Chip Zien

Jerome Herbert "Chip" Zien (born March 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for creating the lead role of the Baker in the original Broadway production of the musical ''Into the Woods'' by Stephen Sondheim. He appeared in all of the "Marvin Trilogy" musicals by William Finn: ''In Trousers'', ''March of the Falsettos'', ''Falsettoland'' and ''Falsettos''. In 2023, he returned to Broadway in the lead role of the Older Rabbi Cycowski in ''Harmony''.

In 2007, he played Monsieur Thénardier in the Broadway production of ''Les Misérables'', he also created the role of Mr. Bungee in the original production of ''A New Brain''. On the screen, he portrayed Mark Rothenberg in the film ''United 93''. He is also known for providing the voice of the titular character in the film ''Howard the Duck''. Provided by Wikipedia