Gregg Edelman
Gregg Edelman | |
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| Born | September 12, 1958 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film, voice, television actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Carolee Carmello (1995–2015) |
| Children | Zoe & Ethan |
Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American movie, television and theatre actor.
Biography
Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Li'l Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). He was married from 1995 to 2015 to actress Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of City of Angels, and later during another production.[1] They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.[2]
He made his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as Cliff in the 1987 Broadway revival of Cabaret.[3]
Stage credits
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Selected filmography
- Little Children (2006)[28]
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)[29]
- Hollywood Ending (2002)[30]
- Cradle Will Rock (1999)
- Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998) Father Joseph (singing)
- Anastasia (1997) (voice)
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (voice, uncredited)
- Hudson River Blues (1997) as Dudley
- The First Wives Club (1996)
- Green Card (1990)
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
- The Manhattan Project (1986)
Awards and nominations
- 1990: Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, City of Angels[8]
- 1993: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Anna Karenina[10]
- 1998: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776[14]
- 1998: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776[14]
- 1998: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776[14]
- 2002: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods
- 2002: Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods[31]
- 2004: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Wonderful Town[32]
Quotes
"I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.[3]
References
- ^ Filichia, Peter. "Getting to Know Carolee Carmello", theatermania.com, April 3, 2002
- ^ Feldberg, Robert. "My oh my oh, he's come a ways", The Record (Bergen County), November 23, 2003. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When it was announced Gregg Edelman would be in the cast of the Broadway production of Wonderful Town - which opens tonight at the Al Hirschfeld Theater - it hardly registered as a surprise. That's because Edelman, who lives with his family in Leonia, is a hardy perennial on Broadway."
- ^ a b "Gregg Edelman Profile" Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, broadway.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Oliver!, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Cats, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Cabaret, ibdb.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Anything Goes, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ a b City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ Richards, David. "Sunday View. Madcap Arthur Meets the 90's", The New York Times, August 18, 1991
- ^ a b Anna Karenina, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ Falsettos, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Greetings, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ Passion ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ a b c d 1776, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ Les Misérables, ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ Thief River, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ Reefer Madness, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ "'Into the Woods' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ "'Wonderful Town' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Edelman, Clark, Carmello and Baldwin Set for Sondheim's Opening Doors", playbill.com, July 27, 2004
- ^ Sommer, elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Flight: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'", curtainup.com, May 13, 2005
- ^ Lipton, Brian Scott. "Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman to Star in 'Rags' Benefit", theatermania.com, October 30, 2006
- ^ Finkle, David. "Review. 'A Tale of Two Cities' ", theatermania.com, September 18, 2008
- ^ Suskin, Steven. "Review: ‘Show Boat in Concert’", Variety, June 8, 2008
- ^ "'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ "Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe Cast in Secondhand Lions Musical Premiere" playbill.com
- ^ Jones, Chris. "Not so sweet revenge in pre-Broadway 'First Wives Club' ", Chicago Tribune, March 12, 2015
- ^ Little Children, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Spider-Man 2, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Hollywood Ending, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- ^ Simonson, Robert. "'Millie', 'Success' Lead 2002 Drama Desk Nominations", playbill.com, April 30, 2002
- ^ "2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10", broadway.com, April 18, 2004
External links
- Gregg Edelman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Gregg Edelman at IMDb
- Gregg Edelman at Broadway.com
- An interview, circa 2004
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Gregg Edelman on Facebook
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Categories:
- 1958 births
- American male film actors
- American male musical theatre actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- Drama Desk Award winners
- Living people
- Male actors from Chicago
- People from Leonia, New Jersey
- Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors