- John Guare was born on February 5, 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Atlantic City (1980), Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and Taking Off (1971).
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- He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1993 (1992 season) and BBC Award for Best Play for his "Six Degrees of Separation".
- John Guare was nominated for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Six Degrees of Separation".
- He was awarded an Honorary Masters of Fine Arts Degree from the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California.
- He was awarded an Honorary Master of Fine Arts Degree in 2009 from the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California.
- His play, "Muzeeka" on off-Broadway in New York City was awarded the 1968 OBIE Award for Distinguished Production.
- [re Six Degrees of Separation (1993)] I was the one who got to choose who got to direct it. I got a chance to meet a lot of directors. I auditioned them. I was shocked by what they wanted to do to the play, like straightening out the chronology. [Fred Schepisi] said he loved the play and wanted to follow the play. The only caveat MGM put on the movie was we had to cast Will Smith. I said, very grandly: A sitcom star in my play? Fred and I each went to meet Will. I went backstage to the dressing room of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and within three minutes I realized he was Paul. Imagine, 35 million people let this guy into their house once a week. I was entranced. It was very satisfying.
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