Trivia

Has been nominated for - and has won - Broadway's Tony Award three times, and each time in a different category: in 1989 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for Wendy Wasserstein's "The Heidi Chronicles;" in 1994 as Best Actor (Musical) for a revival of "She Loves Me;" and in 2000 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for "Contact." No other actor has won Tony Awards in this many categories.

Boyd won his 4th Tony Award in 2008 for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the revival of Gypsy.

Trained at Juilliard, he found early stage work on the NYC stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Roundabout Theatre and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Played Valerie Bertinelli's boyfriend and eventual husband in the last seasons of Au fil des jours (1975).

His first two films were Fame (1980) and Porky's (1981). In the first he played an school student and in the second played a school teacher.

Boyd received his 4th Tony nomination in 2007 as Best Actor in a Play for Journey's End. The award went to Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon.

Boyd Gaines and Frank Langella have each won 4 acting Tony Awards, the most of any actor (actress Audra McDonald has won 6 in competition). Boyd's 4 wins: 1989 for "The Heidi Chronicles"(Featured Actor in a Play); 1994 for "She Loves Me"(Lead Actor in a Musical); 2000 for "Contact"(Featured Actor in a Musical); and 2008 for "Gypsy"( Featured Actor in a Musical). Boyd's only other nomination is in 2007 for "Journey's End"(Lead Actor in a Play), so he has been nominated in all 4 acting categories. Only Audra McDonald has won in all 4 acting categories.

Boyd Gaines and Raul Esparza are the only two actors to receive Tony nominations in every acting category. Boyd has won 4 awards in three of the categories (Featured Actor, Play and Musical, Lead Actor, Musical). In spite of receiving 4 nominations, Raul has not won. Three actresses have nominations in all 4 acting categories: Audra McDonald, Angela Lansbury, and Jan Maxwell.

Trained at Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts (PCPA).

Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.

Has one daughter, Leslie Gaines, with Kathleen McNenny.