Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge was born into a theater-oriented family in New York City. His mother, Jeanne Button (1930-2017), was a professional costume designer. His father, Stephen Sbarge, was an artist, writer and stage director who named his son after the Renaissance artist Raphael. His parents divorced. In 1981, his mother married MacDonald Eaton (1929-2013), a production designer and painter. In her private life, she was known as Mrs. Button-Eaton. Raphael Sbarge began his career at age 5 on Sesame Street.
Sbarge made his stage debut in 1973 in Edward Bond's stage production Lear. In 1981, the played in Joseph Papp's Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry IV, Part 1. The following year he made his Broadway debut opposite Faye Dunaway in the short-lived play The Curse of an Aching Heart. Other New York stage credits include Hamlet (1982), Ah, Wilderness! (1988), Ghosts (1988), The Twilight o…