Name |
Edward Hibbert |
Height |
|
Naionality |
English |
Date of Birth |
9-September-1955 |
Place of Birth |
Long Island, New York, United States |
Famous for |
Acting |
Edward Hibbert is an American born English actor and literary agent. He is best known for his role as Gil Chesterton in the Cheers spin-off series Frasier. He is also the voice of Zazu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1½, replacing Rowan Atkinson.
Hibbert has appeared on Broadway and in major regional theatre productions, worked in television as a series regular and guest star and also had roles in major films. In 1993 he won an Obie Award for his co-starring role of "Sterling" in Paul Rudnick's "Jeffrey". His 'Frederick Fellows/Philip Brent' in the National Theatre revival of "Noises Off" (presented at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre) was called 'delightfully discombobulated' by one reviewer. Hibbert was in the Broadway musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and the 2007 premiere of Curtains (which reunited him with his Frasier co-star David Hyde Pierce).
His most recent role on Broadway is as 'Mr Praed' (the architect) in Roundabout Theatre's 2010 production of Mrs. Warren's Profession starring Cherry Jones. He guest-starred on TV shows including Cosby, Murder, She Wrote and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. but is probably best known for his recurring role on Frasier as Gil Chesterton, KACL's pompous, effeminate restaurant critic.