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In the 1970s, Warbucks became more widely known via the 1977 musical Annie on Broadway. These were followed in 1982 by the musical film Annie, in which Daddy Warbucks was portrayed by Albert Finney, who had shaved his head to play the role. George Hearn also shaved his head when he played the role in the 1995 sequel Annie: A Royal Adventure!.
Reid Shelton (October 7, 1924 – June 8, 1997) was an American Broadway and television actor known for appearing in productions of My Fair Lady and Carousel. He originated the role of Oliver Warbucks in Annie.
McAlister was best known for his portrayal of Daddy Warbucks in the stage production of the American musical Annie. It was in 2006 that he first got the part of Daddy Warbucks in Annie The Musical . He returned to the part in 2009 for its UK Tour, and then again between 2010–2011, and in 2012 went with it to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining fame for movie acting during the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in theatre.
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Warbucks, as played by Finney, "was an Englishman who screamed". Hannigan, as played by Burnett, was "a man-crazy drunk", and Annie was "cute-ed up". Worse, the emotional relationship between Annie and Warbucks was distorted. They even downplayed the hit song "Tomorrow" because "Stark thought it was corny". [11]
Jamie Foxx has played musical icons, sports stars, and Marvel supervillains. In "Back in Action," he plays a CIA agent. ... the character based on daddy Warbucks, in the 2014 reimagining of the ...
Alicia Morton as Annie Bennett Warbucks, an optimistic 10-year-old orphan searching for her biological parents. She gets adopted by Oliver and Grace. Audra McDonald as Miss Grace Farrell, Personal Secretary (later wife) to Daddy Warbucks. She eventually fell in love with Daddy Warbucks and becomes Annie's adoptive mother.