Bruce MacVittie Biography – Bruce MacVittie Wiki
Bruce MacVittie was an American actor best known for his roles in “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City.” The late actor became widely recognized for his role as Danny Scalercio on “The Sopranos,” as well as his recurring guest appearances on “Law & Order” and “As The World Turns.” His career began on Broadway, working as Al Pacino’s understudy in the 1983 production “American Buffalo.” He later took over the lead role.
He began his career at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in 1980 in Edward Allen Baker’s “Prairie Avenue”, where he worked for many years as a member. He was a founding member of Naked Angels Theater Company. Bruce spent over ten years at the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights’ Conference under Lloyd Richards, 10 seasons at the Williamstown Theatre Festival under Michael Ritchie and Jenny Gersten, and was a member of the Blue Light Theatre Company where he started a collaboration with Joanne Woodward for several years on the plays of Clifford Odets. In 1982, he began as an understudy to James Hayden in David Mamet’s American Buffalo with Al Pacino and J.J. Johnston at Circle In the Square, eventually replacing Hayden in the subsequent Broadway production, national tour, and West End Productions with Pacino and Johnston.
MacVittie, a character actor, had a long tenure playing guest-starring roles in television and film beginning with Barney Miller (1975) in 1981 working on both coasts, but predominantly in New York. In New York, he worked in most off-Broadway theaters including the Public, Playwright’s Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre, and Cherry Lane. He appeared in over 75 film and television productions over 32 years.
MacVittie’s impressive credits span many well-known shows, including guest roles in “Miami Vice,” “Sex and the City,” “Oz,” “Blue Bloods,” “Chicago Med,” and “The Deuce.” The actor, who hailed from Providence, RI, also dabbled in films, appearing in “Stonewall,” “Hannibal,” and “Brooklyn’s Finest.”One of his final roles was starring as Detective Hartigan in the Emmy Award-winning Netflix limited series, “When They See Us.”
He began acting in high school, attended Boston University, studied with Jerzy Grotowski in 1976, and moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting in 1979.
Bruce MacVittie Age
The deceased actor was born on October 14, 1956, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. He died on May 7, 2022, in New York City, New York, USA. He died at the age of 65.
Bruce MacVittie Wife
He was married twice. His second and last marriage was to his wife Carol Ochs. The couple got married on September 21, 1997, until the time of his death. They share one child. Prior to marrying Carol, he first married Ann Talman on May 20, 1984, and the pair later got divorced.
Bruce MacVittie Daughter
He is survived by his daughter Sophia Oliva Ochs MacVittie.
Bruce MacVittie Death
MacVittie died in a Manhattan hospital on Saturday, May 7, 2022. His wife, Carol Ochs, confirmed to the New York Times on Thursday that he died in a New York City hospital room.
“Sex and the City” and “And Just Like That” star Evan Handler, who plays Charlotte York’s husband Harry Goldenblatt in the hit HBO shows, paid tribute to his former co-star. “I met Bruce MacVittie more than forty years ago. We worked and played together repeatedly, as actors, and as friends, throughout the ensuing decades,” he wrote in a tweet.
Bruce MacVittie Cause of Death
No cause of death was disclosed.
