John Gallagher, Jr.

John Gallagher, Jr.

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name = John Gallagher, Jr.



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birthdate = birth date and age|1984|6|17
birthplace = Wilmington, Delaware, USA
occupation = Actor
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tonyawards = Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2007 "Spring Awakening"
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John Gallagher Jr. (born 17 June 1984) is a American Tony Award winning actor, singer, and musician perhaps best known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's hit rock musical Spring Awakening.

Biography

Early life

Gallagher was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. Both of his parents were musicians and he eventually went on to play guitar for numerous bands, including 'Not Now Murray', 'What Now', and 'Annie's Autograph'. He dropped out of high school during his senior year to pursue acting.

Career

Gallagher has appeared in three plays by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. He originated the role of Jeff in Abaire's hit play "Kimberly Akimbo", appeared in the illfated United Kingdom production of Fuddy Meers, and he received critical acclaim for his role in Rabbit Hole. Rabbit Hole was his Broadway debut. He also appeared in the Manhattan Theatre Club Production of the David Marshall Grant play "Current Events". He most recently originated the role of and won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Moritz Stiefel in 'Spring Awakening,' which opened on December 10, 2006. On December 16th, 2007, he left Spring Awakening. The role was eventually taken over by Blake Bashoff.

He has appeared in such television programs as "The West Wing", "Law & Order", "", "NYPD Blue", "Ed", "Love Monkey", and Hallmark Hall of Fame’s "The Flamingo Rising". Film credits include "Pieces of April", the upcoming "Mr. Gibb", and Kenneth Lonergan’s "Margaret".

He was most recently, and throughout his Spring Awakening run, in the band Old Springs Pike. On January 23, 2008, his band members announced his departure. The next day, Gallagher made an official announcement confirming his departure on his MySpace page.

Gallagher recently completed a run of the play "Port Authority," by Conor McPherson at the Atlantic Theater Company, the same theater that premiered Spring Awakening. He will soon enter rehearsals for the Atlantic's upcoming production of Farragut North.

He is currently dating actress Aubrey Dollar.

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/johnnygallagher MySpace]
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