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. They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.
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.
Stage credits
Camelot, Lancelot, 1980
Evita, Ensemble, 1980–1981
Oliver!, Londoner, Broadway, 1984
Cats, Bustopher Jones/Gus/Growltiger, 1986
Cabaret, Clifford Bradshaw, Broadway, 1987
Anything Goes, Billy Crocker, Broadway, 1988
City of Angels, Stine, Broadway, 1989
Arthur the Musical, Arthur, Goodspeed Opera House, Connecticut, 1991
Anna Karenina, Constantine Levin, Broadway, 1992
Falsettos, Marvin, Broadway, 1993
Greetings, Andy Gorski, Off-Broadway, 1993
Passion, Colonel Ricci, Broadway, 1994
1776, Edward Rutledge, Broadway, 1997
Les Misérables, Javert, Broadway, 1999
Thief River, Ray 2/Reese, Off-Broadway, 2001
Reefer Madness, Lecturer, Off-Broadway, 2001
Into the Woods, Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince, Broadway, 2002
Wonderful Town, Robert Baker, Broadway, 2003
Opening Doors (Sondheim Concert, New York City), Performer, 2004
Flight, Charles Lindbergh, Off-Broadway, 2005
Rags (World AIDS Day Concert, New York City), Nathan, 2006
A Tale of Two Cities, Dr. Alexandre Manette, Broadway, 2008
Show Boat, (Show Boat in Concert), Steve, Carnegie Hall, June 2008
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Reverend Mr. Crisparkle, Broadway, 2012
Secondhand Lions: A New Musical, Garth, 2013
First Wives Club, Aaron, Chicago, 2015
Selected filmography
Little Children (2006)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Hollywood Ending (2002)
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
1993: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Anna Karenina
1998: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
1998: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
1998: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
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
2004: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Wonderful Town
Quotes
“I started crying like a teenage girl.” – Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.
External Links
Actor Gregg Edelman – Wikipedia
