J. B. Adams

J.B. Adams (born September 29, 1954) is an American character stage and film actor, director, and singer. He has credits in film, television and, most notably, musical theatre. Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma City University, where he studied voice, piano, opera, and musical theatre, after which he became a New York-based Broadway actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway productions of Beauty and the Beast (as Maurice, the father), Annie (as Rooster/Drake/Bert Healy/FDR), Parade (as Luther Rosser), Me And My Girl (as Sir Jasper), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (as Grandpa Potts). He played the role of Morris Farnsworth in the film Far From Heaven, as well as originating the same role in the Off-Broadway musical adaptation (2013). On TV and the web, he has played Santa for Verizon FiOS and has had guest starring roles on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Michael J. Fox Show.

• The Michael J. Fox Show - "Santa In New York" (2013) as Chris/Santa
• Verizon FiOS Direct Line To Santa (2012) as Santa
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006) as Dr. Richard White
• Far from Heaven (2002) as Morris Farnsworth
• I Married a Strange Person! (1997) (voice) as Keri's Dad
• The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle as Chetwind

"Bear City 3" (Charles)

• Parade as Luther Rosser
• Beauty and the Beast as Maurice
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as Grandpa Potts
• Annie as Drake/Bert Healy
• Me and My Girl as Sir Jasper

• Far from Heaven as Dr. Bowman