Gregg Edelman

Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American movie, television and theatre actor.

Gregg Edelman
Born	September 12, 1958 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Stage, film, voice, television actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Carolee Carmello (1995–2015)
Children	Zoe & Ethan

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.[1] They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.[2]

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.[3]

Stage credits

Camelot, Lancelot, 1980 Evita, Ensemble, 1980–1981 Oliver!, Londoner, Broadway, 1984[4] Cats, Bustopher Jones/Gus/Growltiger, 1986[5] Cabaret, Clifford Bradshaw, Broadway, 1987[6] Anything Goes, Billy Crocker, Broadway, 1988[7] City of Angels, Stine, Broadway, 1989[8] Arthur the Musical, Arthur, Goodspeed Opera House, Connecticut, 1991[9] Anna Karenina, Constantine Levin, Broadway, 1992[10] Falsettos, Marvin, Broadway, 1993[11] Greetings, Andy Gorski, Off-Broadway, 1993[12] Passion, Colonel Ricci, Broadway, 1994[13] 1776, Edward Rutledge, Broadway, 1997[14] Les Misérables, Javert, Broadway, 1999[15] Thief River, Ray 2/Reese, Off-Broadway, 2001[16]

Reefer Madness, Lecturer, Off-Broadway, 2001[17] Into the Woods, Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Broadway, 2002[18] Wonderful Town, Robert Baker, Broadway, 2003[19] Opening Doors (Sondheim Concert, New York City), Performer, 2004[20] Flight, Charles Lindbergh, Off-Broadway, 2005[21] Rags (World AIDS Day Concert, New York City), Nathan, 2006[22] A Tale of Two Cities, Dr. Alexandre Manette, Broadway, 2008[23] Show Boat, (Show Boat in Concert), Steve, Carnegie Hall, June 2008[24] The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Reverend Mr. Crisparkle, Broadway, 2012[25] Secondhand Lions: A New Musical, Garth, 2013[26] First Wives Club, Aaron, Chicago, 2015[27]

Selected filmography

• Little Children (2006)[28]
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)[29]
• Hollywood Ending (2002)[30]
• Cradle Will Rock (1999)
• 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[8]
• 1993: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Anna Karenina[10]
• 1998: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776[14]
• 1998: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776[14]
• 1998: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776[14]
• 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[31]
• 2004: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Wonderful Town[32]

Quotes

"I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.[3]

References

1. Filichia, Peter. "Getting to Know Carolee Carmello", theatermania.com, April 3, 2002
2. Feldberg, Robert. "My oh my oh, he's come a ways", The Record (Bergen County), November 23, 2003. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When it was announced Gregg Edelman would be in the cast of the Broadway production of Wonderful Town - which opens tonight at the Al Hirschfeld Theater - it hardly registered as a surprise. That's because Edelman, who lives with his family in Leonia, is a hardy perennial on Broadway."
3. "Gregg Edelman Profile" Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, broadway.com, accessed April 27, 2016
4. Oliver!, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
5. Cats, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
6. Cabaret, ibdb.com, accessed April 27, 2016
7. Anything Goes, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
8. City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
9. Richards, David. "Sunday View. Madcap Arthur Meets the 90's", The New York Times, August 18, 1991
10. Anna Karenina, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
11. Falsettos, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
12. Greetings, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
13. Passion ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
14. 1776, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
15. Les Misérables, ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
16. Thief River, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
17. Reefer Madness, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
18. "'Into the Woods' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
19. "'Wonderful Town' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
20. Gans, Andrew. "Edelman, Clark, Carmello and Baldwin Set for Sondheim's Opening Doors", playbill.com, July 27, 2004
21. Sommer, elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Flight: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'", curtainup.com, May 13, 2005
22. Lipton, Brian Scott. "Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman to Star in 'Rags' Benefit", theatermania.com, October 30, 2006
23. Finkle, David. "Review. 'A Tale of Two Cities' ", theatermania.com, September 18, 2008
24. Suskin, Steven. "Review: ‘Show Boat in Concert’", Variety, June 8, 2008
25. "'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
26. "Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe Cast in Secondhand Lions Musical Premiere" playbill.com
27. Jones, Chris. "Not so sweet revenge in pre-Broadway 'First Wives Club' ", Chicago Tribune, March 12, 2015
28. Little Children, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
29. Spider-Man 2, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
30. Hollywood Ending, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
31. Simonson, Robert. "'Millie', 'Success' Lead 2002 Drama Desk Nominations", playbill.com, April 30, 2002
32. "2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10", broadway.com, April 18, 2004

External links

• Gregg Edelman at the Internet Broadway Database
• Gregg Edelman at IMDb
• Gregg Edelman at Broadway.com
• An interview, circa 2004
• A Tale of Two Cities
• Gregg Edelman on Facebook