Anthony Rapp
Overview
Anthony Deane Rapp is an American
stage and film
actor and singer best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway
production of Rent
in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the film version
and the Broadway Tour of Rent
in 2009. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown
in the 1999 Broadway revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
.
Rapp was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mary Lee (née Baird) and Douglas Rapp.
United States
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stage and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actor and singer best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the film version
Rent (film)
Rent is a 2005 American musical drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, in turn based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. The film depicts the lives of several Bohemians and their struggles with sexuality, cross-dressing, drugs, life...
and the Broadway Tour of Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
in 2009. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
Charles "Charlie" Brown is the protagonist in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.Charlie Brown and his creator have a common connection in that they are both the sons of barbers, but whereas Schulz's work is described as the "most shining example of the American success story", Charlie...
in the 1999 Broadway revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts...
.
Rapp was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mary Lee (née Baird) and Douglas Rapp.
Quotations
Labels are for cans, not people.
There is only one you for all of time. Fearlessly be yourself.