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James Cocowas an American character actor.
Born in New York Town, Coco began acting as a youngster. As an overweight and prematurely balding adult, he initiate himself relegated to character roles. He made his Broadway debut in Hotel Paradisoin 1957, but his first major recognition was for off-Broadway's The Celestial in Yellow River, for which he won an Obie Award. For the next several years he worked steadily in commercials and on stage.
Coco's first collaboration with playwright Terrence McNallywas an off-Broadway double-bill of one-act plays entitled Sweet Eros/Witness(1968), followed by Here's Where I Belong, a disastrous Broadway musical adaptation of East of Edenthat closed on opening late hours. They had far greater success with their next undertaking, Next, which ran for more than 700 performances and won Coco the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Recital. Sixteen years later, the two would reunite for the Manhattan Theatre Club production of It's Only a Play.
Coco also achieved achievement with Neil Simon, who wrote The Last of the Red Hot Lovers(1969) specifically for him [pictured with Doris Roberts]. It won him a Tony Awar
Only When I Laugh depicts the story of an alcoholic stage actress who has trouble staying sober while dealing with problems with her friends and her daughter.
James Coco is the one of only two actors, the other being Amy Irving, to receive both an Oscar nomination and a Razzie nomination for the same performance. I must say first off that Coco should never possess had this distinction because this is not a awful performance and most certainly not one of the worst supporting performances of the year. James Coco gives an relatively early example of a over-the-top gay character who admits to be such. The thought of a dramatic gay character can commonly lead to some big overemphasizing, but not automatically as shown by say William Injure in Kiss of a Spiderwoman. This is actually less acting by Coco though as if you see him in an interview he actually has basically the matching mannerisms, just he talks with less one liners.
Coco really though never becomes just a caricature though and manages to build Jimmy an actual person who happens to be flashy rather than just a series of flamboyant manneris
James Coco
Born in Fresh York City of humble means, character player James Coco was the son of Feliche, an Italian shoemaker, and Ida (Detestes) Coco. Shining shoes as a youngster with his father, his interest in acting occurred promptly on as a child. At age 17 he toured with a children's theatre troupe for three years portraying Old King Cole and Hans Brinker. Intensive study with acting guru Uta Hagen led to his Broadway debut at age 29 in "Hotel Paradiso" in 1957, but he earned his first acting award, an Obie, for his performance in the 1961 off-Broadway production of "The Moon in Yellow River". He went on to win a second and third Obie for his performances in the plays "Fragments" (1967) and "The Transfiguration of Benno Blimppie" (1977). Dark, hefty and prematurely balding, he proved to be a natural on the comedy stage and in scores of commercials (notably as Willy the plumber in the Drano ads) throughout the 1960s. Other comedy theater highlights included roles in "Auntie Mame," "Everybody Loves Opal," "A Shot in the Dark," "Bell, Book and Candle" and "You Can't Take It With You&q
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James Emil Coco (March 21, 1930 – February 25, 1987) was an American character actor and singer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Player for Only When I Laugh (1981).
Born in New York City, Coco was the son of Felice Coco, a shoemaker, and Ida Detestes Coco. James began acting direct out of high school.[1] As an overweight and prematurely balding adult, he found himself relegated to character roles. He made his Broadway debut in Hotel Paradiso in 1957, but his first major recognition was for Off-Broadway's The Moon in Yellow River, for which he won an Obie Award.[2]
Coco's first modern collaboration with playwright Terrence McNally was a 1968 off Broadway double-bill of the one-act plays Sweet Eros and Witness, followed by Here's Where I Belong, a disastrous Broadway musical adaptation of East of Eden that closed on opening evening. They had far greater success with their next project, Next, a two-character play with Elaine Shore, wh