Line #10 Creator/AndrewRannells


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4	Andrew Scott Rannells (born August 23, 1978) is an American actor born in Omaha, Nebraska.
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6	He got his start as a voice actor, primarily on animated shows for [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids Entertainment]] and Creator/{{DiC\|Entertainment}}, voicing Archie Andrews in ''WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries'', Len Tao in ''Manga/ShamanKing'' and Connor in ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone''. He has also done voice acting for Harley in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire'' and portrayed James in the stage show ''Theatre/PokemonLive''.
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8	Rannells also has a storied career performing in Broadway musicals; in 2006, he played Link Larkin in ''Theatre/{{Hairspray}}''. He also played Bob Gaudio in the First National Tour of ''Theatre/JerseyBoys'' (the "Sherry Cast"). His last performance as Bob Gaudio with the Sherry tour was on December 6, 2008 in Toronto, but he went on to reprise the role in the Broadway company. He began his run January 13, 2009 replacing Sebastian Arcelus and left the show on July 12, 2009.
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10	His StarMakingRole in the theatre world was Elder Price in ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'', a 2011 Broadway musical written by Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone, the creators of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', and Robert Lopez, one of the composers for ''Theatre/AvenueQ''. The role garnered Rannells a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.
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12	In September 2014, he played the title role in ''Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch'' on Broadway, taking over after Creator/NeilPatrickHarris left the show. In 2015, he also briefly took over the role of King George in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' after Creator/JonathanGroff left the show.
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14	In 2017, he was nominated for a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Whizzer in ''Theatre/{{Falsettos}}'', losing to his [[VitriolicBestBuds Vitriolic Best Bud]] Gavin Creel from ''Theatre/HelloDolly.''
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16	Despite his busy stage career, he hasn't left his voice acting career behind, as he has continued to provide voice-overs for commercials and audio books, as well as appearing in animated series such as ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' and ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark''.
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18	He is openly gay and came out when he was eighteen. Since 2019, he's been in a relationship with the actor Tuc Watkins.
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20	!! Selected theatre:
21	* ''Theatre/PokemonLive'' (2000) as James
22	* ''Theatre/{{Hairspray}}'' (2005) as Link Larkin and Fender
23	* ''[[Theatre/{{Lysistrata}} Lysistrata Jones]]'' (2010) as Michelangelo "Mick" Jackson (original)
24	* ''Theatre/TheBookOfMormon'' (2011) as Elder Kevin Price (original)
25	* ''Theatre/HedwigAndTheAngryInch'' (2014 Broadway revival) as Hedwig
26	* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' (2015) as King George III
27	* ''Theatre/{{Falsettos}}'' (2016 Broadway revival) as Whizzer Brown
28	* ''Theatre/TheBoysInTheBand'' (2018 Broadway revival) as Larry
29	* ''[[Theatre/GutenbergTheMusical Gutenberg! The Musical!]]'' (2023 Broadway production) as Doug
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32	!! Selected filmography:
33	!!! '''Voice acting'''
34	* ''Anime/TamaAndFriends'' (1993) as Tama (English dub)
35	* ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' (1995) as Streex and Shrimp Louie
36	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' (1997 -- 2006) as Morty, Harley and various roles (English dub)
37	* ''WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries'' (1999 -- 2000) as [[ComicBook/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]]
38	* ''Anime/YuGiOh! Duel Monsters'' (2000) as Mako Tsumani, Noah Kaiba, and Leon von Schroeder (English dub)
39	** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' (2004) as Wheeler the Monkey and Belowski (English dub)
40	* ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone'' (2001) as Connor (English dub)
41	* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' (2001) as Len Tao (English dub)
42	* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' (2001) as eNeMeE (English dub), also served as voice director.
43	* ''Anime/UltimateMuscle'' (2002) in various roles (English dub)
44	* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' (2002 -- 2003) as Dren & Wesley J. Coolridge III (English dub)
45	* ''WesternAnimation/LibertysKids'' (2002) as UsefulNotes/AlexanderHamilton
46	* ''Anime/FightingFoodons'' (2001 -- 2003) as Fried Ricer & Albert (English dub)
47	* ''Anime/SonicX'' (2003 -- 2006) as TheNarrator, Bokkun, Mister Stewart, and E-102 Gamma among others (English dub), also served as voice director.
48	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\|2003}}'' (2003 -- 2009) in various roles
49	* ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'' (2006) as Bif Taylor
50	* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' (2016 -- 2018) as Morris, Skye
51	* ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTheWayne'' (2017) as Andrei
52	* ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'' (2017 -- present) as Matthew [=MacDell=]
53	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Vampirina}}'' (2017) as King Pepi
54	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' (2018) as Hayden
55	* ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' (2020) as Griffin
56	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible\|2021}}'' (2021) as William Clockwell
57	* ''WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether'' (2023) as Veneer
58	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTimeFionnaAndCake'' (2023) as Gary Prince
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60	!!! '''On-camera'''
61	* ''Film/SexAndTheCity'' (2010) as Wedding Chorus
62	* ''Film/{{Bachelorette}}'' (2012) as Manny
63	* ''Series/{{Girls}}'' (2012 -- 2017) as Elijah Krantz
64	* ''Series/TheNewNormal'' (2012 -- 2013) as Bryan Collins
65	* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2013 -- 2014) as Darren
66	* ''Film/TheIntern'' (2015) as Cameron
67	* ''Series/TheKnick'' (2015) as Frazier H. Wingo
68	* ''Series/AnotherPeriod'' (2016) as Bertram Harrison Fusselforth VII
69	* ''Film/WhyHim'' (2016) as Blaine Pederman
70	* ''Film/ASimpleFavor'' (2018) as Darren
71	* ''Series/BlackMonday'' (2019) as Blair Pfaff
72	* The film adaptation of ''Theatre/TheProm'' (2020) as Trent Oliver
73	* ''Series/HistoryOfTheWorldPartII'' (2023)

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