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Brad Caleb Kane
Birth nameBradley Caleb Kane
Born (1973-09-29) September 29, 1973 (age 51)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
OriginNew York City, New York
Genres
Years active1984–present
WebsiteBrad Caleb Kane's MySpace

Bradley Caleb "Brad" Kane (born September 29, 1973) is an American singer, actor, producer and writer.

Career

Kane began to act when he was three years old, with a small role in the movie Six Weeks. At the age of eight, he obtained the role of one of the four chorus boys in the Broadway musical Evita. He was in that production for four months before changing to Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, in which he acted alongside such stars as Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin. At the age of eleven, Kane participated in the "Very Special Arts" festival, a series of benefit concerts for disabled children's charities, which gave him an opportunity to sing for then First Lady Nancy Reagan in the White House and at the Kennedy Center.

Kane has appeared in many commercials and has been appeared in such programs as Law & Order, One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow, and Plaza Sésamo. He has also been a host on the Nickelodeon series Rated K Update and has been the assistant conductor of an interview program called Girl Talk In theatre, his credits include the role of the young Lucius in the Public Theater's production of Titus Andronicus, and two roles in James Lapine's Lincoln Center production of The Winter's Tale. He provided the singing voice of the character Aladdin, opposite Lea Salonga, in the 1992 film of the same name, as well as its sequels. In 1993, Kane teamed up again with Salonga to do a live version of "A Whole New World", the hit song from Aladdin, at the 65th Academy Awards.[1][2]

In 1993, he played Arpad Laszlo in the Broadway revival of She Loves Me. He also played Tucker Wells in the season three episode "The Prom" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and provided Jonathan Levinson's singing voice in the episode "Superstar". On September 11, 2005, Kane was invited to a ceremony at Hong Kong Disneyland, the night before the theme park's opening. He performed the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin with Cantopop star Joey Yung. As Caleb Kane, he released the song "This Close", which was played on the movie Devil's Pond. Then in 2004, he released his website with a message board to promote his album "This Day In History" with the first single "Go Mad", released in March 2006. Caleb has two versions of the video of this single, and also another promotional video for "In Your Own Way", a song that was played on the show The Black Donnellys.

His first album, This Day in History, was released on July 1, 2008.[3] In Fall 2008, he joined the FOX science-fiction series Fringe, as a writer and co-producer. After the completion of the second season, he left the show. He co-wrote the episodes: "The Cure" (co-written by co-executive producer Felicia D. Henderson), "The No-Brainer" (co-written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman), and "Inner Child" (co-written with Julia Cho). On June 7, 2011, it was announced that he was involved with the aborted reboot of Daredevil.[4] Since 2014 Kane is a producer on Black Sails.[5][6]

Discography

Albums

  • This Day in History (July 1, 2008)
  • Classic by The Misconceptions (Brad's College band) (1993)

Digital albums

  • "Go Mad"
  • "In Your Own Way"
  • Selections

Other albums

  • The Artist Lounge Album
  • Ahead of the Curve (EP)

Filmography

TV series

References

  1. ^ "'I'm part of a wonderful legacy': Brad Kane reflects on being the voice of Aladdin". 6abc Philadelphia. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  2. ^ "Aladdin stars reunite to sing A Whole New World". Digital Spy. 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  3. ^ This Day in History at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Fox's 'Daredevil' Relaunch Hires 'Fringe' Writer Brad Caleb Kane". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  5. ^ "25 Secrets About the Making of Disney's Aladdin, Plus Major News for Robin Williams Fans". Glamour. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  6. ^ "WAMG Interview: Brad Kane - The Singing Voice of Disney's ALADDIN - We Are Movie Geeks". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
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