Sing-Along Songs: Topsy Turvy
    7.5
    Video
    • performer: "Father and Son"
    • 1996

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • September 16, 1960
    • Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 2020
    • Miami, Florida, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rebecca Baxter? - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    On Broadway in SHOWBOAT, MAME, LES MISERABLES, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 1776, and JEKYLL AND HYDE.

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  • Trivia
    Playing M. Renaud in La Cage aux Folles.

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