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| Born | 23 August 1978 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Occupation | Voice, stage actor |
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Andrew Scott Rannells (born 23 August 1978, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American actor and singer. He performs the role of Elder Kevin Price in the 2011 Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon.
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Education
Growing up in Nebraska, Rannells attended Creighton Preparatory School.[1] After graduating he attended Marymount Manhattan College where he studied acting but dropped out to pursue his career. [2]
Career
As a voice actor, Rannells had worked on the properties of 4Kids and DiC. As of 2006, he left 4Kids Entertainment to pursue his Broadway career, where his first role was Link Larkin in Hairspray. He has a multi-voice talent, such as doing accents.
Rannells performed in the musical Jersey Boys in the First National Tour, the Sherry Cast, in which he plays songwriter Bob Gaudio, the youngest member of the Four Seasons. His last performance with the tour was on December 6, 2008 in Toronto. He most recently reprised the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway company of Jersey Boys. He continues to record voice-overs for commercials and audio books.[3]
He appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 24, 2011.[4]
Rannells is currently starring in The Book of Mormon, a musical written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, of South Park fame, and Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez. He earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role in the show.[5]
Notable voice roles
- Archie's Weird Mysteries - Archie Andrews
- Bully - Bif Taylor
- Funky Cops - Jack Kowalski
- F-Zero: GP Legend - The Skull
- Cubix - Connor
- Fighting Foodons - Fried Ricer, Additional Voices
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! - Cloaked Nightmare, Narrator, Additional Voices
- Mew Mew Power - Cyniclon Dren, Wesley J. Coolridge III
- One Piece - Roronoa Zolo (young), Bellamy the Hyena (Pirates Carnival only)
- Pokémon - Morty, Harley, Forrest, Additional Voices (4Kids version)
- Shaman King - Len Tao
- Shadow The Hedgehog - E-123 Omega, G.U.N. soldiers
- Sonic X - Narrator, Decoe, Bokkun, Mr. Stewart, E-102 Gamma, E-101 Beta, E-104 Epsilon
- Street Sharks - Streex/Bobby Bolton
- Yu-Gi-Oh! - Mako Tsunami (Ryota Kajiki), Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder (Leonhart von Schroider)
- Pokémon Live - James
- Dinosaur King - d'Artagnan
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Wheeler the monkey, Belowski
References
- ^ "'Nebraska native finds stardom in 'Book of Mormon'". SCJ. 2011. http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_e22c1390-a24d-5e3b-bfb6-958a7fffa3be.html. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "'The Book of Morman' star Andrew Rannells: college dropout turned actor gets suited up for the Tonys". NY Daily News. 2011. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-06-09/entertainment/29654949_1_tonys-bright-lights-mormon. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ "Jersey Boys—The Boys Are Back in Town". SHN. 2005. http://shnsf.com/news/article.asp?key=1738&subkey=128. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
- ^ "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Episode Guide". http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/episode-guide/2011-05-23/2011-05-27. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Tony Nominations Announced! THE BOOK OF MORMON Leads With 14! 2011/05/03". Broadwayworld.com. http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-THE-BOOK-OF-MORMON-Leads-With-14-20110503. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
External links
- Andrew Rannells at the Internet Movie Database
- Andrew Rannells at the Internet Broadway Database
- Matthew Lynch, "Andrew Rannells: Keeping the Faith" WWDMEN'S April 28, 2011 (Interview)
- Bob Fischbach, "He has drive — and now Broadway" Omaha World Herald May 1, 2011
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