▁an ▁American ▁ ▁actor , ▁voice ▁actor , ▁singer ▁and ▁the ater ▁director . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁vo icing ▁Le F ou ▁in ▁Beaut y ▁and ▁the ▁Be ast ▁and ▁playing ▁Cour f ey rac ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Broadway ▁show ▁Les ▁M isé rab les . ▁ ▁Career ▁Court ▁also ▁vo iced ▁the ▁Spanish ▁D ign it ary ▁in ▁Fro zen ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Man chas ▁in ▁Z oot op ia . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁numerous ▁feature ▁films , ▁and ▁in ▁several ▁popular ▁TV ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁ 2 4 , ▁Hero es , ▁Des perate ▁House w ives , ▁The ▁West ▁Wing , ▁Jud ging ▁Amy , ▁Law ▁& ▁Order ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁C lio ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁D rug ▁Free ▁America ▁commercial . ▁Cort i ▁has ▁also ▁directed ▁various ▁stage ▁produ ctions ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Cort i ▁was ▁previously ▁married ▁to ▁Laura ▁Cort i , ▁whom ▁he ▁wed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Laura ▁was ▁killed ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁collision ▁between ▁an ▁Am tra k ▁train ▁and ▁a ▁Con ra il ▁fre ight ▁train ▁in ▁Ch ase , ▁Maryland . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁Laura ▁Cort i ▁had ▁been ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁after ▁having ▁seen ▁her ▁husband ▁perform ▁in ▁Les ▁M isé rab les ▁at ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁The ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁fre ight