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ROBERT BOWERS Played By Victor Garber

ROBERT BOWERS

Played By Victor Garber

Actor Bio

Victor Garber stars in NBC's midseason drama "Deception" as Robert Bowers, the patriarch of the Bowers family and CEO of Bowers Pharmaceuticals. Robert - a loving father, unfaithful husband and ruthless businessman - is the head of a Fortune 500 company and dreams of a family dynasty, yet the very thing getting in the way of this ambition is his troubled children.

With six Emmy and four Tony nominations to his credit, Garber has been seen in some of the most memorable works of film, television and stage.

Most recently, Garber co-starred in Ben Affleck's "Argo." He also portrayed San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in Gus Van Sant's Academy Award–nominated film "Milk." Additional film credits include "The First Wives Club," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Legally Blonde" and the Academy Award-winning film "Titanic."

For his work on television, Garber has been nominated for six Emmy Awards, including three for the ABC drama "Alias," two for comedic guest-star roles on "Frasier" and "Will & Grace" and a nomination for his portrayal of Sid Luft in the television movie "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows."

He most recently guest starred on "Web Therapy," "The Big C," "Nurse Jackie," "Damages" and "Glee" and starred in "Alias," "Eli Stone" and "Justice." Other credits include television musicals "Annie," "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" and Meredith Willson's "The Music Man."

Garber's earned four Tony nominations for his work in "Damn Yankees," "Lend Me a Tenor," "Deathtrap" and "Little Me." He performed in the workshops of Sondheim's "Assassins" and "Wise Guys," as well as in the Tony Award–winning play "Art."

His stage credits also include the original Broadway productions of "Arcadia," "The Devil's Disciple," "Noises Off" and "Sweeney Todd." Additionally, Garber garnered rave reviews in Sondheim's "Follies" for City Center's Encores! and most recently, "Present Laughter," directed by Nicholas Martin.

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