Quotes by Len Cariou

About Len Cariou:

Leonard Joseph "Len" Cariou is a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He currently plays the patriarch, Henry Reagan, NYPD Police Commissioner (retired), in the multi-generational television series Blue Bloods on CBS.
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I was a boy soprano. I had a natural kind of voice and then trained it after my voice changed.

Len Cariou

I pursued a theatre career, and Hollywood came calling.

Len Cariou

For my first acting job I played the role of Ensign Pulver in 'Mr. Roberts' at the Manitoba Theatre Centre.

Len Cariou

I didn't have to do paper routes. I'd sing for 5 bucks a crack at weddings and church functions; I'd have four or five on some Saturdays.

Len Cariou

I was an actor for over a year before I ever saw a play.

Len Cariou

My mother - the Irish side of the family - was very musical. My mother was a singer; there was music around the house all the time.

Len Cariou

It's a joy to work where I live, and come home and sleep in my own bed.

Len Cariou

I grew up in Winnipeg, in the Canadian midwest, the fifth child. It was a great household to grow up in - I was loved to sweet death.

Len Cariou

My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.

Len Cariou

Author Bio

  • NameLen Cariou
  • DescriptionActor
  • BornSeptember 30, 1939
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionActor; Singer