Anthony Alexander Humrichouser (born September 16, 1966 in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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) is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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/director. He is the son of Teresa Zammit and Ted Wesley Humrichouser. Humrichouser spent his first years in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

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 and later in Key West, Florida

Key West, Florida

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. After his father retired from the United States Navy

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, his family settled in Warren, Michigan

Warren, Michigan

Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2010 census places the city's population at 134,056, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third largest city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb....

. There he attended South Elementary School, Butcher Junior High School and Warren Mott High School

Warren Mott High School

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.

Upon graduation, Humrichouser attended Macomb Community College

Macomb Community College

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 and obtained a BFA

Bachelor of Fine Arts

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 in Musical Theatre

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 from Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University

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. From there, he moved to Chicago

Chicago

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 to pursue his ongoing acting career.

In 1999 Humrichouser moved to Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

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 and attended the esteemed Trinity Repertory Conservatory where he acted with the Tony Award

Tony Award

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 winning Trinity Repertory Company

Trinity Repertory Company

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. There he completed his professional training and received his MFA

Master of Fine Arts

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 in Acting from Rhode Island College

Rhode Island College

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 in 2002.

In 2003 Humrichouser moved to Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

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 to Head the Musical Theatre Program at Drake University

Drake University

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, where he served as Professor from 2003-2007.

Currently, Humrichouser is the Director of the Musical Theatre Program at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.