birth_place voice_type birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title name occupation
los angeles , california , united states tenor 5 november 1953 richard samson -lrb- m. 2013 -rrb- 1970s -- present howard mcgillin
 howard mcgillin actor , vocalist
howard mcgillin

howard mcgillin -lrb- born november 5 , 1953 in los angeles , california -rrb- is a tony-nominated stage , screen and television actor .
he is known for his role of john jasper in `` drood '' and for being the world 's longest running phantom in andrew lloyd webber 's `` the phantom of the opera '' .
