Jim J. Bullock Rejoins Cast of 'Hairspray' as Wilbur 9/18

Jim J. Bullock, will return to the cast of Hairspray in the role of Wilbur Turnblad, Tracy's dad, tonight, Tuesday, September 18 at Neil Simon Theatre. Bullock played the Male Authority Figure in 2005.

Most will remember Jim J. Bullock for his portrayal of Monroe Ficus on ABCs "Too Close for Comfort" with Ted Knight. He also occupied the upper-right square on "The Hollywood Squares" hosted by John Davidson, was seen as Neil Tanner in NBC's "Alf," and joined with Tammy Faye Messner to create "The Jim J. and Tammy Faye Show."  He was the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle for his performance in the west coast premier of When Pigs Fly and appeared off-Broadway in the critically acclaimed End of the World Party. Guest appearances on TV include "Roseanne," "Boogie's Diner," "Conrad Bloom," "Popular," "Seinfeld" and most recently Nickelodeon's "Ned's Declassified."  He has worked in film with such noted directors as Blake Edwards in Switch and Mel Brooks in the cult classic Space Balls. Bullock was a regular panelist on Oxygen Network's revival of the long running sixties game show, "I've Got a Secret" and is the voice of the title character in Paramount's animated feature Queer Duck – The Movie.

Hairspray, which celebrated its fifth anniversary on Broadway in August 2007, is the winner of eight 2003 Tony Awards, including best musical, best actor, best actress, best featured actor, best score, best book, best director, and best costume design.  Hairspray also swept every one of the year's best musical awards, winning, in addition to the Tony, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and the Drama League Award.

For ticket information, phone Ticketmaster at 212-307-4100, or for group sales, phone 212-302-7000 or 800-677-1164.  Same-day, lottery tickets are sold at the box office for seats in the first row of the orchestra.  For more information about Hairspray, please visit www.hairsprayonbroadway.com.