Actor Tom Cavanagh Grew Up in Africa But Is Now Some American Abroad

Tom Cavanagh stars in the off-Broadway revival Some Americans Abroad as Joe Taylor, a department chairman at an American college. This limited engagement opens its curtains on Saturday, July 24 at the Second Stage Theatre and runs through August 3.

Some Americans Abroad is about a group of American college students and their professors who go on a literary tour of England. "With a crammed itinerary and barely enough time to digest the sites, the students’ behavior devolves from appreciative to appalling while the professors confront the emptiness beyond their idealism in this comedy about what it means to make choices and stick with them."

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Also starring in this comedy is Anthony Rapp, best known for his role as Mark Cohen in "Rent’s original workshop, off-Broadway, Broadway, Chicago and London productions and film version." Rapp plays Henry McNeil, an American professor.

Ironically, Cavanagh is a Canadian-born actor. However, he spent part of his childhood in Winneba, Ghana with his school teacher parents.

He is best known for his role as the title character in NBC's Ed. As well, viewers will recognize him from his recurring role as Dan Dorian on NBC's Scrubs.

You can catch Cavanagh and Will & Grace star Eric Mccormack in the new TNT seriesTruth in Advertising, which is set to start production in September 2008.

Tom Cavanagh and Anthony Rapp in Some Americans Abroad (2st.com)