Gregg Edelman

Gregg Edelman
Gregg Edelman
Born	September 12, 1958 (age 62); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Stage, film, voice, television actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Carolee Carmello (1995–2015)
Children	Zoe & Ethan

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.^[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)
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^[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[]

^ Filichia, Peter. "Getting to Know Carolee Carmello", theatermania.com, April 3, 2002
^ 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."
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Gregg Edelman Profile" Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, broadway.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Oliver!, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Cats, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Cabaret, ibdb.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Anything Goes, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Richards, David. "Sunday View. Madcap Arthur Meets the 90's", The New York Times, August 18, 1991
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anna Karenina, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Falsettos, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Greetings, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Passion ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 1776, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Les Misérables, ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Thief River, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Reefer Madness, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
^ "'Into the Woods' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ "'Wonderful Town' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ Gans, Andrew. "Edelman, Clark, Carmello and Baldwin Set for Sondheim's Opening Doors", playbill.com, July 27, 2004
^ Sommer, elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Flight: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'", curtainup.com, May 13, 2005
^ Lipton, Brian Scott. "Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman to Star in 'Rags' Benefit", theatermania.com, October 30, 2006
^ Finkle, David. "Review. 'A Tale of Two Cities' ", theatermania.com, September 18, 2008
^ Suskin, Steven. "Review: ‘Show Boat in Concert’", Variety, June 8, 2008
^ "'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
^ "Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe Cast in Secondhand Lions Musical Premiere" playbill.com
^ Jones, Chris. "Not so sweet revenge in pre-Broadway 'First Wives Club' ", Chicago Tribune, March 12, 2015
^ Little Children, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Spider-Man 2, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Hollywood Ending, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
^ Simonson, Robert. "'Millie', 'Success' Lead 2002 Drama Desk Nominations", playbill.com, April 30, 2002
^ "2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10", broadway.com, April 18, 2004

External links[]

[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."

[starfiles-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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

[angels-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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

[anna-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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

[Rutledge-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 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

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Gregg Edelman
Born	(1958-09-12) September 12, 1958 (age 62) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Stage, film, voice, television actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Carolee Carmello (1995–2015)
Children	Zoe & Ethan