Andrew "Andy" Rannells is an American voice actor, who has worked on the properties of
4Kids Entertainment and
DiC, appearing e.g. as Archie Andrews in
Archie's Weird Mysteries, Lenny in
Shaman King and Connor in
Cubix: Robots for Everyone. As of 2006, he left 4Kids Entertainment to play the role of Link Larkin in
Hairspray on Broadway. He has a multi-voice talent, such as doing accents. He has also done voice acting for Harley in the
Pokémon anime and portrayed James in the stage show
Pokémon Live!.
Rannells recently performed in the musical
Jersey Boys in the First National Tour, the "Sherry Cast." Rannells plays songwriter Bob Gaudio, the youngest member of the Four Seasons. His last performance as Bob Gaudio with the Sherry tour was on December 6, 2008 in Toronto. He most recently reprised the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway company of Jersey Boys. He began his run January 13, 2009 replacing Sebastian Arcelus and left the show on July 12, 2009. He continues to record voice-overs for commercials and audio books.
He gained massive fame when he starred in
The Book of Mormon, a 2011 musical written by
Trey Parker and Matt Stone of
South Park fame, and
Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez. He earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role in the show. As of September 2014, he is currently playing the title role in
Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway. Come 2015, he also briefly took over the role of King George in
Hamilton. In his 2017, he was nominated for a Tony as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing Whizzer in
Falsettos, losing to his
Vitriolic Best Bud Gavin Creel from
Hello, Dolly!.
