Star TV
January 2004
Star! Bio: Victor Garber
Did I mention that I love my job?
"I love the company. I love Jennifer Garner," he says. "I love everyone in the show. Of course this is the honeymoon period. Talk to me in six months. I could be saying 'Get me out!'" he laughs. "But right now - couldn't be happier." -Victor Garber on Alias
Birthday
Wednesday, March 16, 1949
Birth Place
London, Ontario, Canada
High Points
Played the role of Jesus in the Toronto production of Godspell in 1972.
Worked With
Martin Short, Andrea Martin
Family Ties
London, Ontario's Victor Garber makes a seamless transition from stage to screen as one of the stars of the new spy-drama series Alias. The series focuses on a 25-year-old grad student (Jennifer Garner) secretly working as an international spy specializing in espionage. Garber plays her estranged and mysterious father, who also happens to be a spy.
It's All About The Script, Man...
"When I read the script I thought there was something really compelling about this character and this script," he explains. "Then I met J.J. Abrams, the creator, and I just said 'Oh wow! So I went after it. I auditioned, I flew out to L.A., I tested and I went through all those humiliating things actors go through," he says with a laugh. "And I got the job, which was a miracle. It's a very conflicted script. It's set in the spy world, but it's also about relationships - father and daughter. It's also about loss, and how she deals with it. It's really intelligently written and it has great heart."
Life Before Syndication
Garber first started performing as a child at his hometown theatre. As a young man, he pursued his dream of stage performing and earned Tony nominations for his work on Damn Yankees, Lend Me a Tenor, Deathtrap, and Little Me. Later, Garber starred in a host of made-for-TV movies, such as Annie and Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. He was nominated for an Emmy for his supporting role in the Judy Garland story. He has guest-starred on Law and Order, E.N.G., Almost Perfect and Frasier - for which he was given another Emmy nod.
There's Nothing Funny About Situation Comedy....
"At first, I thought sitcoms were really hard. They are definitely not easy. People don't realize how difficult they are, because you do them very quickly," he explains. "You have to get on it fast because you don't have a lot of time."
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