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Jason Tam
Born (1982-06-28) June 28, 1982 (age 42)
Honolulu, Hawaii
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Jason Tam (born June 28, 1982 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and dancer. His most notable roles include Markko Rivera on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live, Paul in the 2006 revival of the Broadway musical A Chorus Line (he was also featured in Every Little Step, a documentary about the auditions and casting for that production), Xander in Lysistrata Jones on Broadway and Shoe on the teen drama Beyond the Break. His other stage performances include Les Misérables on Broadway, She Loves Me at The Guthrie Theatre, West Side Story, Oklahoma!, Footloose the Sacramento Music Circus, and King and I at Casa Manana. He is also a frequent collaborator with musical theatre writer Joe Iconis. In 2014 he joined the original cast of the Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey collaboration "If/Then" at the Richard Rodgers Theater as David. He played the role for the entire run of If/Then.[1] He can be heard on the 2014 Broadway’s Carols for a Cure album.[2]

On April 1, 2018 he appeared in the live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's Jesus Christ Superstar as the apostle Peter.[3] He starred as the SQUIP in the Off-Broadway run of Joe Iconis' Be More Chill from July through September of 2018[4].

Theatre Credits

Discography

  • A Chorus Line (revival Broadway cast recording) - 2006
  • Marry Me A Little (Off-Broadway cast recording) - 2012
  • If/Then (original Broadway cast recording) - 2014 (#19 on US charts)
  • Broadway's Carols for a Cure: 2014 - 2014

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2006–2009 Beyond the Break Shoe TV series, 35 episodes
2007-2012 One Life to Live Markko Rivera TV series, 280 episodes
2008 Every Little Step Himself Documentary
2008 Meet Dave A Chorus Line Dancer Film
2010 The In-Between Trevor Short
2010 A Lack of Gravity Trevor Short
2013 Guilty Ian TV Movie
2013 Hawaii Five-O Eddie Thorne 1 Episode
2013 Do No Harm Brandon 4 episodes
2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Peter NBC Live Televised Musical

References

  1. ^ "If/Then: Opening Night Cast". Playbill Vault. Playbill, Inc. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew (30 September 2014). "Jessie Mueller, Rema Webb, Ryan Shaw, Jason Tam, Tamika Lawrence, Jenn Colella Will Be Heard on Annual Carols for a Cure CD". Playbill. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ " Jesus Christ Superstar Cast" nbc.com
  4. ^ "Jason Tam Joins Off-Broadway's Be More Chill | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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