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Tom Wopat first came to public attention in the late '70s as Luke Duke on the legendary TV series "The Dukes of Hazzard." However, his background as a classically trained vocalist led him to Broadway for his debut in Cy Coleman's I Love My Wife. Later he created the role of Frank Butler opposite Bernadette Peters in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun, garnering a Tony Award nomination. Screen roles include parts in TV movies, a leading role in "Cybill" (CBS), and a recurring role in "Home Improvement" (ABC). In 2000 he reinvented a set of beautiful standards on his Angel / Blue Note Records debut, The Still of the Night, followed by an album in tribute to the great composer Harold Arlen.
And The Critics Said....
"One need only listen to his rich and robustly ardent turn on Cole Porter's 'In the Still of the Night' to realize how safe the American songbook remains." Variety
"...he applies his virile baritone to popular standards with a quiet, open-hearted deliberation. On the cabaret stage, Mr. Wopat conveys the same laid-back, utterly unaffected naturalness that makes his album so appealing." Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"With Tom Wopat, you get cool tunes, manly grace, the scent of Musk and Gary Cooper getting in touch with his delicate side in 'High Noon', all rolled into one… Do not miss him. This is a real revelation." New York Observer
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