Biography
Wayne Stam is an American Actor, Director and Writer, known for My Favorite Martian (1966), The Graduate (1967) and Hawaii (1966). He was born on September 14, 1952 in Washington, D.C. to Lee Stam, a Patent Attorney, and Bonnie Walrath Stam, a former musician and teacher. Wayne began acting in Large House Summer Stock musicals in 1963, and continued acting in Theatre, Film and Television throughout the 1960's. He had the great fortune to work with such stars as Betty Hutton, Julie Andrews, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Mickey Rooney, Bill Bixby, Ray Walston, Gig Young, Hugh O'Brien, Rose Marie and many, many more. He worked with several great directors, including Mike Nichols, George Roy Hill, Harold Prince and many more. When he graduated high school in 1970, Wayne formed his own theatre company and continued to direct, act and write in various levels of theatre. In the late 1980's, Wayne discovered the joy of teaching. He taught in a private school for 4 years and then taught in public high schools in California from 1994 through 2018. Since retiring from teaching, Wayne has appeared in local theatre and continues to love working in theatre.
