Biography
Doug Crane was born and raised in Western New York and relocated back to the area in 2007. He has been a professional actor for over 40 years, acting in his first Equity play at the age of 15 at Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo. Doug continued to do regional theater and summer stock while attending Buffalo State College, and was also the house accompanist for two years at the popular singing waiter supper club The Granary Inn in Clarence Center, NY. He did two more plays at Studio Arena (including "Elizabeth the Queen" with Kim Hunter and George Chakiris) and eventually moved to New York City where he studied at the Herbert Berghof Studio and lived for 10 years. While studying, he landed his first television role in the soap opera "As The World Turns" and continued to work as a musical director and pianist, performing with singers in several cabarets (including the legendary Duplex in the Village) and on the road.
After moving to San Diego in 1990 he signed with his first agent on the