- published: 22 May 2016
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John Scot Barrowman (born March 11, 1967) is a Scottish–American actor, singer, dancer, musical theatre performer, writer and television personality. Born in Glasgow, he grew up in Illinois following his family's emigration to the U.S. Encouraged by his high school teachers, Barrowman studied performing arts at the United States International University in San Diego before landing the role of Billy Crocker in Cole Porter's Anything Goes in London's West End.
Since his debut in professional theatre, Barrowman has played lead roles in various musicals both in the West End and on Broadway, including Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Matador. After appearing in Sam Mendes' production of The Fix, he was nominated for the 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical and, in the early 2000s, returned to the role of Billy Crocker in the revival of Anything Goes. His most recent West End credit was in the 2009 production of La Cage aux Folles.
Would you work for a reason, lazyman?
Do your thoughts have expression, lazyman?
Does life pass you by while you don't even try?
To grab hold of a minute and use all the time that's in it, lazyman
What's your latest excuse lazyman?
Is your neck botherin' you, lazyman?
You're content to rely on the talented guy
Then you make a short edit and take all of the credit for the song
Lazyman, you really bring me down
Lazyman, how can you lie around?
Won't you stop what you're doing
And start doing something, lazyman?
Is your ass getting sore, lazyman
Sitting there on the floor, lazyman?
At least write down your feeling though it may not be appealing
The way you say it might be worth the time, you never know
Lazyman, you really bring me down
Lazyman, how can you lie around?
Won't you stop what you're doing