Tony Grant (singer)

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Tony Grant
Birth name	Anthony Grant
Also known as	Tony Grant
Born	October 22, 1967 (1967-10-22) (age 41) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Genre(s)	R&B, Adult contemporary
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, stage play actor
Instrument(s)	Singer, drums
Years active	1991–present
Associated acts	Az Yet, Blayse
Website	http://www.officialtonygrant.com

Tony Grant, a native of North Carolina, is an American R&B singer, writer, producer and stage play actor. Grant replaced Marc Nelson as lead singer for R&B group Az Yet following Marc's departure in 1997 to pursue his solo career. Included in Grant's brief tenure with Az Yet is the popular remake of "You're The Inspiration" with Chicago's Peter Cetera.

Grant had star billing in the stage play and DVDs Tell Hell I Ain't Comin', Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married and Love Ain't Supposed To Hurt. In the earlier part his entertainment career, Tony was cast for the lead role in the stage play "A Good Man is Hard to Find" in 1991. From there he has become one of the most popular leading men in the stage play industry. In January 2008, Grant began touring with the Tyler Perry stage production The Marriage Counselor.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 2 Stage play appearances 3 Off-Broadway musical appearances 4 Other stage appearances 5 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 2007: Grant Life
• 2009: All About Jesus : Corey Richardson feat Tony Grant

[edit] Singles

• Cry
• Sunshine
• What's Up With This
• I Want
• Personality
• thief in the night
• Storm
• I Believe

[edit] Stage play appearances

• "A Good Man Is Hard to Find"
• "Tell Hell I Ain't Comin'"
• Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married"
• "Love Ain't Supposed To Hurt"
• Michael Matthews' "Mama, I'm Sorry"
• Bishop TD Jakes and Tyler Perry's "Behind Closed Doors"
• Dave Talbert's "Fabric of a Man"
• Angela Barrow Dunlap and Lizzie Berry's "Why Do Good Girls Like Bad Boys"
• Kim Fields' adaptation of "Barefoot in the Park"
• Je'Caryous Johnson's "Cheaters"
• Angela Barrow Dunlap's "If These Hips Could Talk"
• Kendrick D. Young's "God Save Me From My Secrets"
• Zeola Gaye and Angela Barrow Dunlap's "My Brother Marvin" (as young Marvin Gaye)
• Tyler Perry's "The Marriage Counselor"

[edit] Off-Broadway musical appearances

• "The Dorothy Height Story"
• "If This Hat Could Talk" (directed by George Faison)
• "Raisin In The Sun"

[edit] Other stage appearances

• Musical production of "Jesus Christ Super Star" (with Jack Black and Ben Vereen)

[edit] External links

• Tony Grant (singer) at MySpace
• Video at YouTube

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