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Anthony Rapp

Anthony Deane Rapp[2] (born October 26, 1971) is an American actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent. Following his original performance of the role in 1996, Rapp reprised it in the film version of the show and then the show's United States Tour in 2009. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and originated the role of Lucas in the musical If/Then in 2014. He currently plays Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets on the television series Star Trek: Discovery.

Anthony Rapp
Rapp in 2017
Born
Anthony Deane Rapp

(1971-10-26) October 26, 1971 (age 51)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active1981–present
Partner(s)Ken Ithiphol (2016–present; engaged)[1]
Children1
RelativesAdam Rapp (brother)

Early life

Rapp was born on October 26, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in nearby Joliet, Illinois,[3] to Mary Lee (née Baird) and Douglas Rapp.[4] After his parents' divorce in 1974,[3] he was raised by his mother, a trained nurse.[5] His older brother is playwright, novelist, and filmmaker Adam Rapp. He also has an older sister.[6]

Rapp participated in community theater as a child[6] and won awards for his singing in junior high school.[7] Rapp attended high school at Joliet West High School and theatre camp at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan.[8] He moved to New York in 1989 to attend New York University as a film student, but dropped out after a semester.[6]

Career

Rapp first performed on Broadway in 1981 in The Little Prince and the Aviator, a musical based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel The Little Prince. The show closed during previews. His screen debut was as a member of the starring ensemble in the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting, directed by Chris Columbus, who would later direct him in the film version of Rent. He has appeared in several movies and Broadway shows. His notable roles include those in such films as Dazed and Confused, A Beautiful Mind, School Ties, Road Trip, Six Degrees of Separation (stage and film versions), An American Family, Danny Roane: First Time Director, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.[9]

 
Rapp greeting fans following a 2009 performance of Rent

Rapp went on to play the character of Mark Cohen in the off-Broadway and original Broadway casts of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent. For his audition, Rapp sang R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion", and received his callback in September 1994.[7] After offering him the role, Jonathan Larson wrote new songs for the production with Rapp's voice in mind.[10] He reprised that role in the film adaptation, which was released on November 23, 2005. He returned to Rent on July 30, 2007, for a six-week run, along with original cast member Adam Pascal.[11] The two continued in their return to Rent through October 7, 2007.[12] Rapp and Pascal, along with fellow original cast member Gwen Stewart, reprised their roles of Mark and Roger in a national tour of Rent beginning January 6, 2009.[13]

 
Rapp in 2009 at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis

In 2000, Rapp released a solo CD, entitled Look Around. In 2006, he published a memoir about Rent and his relationship with his mother, Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent.[7] The manuscript took him six years to finish because of how personal it was.[14] Rapp developed a one-man stage show with music based on the memoir beginning in 2007, later performing it at such locations as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[14] A recording of the show was released on December 11, 2012, by PS Classics.[15]

In 2005, Rapp played the doctor in the world premiere of Feeling Electric (later to become the Broadway musical Next to Normal) at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.[6][16] During Next to Normal's Off-Broadway run (2008), he worked as assistant director to Michael Greif, who had directed him in Rent,[17] and later wrote the introduction to the published script.[18]

Rapp played the role of Lucas in If/Then, which starred fellow Rent alum Idina Menzel. If/Then played the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., and began previews on Broadway on March 5, 2014, and opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater on March 30, 2014. In July, Rapp had to miss performances due to a knee injury and surgery.[19] It closed on March 22, 2015. Rapp reprised the role in the 2015-2016 National Tour, along with Menzel and the rest of the main Broadway cast.[20]

Rapp also appeared in "Psych: The Musical", an episode of the TV series Psych, which premiered on USA Network on December 15, 2013. In 2016, Rapp was cast in Star Trek: Discovery as Lt. Commander Paul Stamets, the first openly gay character in the Star Trek television series.[21] This was Rapp's first television regular role; while he had watched some Star Trek as a child, he watched "curated lists" of episodes from the multiple series to prepare for the role.[22]

Personal life

 
Rapp (right) with Harvey Fierstein at the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS in September 2006

Rapp had a close relationship with his mother, who was battling cancer during the beginning of the off-Broadway and Broadway transfer of Rent. He would visit her on weekends.[7][14] She died at age 55 in 1997.[23] He credits her for instilling values of justice and respect in him by leading by example.[24]

In 2012, the periodical Metro Weekly referred to Rapp as "one of the first openly gay men on Broadway".[25][26] He first came out to his mother at the age of 18, and by her death in 1997 she had grown comfortable with it.[3] During a 1997 interview with Oasis magazine, the actor explained his sexual identity as "queer" rather than "gay":

I don't want to get into labels, but I've never labeled myself except to say I'm queer. The thing that's been most important to me to be out about is that I have been in loving relationships with men ... I haven't said "I am gay." Because the truth is that I've also been in love with women, although the truth is I do think I'm primarily homosexual.[27]

He has also identified as "bisexual"[3] and "four-and-a-half" on the Kinsey scale.[20] He has cited working with Larry Kramer as a young man (in Kramer's play The Destiny of Me) for his commitment to activism and "liv[ing] an open life".[24][28]

Rapp is a "die hard" Chicago Cubs fan and co-hosts the podcast The Clubhouse about baseball.[29] At the Cubs game on August 29, 2016, he threw the first pitch and sang the Star Spangled Banner.[30] He enjoys playing poker and video games.[18]

In November 2019, Rapp announced his engagement to his partner, Ken Ithiphol.[31] The couple has one child, born via surrogacy.[32]

Accusations against Kevin Spacey

In October 2017, Rapp alleged in an interview with BuzzFeed that actor Kevin Spacey made an unwanted sexual advance toward him in 1986, when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26. At the time, Rapp and Spacey were both appearing in Broadway shows – Rapp in Precious Sons, Spacey in Long Day's Journey into Night[33] – and Spacey invited Rapp to a party at his home. Rapp stated that at the end of the evening, an apparently drunk Spacey "picked [him] up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold", placed him on the bed, and held him down while tightening his grip on him. "He was trying to seduce me", Rapp said. "I don't know if I would have used that language. But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually."[34][35] Rapp added that he had once allegedly met with a lawyer to discuss possible legal action, but was told there was no case worth pursuing.[34][36] He had previously discussed the incident in a 2001 interview with The Advocate, but Spacey's name was redacted from publication to avoid legal disputes and public outing.[37] Rapp claimed he was inspired to come forward in 2017 after the effects of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations with the support of his family, boyfriend, and representatives;[24] However, text message evidence shown during Rapp's trial against Spacey showed that Rapp had reported his allegation about Spacey to Buzzfeed before Lupita Nyong'o, who Rapp previously credited for inspiring him to come forward, made her sex abuse claim against Weinstein.[38]

In response, Spacey posted on Twitter that he did not remember the encounter, but said that he was "beyond horrified to hear his story" and offered Rapp the "sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior".[39] After the Buzzfeed article, at least 14 other people came forward to accuse Spacey of sexual misconduct,[40] ultimately leading to him losing his starring role on House of Cards and involvement in other projects.[41] Rapp faced harassment and criticism for the accusation.[42] On September 9, 2020, Rapp sued Spacey for sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress under the Child Victims Act, which extended New York's statute of limitations for civil suits related to child sexual abuse. Rapp sought $40 million in damages.[43][44] Joining Rapp in the suit against Spacey was a man who requested to remain anonymous who accused Spacey of sexually abusing him in 1983, when he was 14 and Spacey was 23.[45] On October 20, 2022, a jury found that Spacey did not sexually abuse Rapp.[44]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Adventures in Babysitting Daryl Coopersmith
1989 Grave Secrets Jamie
Far from Home Pinky Sears
1992 School Ties Richard "McGoo" Collins
1993 Dazed and Confused Tony Olson
Six Degrees of Separation Ben
1996 Twister Tony
The Mantis Murder Unknown
1997 David Searching David
1999 Man of the Century Timothy Burns
2000 Road Trip Jacob Schultz
2001 Cruise Control Mirror Man Short
A Beautiful Mind Bender
2002 Paradisco L'ami américain Short
2004 Open House Barry Farnsworth
2005 Rent Mark Cohen
Winter Passing Dean
2006 Danny Roane: First Time Director Self
2007 Let Them Chirp Awhile Self
Blackbird Unknown
2008 Scaring the Fish Gene
2009 The Other Woman Simon
2012 Junction Connor
2014 Grind Vincent Short
2015 Not Again Dr. Thom Short
2016 Opening Night Logan Joyce
Do You Take This Man Daniel
bwoy Brad
2022 Scrap Ben

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Sky High Wes Hansen TV movie
1994 Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker Cadet Frederick G. Hodgson TV movie
1996 The Lazarus Man Verity Episode: "Panorama"
1997 Spin City Himself Episode: "An Affair to Remember"
1997 The X-Files Jeff Glaser Episode: "Detour"
2000 The Beach Boys: An American Family Van Dyke Parks TV movie
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Matt Spevak Episode: "Bound"
2006–07 Kidnapped Larry Kellogg 4 episodes
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Nathan Forrester Episode: "Lessons Learned"
2013 Psych Zachary Wallace Zander aka Z Episode: "Psych: The Musical"
2014 It Could Be Worse Casting Director Episode: "Uncharted Territory"
2015 Stop the Bleeding Buster 2 episodes
The Knick Dr. Thurman Drexler 3 episodes
2017-2018 The Good Fight Glenn 3 episodes
2017–present Star Trek: Discovery Lt. Commander Paul Stamets Regular cast/Lieutenant Paul Stamets (Mirror) 1st and 3rd season
2018 13 Reasons Why Pastor Episode: "Bye"
2019 Carpool Karaoke: The Series Himself Episode: "Star Trek: Discovery Cast"
2019 Rent: Live Himself Cameo[46]
2020 Equal Harry Hay Docuseries[47]
2021 Celebrating America Himself Virtual Concert for the Inauguration of Joe Biden[48]

Theatre

Year Production Role Notes
1981–1982 The Little Prince and the Aviator The Little Prince Broadway; never opened
1982 Youth is Broken Unknown Off-Broadway
Evita Children's Chorus member Regional, became National Tour[49]
The King and I Louis National Tour[49]
1986 Precious Sons Freddy Broadway; Mar. 20 – May 10
1990–1992 Six Degrees of Separation Ben Broadway; Nov. 8, 1990 – Jan. 5, 1992
1992 The Destiny of Me Alexander Weeks Off-Broadway
1993 Sophistry Jack Kahn Off-Broadway
1994 Trafficking in Broken Hearts Bobby Off-Broadway
1995 Raised in Captivity Dylan Taylor Sinclair/Roger Off-Broadway
Rent Mark Cohen Off-Broadway
1996–1997 Broadway
1997 National Tour
1998 West End, London
Bright Lights, Big City Unknown Off-Broadway
1999 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Charlie Brown Broadway; Feb. 4 – Jun. 13
2001 Nocturne The Son[50] Berkeley Repertory Theatre; written by brother Adam Rapp
2002 Henry V King Henry V Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
2003 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig Robinson City Theatre[51]
Private Jokes Public Places William Off-Broadway
2004 Little Shop of Horrors Seymour Krelbourn National tour
2005 The 24 Hour Plays Trisan Broadway; special benefit production
2005 Feeling Electric Dr. Madden New York Musical Theatre Festival; earlier version of Next to Normal
2006 Rent Mark Cohen Broadway; 10th anniversary reunion concert
2007 Broadway; Jul. 30 – Oct. 7
Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell Performer Off-Broadway
2007–2014 Without You Himself One-man show with music based on his memoir
2008 Some Americans Abroad Henry McNeil Off-Broadway
2009 Rent Mark Cohen National tour
2012 POP! Andy Warhol City Theatre
2014–2015 If/Then Lucas Broadway; Mar. 30, 2014 – Mar. 22, 2015
2015–2016 National tour; Oct. 13, 2015 – Aug. 15, 2016

Discography

Year Title Notes
1996 Rent (original Broadway cast recording) Solos on twenty-two tracks
1999 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (new Broadway cast recording) Solos on nine tracks
2000 Look Around Solo album
2012 Without You (original cast recording) Solo album
2014 If/Then (original Broadway cast recording) Solos on six tracks
2016 Acoustically Speaking: Live at Feinstein's/54 Below Solos on fourteen tracks; live concert with Adam Pascal

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Star Trek Online: Awakening Paul Stamets

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
1986 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Precious Sons Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Nominated
1996 Obie Award Special Citations Rent Won
2001 ACC Award Best Ensemble Cast A Beautiful Mind Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2005 Stinkers Bad Movie Award Worst Song Performance Rent Nominated
2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Song Performance Nominated
Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
OFTA Film Award Best Adapted Music Nominated
2014 Broadway.com Audience Award Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical If/Then Won
2017 The Advocate's Person of the Year Finalist[52]

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Anthony Deane Rapp 2 born October 26 1971 is an American actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent Following his original performance of the role in 1996 Rapp reprised it in the film version of the show and then the show s United States Tour in 2009 He also performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of You re a Good Man Charlie Brown and originated the role of Lucas in the musical If Then in 2014 He currently plays Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets on the television series Star Trek Discovery Anthony RappRapp in 2017BornAnthony Deane Rapp 1971 10 26 October 26 1971 age 51 Chicago Illinois U S OccupationsActorsingerYears active1981 presentPartner s Ken Ithiphol 2016 present engaged 1 Children1RelativesAdam Rapp brother Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 3 1 Accusations against Kevin Spacey 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Theatre 4 4 Discography 4 5 Video games 5 Bibliography 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditRapp was born on October 26 1971 in Chicago Illinois and raised in nearby Joliet Illinois 3 to Mary Lee nee Baird and Douglas Rapp 4 After his parents divorce in 1974 3 he was raised by his mother a trained nurse 5 His older brother is playwright novelist and filmmaker Adam Rapp He also has an older sister 6 Rapp participated in community theater as a child 6 and won awards for his singing in junior high school 7 Rapp attended high school at Joliet West High School and theatre camp at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan 8 He moved to New York in 1989 to attend New York University as a film student but dropped out after a semester 6 Career EditRapp first performed on Broadway in 1981 in The Little Prince and the Aviator a musical based on Antoine de Saint Exupery s novel The Little Prince The show closed during previews His screen debut was as a member of the starring ensemble in the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting directed by Chris Columbus who would later direct him in the film version of Rent He has appeared in several movies and Broadway shows His notable roles include those in such films as Dazed and Confused A Beautiful Mind School Ties Road Trip Six Degrees of Separation stage and film versions An American Family Danny Roane First Time Director and You re a Good Man Charlie Brown 9 Rapp greeting fans following a 2009 performance of Rent Rapp went on to play the character of Mark Cohen in the off Broadway and original Broadway casts of Jonathan Larson s musical Rent For his audition Rapp sang R E M s Losing My Religion and received his callback in September 1994 7 After offering him the role Jonathan Larson wrote new songs for the production with Rapp s voice in mind 10 He reprised that role in the film adaptation which was released on November 23 2005 He returned to Rent on July 30 2007 for a six week run along with original cast member Adam Pascal 11 The two continued in their return to Rent through October 7 2007 12 Rapp and Pascal along with fellow original cast member Gwen Stewart reprised their roles of Mark and Roger in a national tour of Rent beginning January 6 2009 13 Rapp in 2009 at the Fox Theatre in St Louis In 2000 Rapp released a solo CD entitled Look Around In 2006 he published a memoir about Rent and his relationship with his mother Without You A Memoir of Love Loss and the Musical Rent 7 The manuscript took him six years to finish because of how personal it was 14 Rapp developed a one man stage show with music based on the memoir beginning in 2007 later performing it at such locations as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 14 A recording of the show was released on December 11 2012 by PS Classics 15 In 2005 Rapp played the doctor in the world premiere of Feeling Electric later to become the Broadway musical Next to Normal at the New York Musical Theatre Festival 6 16 During Next to Normal s Off Broadway run 2008 he worked as assistant director to Michael Greif who had directed him in Rent 17 and later wrote the introduction to the published script 18 Rapp played the role of Lucas in If Then which starred fellow Rent alum Idina Menzel If Then played the National Theatre in Washington D C and began previews on Broadway on March 5 2014 and opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater on March 30 2014 In July Rapp had to miss performances due to a knee injury and surgery 19 It closed on March 22 2015 Rapp reprised the role in the 2015 2016 National Tour along with Menzel and the rest of the main Broadway cast 20 Rapp also appeared in Psych The Musical an episode of the TV series Psych which premiered on USA Network on December 15 2013 In 2016 Rapp was cast in Star Trek Discovery as Lt Commander Paul Stamets the first openly gay character in the Star Trek television series 21 This was Rapp s first television regular role while he had watched some Star Trek as a child he watched curated lists of episodes from the multiple series to prepare for the role 22 Personal life Edit Rapp right with Harvey Fierstein at the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS in September 2006 Rapp had a close relationship with his mother who was battling cancer during the beginning of the off Broadway and Broadway transfer of Rent He would visit her on weekends 7 14 She died at age 55 in 1997 23 He credits her for instilling values of justice and respect in him by leading by example 24 In 2012 the periodical Metro Weekly referred to Rapp as one of the first openly gay men on Broadway 25 26 He first came out to his mother at the age of 18 and by her death in 1997 she had grown comfortable with it 3 During a 1997 interview with Oasis magazine the actor explained his sexual identity as queer rather than gay I don t want to get into labels but I ve never labeled myself except to say I m queer The thing that s been most important to me to be out about is that I have been in loving relationships with men I haven t said I am gay Because the truth is that I ve also been in love with women although the truth is I do think I m primarily homosexual 27 He has also identified as bisexual 3 and four and a half on the Kinsey scale 20 He has cited working with Larry Kramer as a young man in Kramer s play The Destiny of Me for his commitment to activism and liv ing an open life 24 28 Rapp is a die hard Chicago Cubs fan and co hosts the podcast The Clubhouse about baseball 29 At the Cubs game on August 29 2016 he threw the first pitch and sang the Star Spangled Banner 30 He enjoys playing poker and video games 18 In November 2019 Rapp announced his engagement to his partner Ken Ithiphol 31 The couple has one child born via surrogacy 32 Accusations against Kevin Spacey Edit In October 2017 Rapp alleged in an interview with BuzzFeed that actor Kevin Spacey made an unwanted sexual advance toward him in 1986 when Rapp was 14 and Spacey was 26 At the time Rapp and Spacey were both appearing in Broadway shows Rapp in Precious Sons Spacey in Long Day s Journey into Night 33 and Spacey invited Rapp to a party at his home Rapp stated that at the end of the evening an apparently drunk Spacey picked him up like a groom picks up the bride over the threshold placed him on the bed and held him down while tightening his grip on him He was trying to seduce me Rapp said I don t know if I would have used that language But I was aware that he was trying to get with me sexually 34 35 Rapp added that he had once allegedly met with a lawyer to discuss possible legal action but was told there was no case worth pursuing 34 36 He had previously discussed the incident in a 2001 interview with The Advocate but Spacey s name was redacted from publication to avoid legal disputes and public outing 37 Rapp claimed he was inspired to come forward in 2017 after the effects of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations with the support of his family boyfriend and representatives 24 However text message evidence shown during Rapp s trial against Spacey showed that Rapp had reported his allegation about Spacey to Buzzfeed before Lupita Nyong o who Rapp previously credited for inspiring him to come forward made her sex abuse claim against Weinstein 38 In response Spacey posted on Twitter that he did not remember the encounter but said that he was beyond horrified to hear his story and offered Rapp the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior 39 After the Buzzfeed article at least 14 other people came forward to accuse Spacey of sexual misconduct 40 ultimately leading to him losing his starring role on House of Cards and involvement in other projects 41 Rapp faced harassment and criticism for the accusation 42 On September 9 2020 Rapp sued Spacey for sexual assault sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress under the Child Victims Act which extended New York s statute of limitations for civil suits related to child sexual abuse Rapp sought 40 million in damages 43 44 Joining Rapp in the suit against Spacey was a man who requested to remain anonymous who accused Spacey of sexually abusing him in 1983 when he was 14 and Spacey was 23 45 On October 20 2022 a jury found that Spacey did not sexually abuse Rapp 44 Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1987 Adventures in Babysitting Daryl Coopersmith1989 Grave Secrets JamieFar from Home Pinky Sears1992 School Ties Richard McGoo Collins1993 Dazed and Confused Tony OlsonSix Degrees of Separation Ben1996 Twister TonyThe Mantis Murder Unknown1997 David Searching David1999 Man of the Century Timothy Burns2000 Road Trip Jacob Schultz2001 Cruise Control Mirror Man ShortA Beautiful Mind Bender2002 Paradisco L ami americain Short2004 Open House Barry Farnsworth2005 Rent Mark CohenWinter Passing Dean2006 Danny Roane First Time Director Self2007 Let Them Chirp Awhile SelfBlackbird Unknown2008 Scaring the Fish Gene2009 The Other Woman Simon2012 Junction Connor2014 Grind Vincent Short2015 Not Again Dr Thom Short2016 Opening Night Logan JoyceDo You Take This Man Danielbwoy Brad2022 Scrap BenTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1990 Sky High Wes Hansen TV movie1994 Assault at West Point The Court Martial of Johnson Whittaker Cadet Frederick G Hodgson TV movie1996 The Lazarus Man Verity Episode Panorama 1997 Spin City Himself Episode An Affair to Remember 1997 The X Files Jeff Glaser Episode Detour 2000 The Beach Boys An American Family Van Dyke Parks TV movie2004 Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Matt Spevak Episode Bound 2006 07 Kidnapped Larry Kellogg 4 episodes2012 Law amp Order Special Victims Unit Nathan Forrester Episode Lessons Learned 2013 Psych Zachary Wallace Zander aka Z Episode Psych The Musical 2014 It Could Be Worse Casting Director Episode Uncharted Territory 2015 Stop the Bleeding Buster 2 episodesThe Knick Dr Thurman Drexler 3 episodes2017 2018 The Good Fight Glenn 3 episodes2017 present Star Trek Discovery Lt Commander Paul Stamets Regular cast Lieutenant Paul Stamets Mirror 1st and 3rd season2018 13 Reasons Why Pastor Episode Bye 2019 Carpool Karaoke The Series Himself Episode Star Trek Discovery Cast 2019 Rent Live Himself Cameo 46 2020 Equal Harry Hay Docuseries 47 2021 Celebrating America Himself Virtual Concert for the Inauguration of Joe Biden 48 Theatre Edit Year Production Role Notes1981 1982 The Little Prince and the Aviator The Little Prince Broadway never opened1982 Youth is Broken Unknown Off BroadwayEvita Children s Chorus member Regional became National Tour 49 The King and I Louis National Tour 49 1986 Precious Sons Freddy Broadway Mar 20 May 101990 1992 Six Degrees of Separation Ben Broadway Nov 8 1990 Jan 5 19921992 The Destiny of Me Alexander Weeks Off Broadway1993 Sophistry Jack Kahn Off Broadway1994 Trafficking in Broken Hearts Bobby Off Broadway1995 Raised in Captivity Dylan Taylor Sinclair Roger Off BroadwayRent Mark Cohen Off Broadway1996 1997 Broadway1997 National Tour1998 West End LondonBright Lights Big City Unknown Off Broadway1999 You re a Good Man Charlie Brown Charlie Brown Broadway Feb 4 Jun 132001 Nocturne The Son 50 Berkeley Repertory Theatre written by brother Adam Rapp2002 Henry V King Henry V Commonwealth Shakespeare Company2003 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig Robinson City Theatre 51 Private Jokes Public Places William Off Broadway2004 Little Shop of Horrors Seymour Krelbourn National tour2005 The 24 Hour Plays Trisan Broadway special benefit production2005 Feeling Electric Dr Madden New York Musical Theatre Festival earlier version of Next to Normal2006 Rent Mark Cohen Broadway 10th anniversary reunion concert2007 Broadway Jul 30 Oct 7Spalding Gray Stories Left to Tell Performer Off Broadway2007 2014 Without You Himself One man show with music based on his memoir2008 Some Americans Abroad Henry McNeil Off Broadway2009 Rent Mark Cohen National tour2012 POP Andy Warhol City Theatre2014 2015 If Then Lucas Broadway Mar 30 2014 Mar 22 20152015 2016 National tour Oct 13 2015 Aug 15 2016Discography Edit Year Title Notes1996 Rent original Broadway cast recording Solos on twenty two tracks1999 You re a Good Man Charlie Brown new Broadway cast recording Solos on nine tracks2000 Look Around Solo album2012 Without You original cast recording Solo album2014 If Then original Broadway cast recording Solos on six tracks2016 Acoustically Speaking Live at Feinstein s 54 Below Solos on fourteen tracks live concert with Adam PascalVideo games Edit Year Title Role Notes2019 Star Trek Online Awakening Paul StametsBibliography EditWithout You A Memoir of Love Loss and the Musical Rent Simon amp Schuster 2006 Awards and nominations EditYear Award Category Nominee Result1986 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Precious Sons WonDrama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Nominated1996 Obie Award Special Citations Rent Won2001 ACC Award Best Ensemble Cast A Beautiful Mind NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated2005 Stinkers Bad Movie Award Worst Song Performance Rent Nominated2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Song Performance NominatedBest Acting Ensemble NominatedOFTA Film Award Best Adapted Music Nominated2014 Broadway com Audience Award Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical If Then Won2017 The Advocate s Person of the Year Finalist 52 References Edit Kelleher Patrick March 6 2020 Star Trek star Anthony Rapp just got engaged to his boyfriend again Pink News Rapp Anthony albinokid November 29 2009 Someone was messing with my wiki page I discovered My middle name is Deane With an e RT Hails224 Is your middle name Dean or Mortimer Tweet via Twitter a b c d Life in the Rapp family The Advocate October 14 1997 Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved April 24 2016 Buckley Michael February 20 2006 Stage to Screens Chatting with Playwright and Screenwriter Adam Rapp Playbill Archived from the original on November 29 2016 Retrieved March 6 2012 Wiegand David February 21 2006 From musical to memoir actor Anthony Rapp comes up with dramatic making of Rent story and moving personal one San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved July 25 2018 a b c d Patrick Hinds June 15 2014 Episode 13 Anthony Rapp Podcast Theater People Archived from the original on May 5 2018 Retrieved May 4 2018 a b c d Rapp Anthony 2006 Without You A Memoir of Love Loss and the Musical Rent New York City Simon amp Schuster p 309 ISBN 978 0 7432 6976 6 Jacobs Jodie January 4 1998 Rapp Session Catching up with Anthony Rapp who has progressed from the footlights of Joliet West to a starring role in Rent Chicago Tribune Retrieved July 25 2018 Anthony Rapp s official website Archived March 5 2007 at the Wayback Machine Rapp Anthony 2006 Without You A Memoir of Love Loss and the Musical Rent Simon amp Schuster ISBN 978 0743269773 Lipton Brian Scott August 21 2007 Pascal and Rapp Extend Rent Engagement Until October 7 TheaterMania Retrieved March 25 2022 Jones Kenneth Simonson Robert August 21 2007 Pascal and Rapp Bohemian Heroes for a New Generation of Rent Heads Extend to Oct 7 Playbill Retrieved March 25 2022 Jones Kenneth February 28 2008 Playbill News Pascal and Rapp Will Tour in Rent in 2009 Playbill Retrieved March 25 2022 a b c Wallenberg Christopher June 16 2012 Anthony Rapp revisits his own past onstage in Without You The Boston Globe Retrieved May 3 2018 Hetrick Adam December 11 2012 Exclusive Listen Anthony Rapp s Without You Released On Disc Dec 11 Playbill Retrieved March 3 2018 Jones Kenneth September 14 2005 Rapp amp Spanger Help Spark Premiere of Feeling Electric Sept 14 24 in NYMF Playbill Retrieved March 25 2022 Gioia Michael March 4 2014 From Then Till Now Idina Menzel Anthony Rapp and Michael Greif Reunite in New Musical If Then Playbill Retrieved May 4 2018 a b H Claire June 13 2018 Anthony Rapp discusses Rent writing and Next to Normal Stage Door Dish Retrieved May 4 2018 Hetrick Adam July 9 2014 Knee Injury Sidelines Anthony Rapp from Broadway s If Then Playbill Retrieved May 3 2018 a b Leuck Shane March 3 2016 5Q If Then Lavender Retrieved May 3 2018 Hibberd James November 29 2016 Star Trek Discovery casts 3 actors adds gay character Entertainment Weekly Retrieved May 3 2018 Exclusive Interview Discovery s Anthony Rapp startrek com September 21 2017 Retrieved May 3 2018 Gavron Stevens Darlene May 25 1997 Aids Education Activist Mary Lee Rapp Chicago Tribune Retrieved March 25 2022 a b c Reynolds Daniel March 30 2018 Anthony Rapp Reveals How He Found the Courage to Talk About Kevin Spacey The Advocate Retrieved May 3 2018 Rule Doug April 12 2012 Rapp Star Metro Weekly Retrieved June 26 2014 Hensley Dennis January 8 2002 From Rent to Russell The Advocate Retrieved June 26 2014 Anthony Rapp Rent able role model Oasis Interview Interviewed by Jeff Walsh Archived from the original on July 14 2014 Retrieved June 26 2014 Anthony Rapp Is Honored To Make Star Trek Television History CBS February 2 2018 Retrieved May 3 2018 The Clubhouse Website The Clubhouse Retrieved May 4 2018 Chicago Cubs Cubs August 29 2016 Broadway actor amp Chicago native Anthony Rapp throws a first pitch and sings tonight s national anthem Tweet Retrieved May 4 2018 via Twitter albinokid 9 November 2019 So something happened tonight I asked Ken if he would marry me and he said yes I am so very happy and I m so very thrilled to share this news Tweet via Twitter Ken and I are thrilled to share that our family has grown Our son Rai Larson Ithiphol was brought into the world on Friday December 2 2022 by an incredibly generous surrogate to whom we are eternally grateful Rai is pronounced like rye or chai We love him very much 5 December 2022 Robinson Joanna October 29 2017 Kevin Spacey Responds to Alleged Sexual Misconduct Updated Vanity Fair Retrieved August 25 2018 a b Nordyke Kimberly October 29 2017 Star Trek star claims Kevin Spacey made a pass at him at age 14 Spacey apologizes comes out as gay The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved June 30 2020 Kiefer Halle October 29 2017 Actor Anthony Rapp says Kevin Spacey tried to seduce him when he was 14 Vulture Retrieved October 31 2017 Feldman Kate October 29 2017 Anthony Rapp accuses Kevin Spacey of trying to seduce him when he was 14 New York Daily News Retrieved October 29 2017 Reynolds Daniel October 31 2017 Why did the Advocate redact Kevin Spacey s name in 2001 The Advocate Retrieved May 3 2018 Arkin Daniel October 11 2022 Kevin Spacey s lawyer gets Anthony Rapp to admit he hasn t been truthful in his reason for coming forward with sex abuse allegation NBC News Retrieved November 27 2022 Kanetkar Riddhima October 29 2017 Kevin Spacey Sexual advances on teenaged Anthony Rapp was Inappropriate drunken behavior International Business Times Retrieved October 29 2017 Puente Maria November 7 2017 Kevin Spacey scandal A complete list of the 15 accusers USA Today Retrieved May 3 2018 Bishop Bryan November 3 2017 Netflix fires Kevin Spacey from House of Cards The Verge Retrieved May 3 2018 Reynolds Daniel December 2 2017 Anthony Rapp breaks silence on Kevin Spacey to call out harassers The Advocate Retrieved May 3 2018 Fernandez Alexia September 9 2020 Kevin Spacey Sued by Anthony Rapp and Another Man for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Them as Teens People Retrieved January 25 2021 a b A jury finds that Kevin Spacey didn t molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986 NPR The Associated Press October 20 2022 Jacobs Julia September 9 2020 Kevin Spacey Accused of Sex Offenses Against Teenagers in New Lawsuit The New York Times Retrieved January 25 2021 Turchiano Danielle January 27 2019 Rent Star Injured in Live Performance Original Broadway Cast to Appear Variety Retrieved January 27 2019 Petski Denise August 25 2020 Equal Samira Wiley Anthony Rapp Cheyenne Jackson Among Cast For HBO Max s LGBTQ Docuseries Deadline Hollywood Retrieved August 31 2020 Gans Andrew January 21 2021 Watch Over 35 Broadway Stars Usher in a Season of Love During Joe Biden Kamala Harris Inauguration Celebration Playbill Retrieved January 25 2021 a b Esposito Cameron April 14 2019 Anthony Rapp episode 82 of Queery with Cameron Esposito Podcast Earwolf Retrieved April 16 2019 Anthony Rapp opens his brother s play The Advocate October 20 2001 Retrieved May 3 2018 Jones Kenneth May 1 2003 Anthony Rapp is Hedwig in Pittsburgh Resident Premiere of Angry Inch May 1 June 15 Playbill Retrieved May 8 2018 Person of the Year Transgender Americans Advocate July 20 2017 Retrieved February 13 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthony Rapp Official website Anthony Rapp at the Internet Broadway Database Anthony Rapp at IMDb Anthony Rapp at the Internet Off Broadway Database Anthony Rapp sings at The Booksmith in San Francisco Out Out Damn Spot Fanlisting Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony Rapp amp oldid 1131681949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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