Cooper made his Broadway debut in 1983 in the musical Amen Corner, playing the role of Brother Boxer.[1][2] He was an understudy in the original Broadway casts of his next three shows: Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (he eventually took over the role of Adam), Passion, and Getting Away with Murder.
Cooper has three children—Eddie, Alex, and Lilli—from his first marriage.[6] His son Eddie and daughter Lilli have performed on television and on stage.[7] In May 2009, Cooper and playwright Deborah Brevoort were married in Carmel, New York, after almost ten years of dating.[8] Their initial meeting and eventual engagement were covered in a New York Times website video.[9]
^Green, Jesse (November 19, 2021). "Review: 'Trouble in Mind,' 66 Years Late and Still On Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^"It's an Actor's Life for Broadway Papa Chuck Cooper and His Kids Eddie and Lilli | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com.
^"Eddie Cooper Replaces His Dad Chuck Cooper in Little Shop of Horrors, Starring Jake Gyllenhaal & Ellen Greene". Broadway.com.
^"Deborah Brevoort and Chuck Cooper". The New York Times. May 30, 2009.
^Monteleone, Michele (May 31, 2009). "Vows: Chuck and Deborah - Video Library - The New York Times". The New York Times.
chuck, cooper, actor, chuck, cooper, born, november, 1954, american, actor, 1997, tony, award, best, performance, featured, actor, musical, performance, pimp, memphis, life, chuck, cooperborn, 1954, november, 1954, cleveland, ohio, occupationactorspousedeborah. Chuck Cooper born November 8 1954 is an American actor He won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as the pimp Memphis in The Life Chuck CooperBorn 1954 11 08 November 8 1954 age 69 Cleveland Ohio U S OccupationActorSpouseDeborah Brevoort m 2009 wbr Children3 including Lilli CooperAwardsTony Award 1997 Antonyo Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 Websitechuckcooper wbr net Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Stage credits 4 References 5 External linksCareer editCooper made his Broadway debut in 1983 in the musical Amen Corner playing the role of Brother Boxer 1 2 He was an understudy in the original Broadway casts of his next three shows Someone Who ll Watch Over Me he eventually took over the role of Adam Passion and Getting Away with Murder Cooper won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as the pimp Memphis in the 1997 Broadway production of the musical The Life Cooper has also appeared in Chicago as Billy Flynn Caroline or Change as the dual role of The Bus and The Dryer and Finian s Rainbow as Bill Rawkins as well as benefit performances of Hair and A Wonderful Life In February 2010 he was the narrator in the U S premiere of Seven Scenes from Hamlet by the Spanish composer Benet Casablancas at the Miller Theatre in Manhattan 3 In 2015 Cooper appeared on Broadway as the slave Thomas in the new musical Amazing Grace at the Nederlander Theatre 4 The musical is about John Newton the redeemed slave trader who wrote the hymn Amazing Grace In 2021 he returned for the Broadway debut production of Alice Childress s 1955 play Trouble in Mind at Roundabout Theatre Company s American Airlines Theatre 5 For this performance he has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play Personal life editCooper has three children Eddie Alex and Lilli from his first marriage 6 His son Eddie and daughter Lilli have performed on television and on stage 7 In May 2009 Cooper and playwright Deborah Brevoort were married in Carmel New York after almost ten years of dating 8 Their initial meeting and eventual engagement were covered in a New York Times website video 9 Stage credits editYear Title Role Location Notes 1982 Colored People s Time Bert Abner Blind John Isaac Cherry Lane Theatre Off Broadway 1983 Amen Corner Brother Boxer Nederlander Theatre Broadway 1985 1986 The Tap Dance Kid William US National Tour 1988 1989 Rumors Welch Broadhurst Theatre Broadway 1989 1990 Ethel Barrymore Theatre 1991 Four Short Operas Break Man 1 Man in Dirty Dungeons Cabbie Man Playwrights Horizons Off Broadway 1993 Someone Who ll Watch Over Me Adam Booth Theatre Broadway 1994 1995 Passion u s Private Augenti u s Fosca s Father u s Lieutenant Barri u s Major Rizzolli u s Lieutenant Torasso Plymouth Theatre 1995 Police Boys Capt Jabali Abdul LaRouche Playwrights Horizons Off Broadway 1996 1997 Whistle Down the Wind Ed Ensemble National Theatre Washington D C 1997 1998 The Life Memphis Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway 1999 Caroline or Change Dryer Bus The Public Theater Off Broadway 2001 Chicago Billy Flynn Shubert Theatre Broadway 2003 2004 Caroline or Change Dryer Bus The Public Theater Off Broadway 2004 Eugene O Neill Theatre Broadway 2005 A Wonderful Life Uncle Billy Shubert Theatre Broadway Concert 2007 Two Trains Running Memphis Old Globe Theatre Regional 2008 Hamlet Polonius Shakespeare Theatre Company 2009 2010 Finian s Rainbow Bill Rawkins St James Theatre Broadway 2011 Lost in the Stars Stephen Kumalo New York City Center Off BroadwayEncores 2013 The Piano Lesson Wining Boy Signature Theatre Company Regional Romeo and Juliet Capulet Richard Rodgers Theatre Broadway 2014 Act One Wally Charles Gilpin Max Siegel Langston Hughes Vivian Beaumont Theatre Amazing Grace Thomas Paketuh Bank of America Theatre Regional 2015 Thomas Keita Nederlander Theatre Broadway 2016 West Side Story Doc Krupke Carnegie Hall Concert The Cherry Orchard Pischik American Airlines Theatre Broadway 2017 Prince of Broadway Performer Samuel J Friedman Theatre 2018 Me and My Girl Sir John Tremayne New York City Center Off BroadwayEncores 2018 2019 Choir Boy Headmaster Marrow Samuel J Friedman Theatre Broadway 2019 Much Ado About Nothing Leonato The Public Theater Off Broadway Road Show Papa Mizner New York City Center Off BroadwayEncores Let Em Eat Cake Matthew Fulton Carnegie Hall Concert 2020 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jacob David Geffen Hall 50th Anniversary Concert 2021 2022 Trouble in Mind Sheldon Forrester American Airlines Theatre Broadway 2023 The Frogs Charon Lincoln Center Concert 2024 Titanic Captain Edward John Smith New York City Center Off BroadwayEncores References edit Chuck Cooper Bio amp Resume Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved August 1 2008 Playbill News Chuck Cooper Appears in Free Opera in Eden Concert Jan 7 www playbill com Archived from the original on January 10 2008 Miller Theatre at Columbia University July 14 2011 Archived from the original on July 14 2011 Amazing Grace on the Internet Broadway Database Green Jesse November 19 2021 Review Trouble in Mind 66 Years Late and Still On Time The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved January 11 2022 It s an Actor s Life for Broadway Papa Chuck Cooper and His Kids Eddie and Lilli TheaterMania www theatermania com Eddie Cooper Replaces His Dad Chuck Cooper in Little Shop of Horrors Starring Jake Gyllenhaal amp Ellen Greene Broadway com Deborah Brevoort and Chuck Cooper The New York Times May 30 2009 Monteleone Michele May 31 2009 Vows Chuck and Deborah Video Library The New York Times The New York Times External links editOfficial website Chuck Cooper at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Chuck Cooper at the Internet Off Broadway Database Chuck Cooper at IMDb TonyAwards com Tony Memory interview with Chuck Cooper Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chuck Cooper actor amp oldid 1218446913, wikipedia, 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