News ‘Rocketman’: Yes, that really was Tate Donovan (in a wig) as Troubadour’s Doug Weston August 28, 2019 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Rocketman’: Yes, that really was Tate Donovan (in a wig) as Troubadour’s Doug Weston Tate Donovan starred as club owner Doug Weston in "Rocketman," but he was unrecognizable in character and wig. Here's proof.