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- Bruce Hubbard was born on November 6, 1952 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Cotton Club (1984), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and American Playhouse (1980). He died on November 12, 1991 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award (Best Actor in a Musical) in 1991, the year he died, for his performance in the 1990s London revival of "Show Boat". He lost to Philip Quast for "Les Miserables".
- He understudied the role of Jake in the Houston Opera's 1976 production of "Porgy and Bess", and sang it in the first Metropolitan Opera production of the work. (He was later replaced in the role at the Met by David Arnold).
- His voice can be heard singing the first two lines of the opening verse to "Ol' Man River", during the introduction to the NPR show "A Night on the Town".
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