John Bixler
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John Bixler was born in Washington, D.C.
and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio
with his identical twin brother, professional musician, Patrick Bixler.
Mr. Bixler graduated from Shaker Heights High School
and is a summa cum laude graduate of Ohio University
School of Theatre with a BFA in Acting. He has also studied acting at the Circle Repertory Company
School where he performed in the Circle Rep LAB.
Mr. Bixler is best known for his break out performance as Elliot in Stephen Svoboda's 2004 New York International Fringe Festival hit, Odysseus Died From AIDS. Other new play premiers include The Hitchhiking Game by Piper Perabo
, Spit for Distance by Scott Marshall Taylor, Disengaged by Anita Gabrosek, Sophie by Anne Cofell, Tracks by Josh Weil and Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial by Shirley Lauro.
Other regional credits include Hally in Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard
at Gables Stage, Joe in The Last Sunday in June at Caldwell Theatre, David in the one man show Santaland Diaries
at Fresco Productions in residence at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
, Jake Mace in House and Garden by Alan Ayckbourn
and Turkey in Johnny Guitar all at Actor's Playhouse.
Mr. Bixler won an Artie Award for his performance as Carl in Paula Vogel
's The Baltimore Waltz at the Buffalo United Artists Company.
Mr. Bixler starred as Eddie, opposite Piper Perabo
, in Fool for Love
by Sam Shepard
at the Ohio Studio Theatre.
Mr. Bixler's feature film roles include Terry in The Dynamic, for Native Films, John in Afterthought for Iko Productions, and Davis in In Plain Sight for Ball Four Studios.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 28,448. It is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland that abuts the city on its eastern side.-Topography:Shaker Heights is located at...
with his identical twin brother, professional musician, Patrick Bixler.
Mr. Bixler graduated from Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights High School
Shaker Heights High School is a public high school located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA, in Greater Cleveland. The high school is the only public high school in the Shaker Heights City School District, which serves Shaker Heights and a small part of Cleveland...
and is a summa cum laude graduate of Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
School of Theatre with a BFA in Acting. He has also studied acting at the Circle Repertory Company
Circle Repertory Company
The Circle Repertory Company, originally named the Circle Theater Company, was a theatre company in New York City that ran from 1969 to 1996. It was founded on July 14, 1969, in Manhattan, in a second floor loft at Broadway and 83rd Street by director Marshall W...
School where he performed in the Circle Rep LAB.
Mr. Bixler is best known for his break out performance as Elliot in Stephen Svoboda's 2004 New York International Fringe Festival hit, Odysseus Died From AIDS. Other new play premiers include The Hitchhiking Game by Piper Perabo
Piper Perabo
Piper Lisa Perabo is a Golden Globe Award nominated American stage, film and television actress.-Early life:Perabo was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, the daughter of Mary Charlotte , a physical therapist, and George William Perabo, a professor of poetry at Ocean...
, Spit for Distance by Scott Marshall Taylor, Disengaged by Anita Gabrosek, Sophie by Anne Cofell, Tracks by Josh Weil and Clarence Darrow’s Last Trial by Shirley Lauro.
Other regional credits include Hally in Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood...
at Gables Stage, Joe in The Last Sunday in June at Caldwell Theatre, David in the one man show Santaland Diaries
SantaLand Diaries
"SantaLand Diaries" is an essay by David Sedaris. It is a true and humorous account of Sedaris' stint working as a Christmas elf in "SantaLand" at Macy's department store....
at Fresco Productions in residence at the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, located on the campus of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, United States, is the student theatre of the University of Miami....
, Jake Mace in House and Garden by Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
and Turkey in Johnny Guitar all at Actor's Playhouse.
Mr. Bixler won an Artie Award for his performance as Carl in Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel is an American playwright and university professor. She received the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, How I Learned to Drive.-Early years:...
's The Baltimore Waltz at the Buffalo United Artists Company.
Mr. Bixler starred as Eddie, opposite Piper Perabo
Piper Perabo
Piper Lisa Perabo is a Golden Globe Award nominated American stage, film and television actress.-Early life:Perabo was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, the daughter of Mary Charlotte , a physical therapist, and George William Perabo, a professor of poetry at Ocean...
, in Fool for Love
Fool for Love (play)
Fool for Love is a play written by American playwright/actor Sam Shepard.-Plot:The "fools" in the play are battling lovers at a Mojave Desert motel. May is hiding out at said motel when an old childhood friend and old flame, Eddie. Eddie tries to convince May to come back home with him and live in...
by Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is the author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child...
at the Ohio Studio Theatre.
Mr. Bixler's feature film roles include Terry in The Dynamic, for Native Films, John in Afterthought for Iko Productions, and Davis in In Plain Sight for Ball Four Studios.