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After meeting his Jewish future husband Rick Elice in the 1980s, Rees secretly converted to Judaism, looking for a sense of community he had lost following the deaths of his immediate family...
Rees lived in the United States for more than 25 years and became a naturalized American citizen in 1989. He converted to Judaism in the 1980s. Rees married his partner of 33 years, playwright Rick Elice, in 2011, shortly after same-sex marriage in New York was legalised.
Jul 12, 2015 · Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 08.41 EDT. Roger Rees, who has died aged 71 after suffering from cancer, was an outstanding associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company, who made his name in the ...
- Michael Coveney
He was widely known to American television audiences for playing the characters Robin Colcord in Cheers and Lord John Marbury in The West Wing . Rees was born in Aberystwyth, Wales. Rees became a naturalised United States citizen in 1989. [1] He converted to Judaism in the 1980s. [2]
- Actor, director
- Cremated; ashes scattered in the Atlantic Ocean
Jul 11, 2015 · Sat 11 Jul 2015 14.41 EDT. Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 08.41 EDT. Tributes have been paid to the stage and screen actor Roger Rees, whose death at the age of 71 was announced by his agent in ...
- Tracy Mcveigh
Jul 11, 2015 · By: Sally Henry Fuller Jul. 11, 2015. BroadwayWorld previously reported that Roger Rees, the legendary, Tony Award-winning actor, and Tony Award nominated director, passed away last night at his ...
Jul 11, 2015 · Sat 11 Jul 2015 11.21 EDT. First published on Sat 11 Jul 2015 06.15 EDT. Roger Rees, the actor best known for his roles in Cheers and The West Wing, has died aged 71. The Tony award-winner passed ...
