Andrew Keenan-Bolger
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger
| Andrew Keenan-Bolger | |
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| Born | Andrew Keenan-Bolger May 16, 1985 Detroit, Michigan |
| Other names | AKB |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Broadway |
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| andrewkeenanbolger.com | |
Andrew Keenan-Bolger (born May 16, 1985 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musical theatre actor and singer. Throughout his career, he has performed in many National Tours and Broadway productions. The performer operates a successful blog chronicling his career titled "Andrew's Blog".
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Personal life
Born May 16, 1985, he is the brother of Tony Award-nominee Celia Keenan-Bolger and Maggie Keenan-Bolger, both are actresses. He is a Detroit native. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2007 with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre.[1]
Performing credits
As a child Keenan-Bolger was in the original 2000 cast of Seussical on Broadway, as an alternate Jojo. He has also appeared on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast as Chip, and A Christmas Carol as the Turkey Boy. The actor was featured in the first national tours of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Leaf, Ragtime as the Little Boy, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Young Max. Other theater credits include High School Musical on Stage! at North Shore Music Theatre and Perez Hilton Saves the Universe at the 2008 Fringe Festival.
He has also been seen on television as Christophe on the series The Naked Brothers Band and as a weekly commentator on FNMTV on MTV. His film credits include Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and Marci X.[1]
Keenan-Bolger was asked by staff at North Shore Music Theatre to create a video blog to promote their production of High School Musical in which he starred. The videos pulled in a surprising amount of hits and became popular with a cult audience. After wrapping his run with NSMT, the actor decided to continue to operate the blog which he continues today after nearly two years. Each entry is posted on YouTube and attracts an average of over 7,000 views. 'The One Where Jake Gets Kidnapped' has been seen over 43,000 times.[2] Keenan-Bolger was a regular on fellow web series "The Battery's Down" created by close friend Jake Wilson. He is noted for his performance of the song 'You're in Vegas' which is available for download on iTunes.[3]
In 2010, Keenan-Bolger co-created the web series Submissions Only with fellow Broadway performer Kate Wetherhead. He serves as the series' director and editor.
He played Roberson Ay in the Broadway and National tour productions of Disney's Mary Poppins. He also created the role of Omar in the 5th Avenue Theater production of Disney's Aladdin. He is currently playing Crutchie in Disney's Newsies, a role he originally played in the Paper Mill Playhouse production.
External links
- Official Site
- Official Blog
- Andrew Keenan-Bolger at the Internet Broadway Database
- Andrew Keenan-Bolger at the Internet Movie Database
- Andrew Keenan-Bolger's channel on YouTube
References
- ^ a b "Andrew Keenan Bolger". IMDb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0092935/. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Keenan-Bolger, Andrew (25 June 2008). "The One Where Jake Gets Kidnapped". Andrew's Blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N40v_xbhlVU. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner, Jake Wilson (7 April 2009). "You're in Vegas". The Battery's Down. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/youre-in-vegas/id326909638?i=326909701. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
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