Andrew Rannells
Andrew Scott Rannells (born August 23, 1978 in Omaha , Nebraska ) is an American actor and singer .
life and career
Andrew Rannells attended Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha. After graduating, he briefly studied at Marymount Manhattan College . He has Polish and Irish ancestry.
Rannells began his career as a voice actor . In 2006 he appeared in the musical Hairspray . He was also the singer in the musical Jersey Boys . His most famous musical, however, is The Book of Mormon , in which he played the Elder Price . The musical was written by Trey Parker , Matt Stone and the composer Robert Lopez . For his performance there he was nominated for a Tony Award . He left the theater in June 2012.
On TV, Rannells starred as a stripper in the movie Our Biggest Friend's Wedding . Between 2012 and 2017 he was seen in the recurring role of Elijah Krantz in the award-winning series Girls . From 2012 to 2013 he played in The New Normal a gay man who wants to become a father with his partner, played by Justin Bartha , with the help of a surrogate mother .
Rannells is in a relationship with actor Mike Doyle and lives in the East Village .
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: Street Sharks (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2010: Sex and the City 2
- 2012: The wedding of our thickest friend (Bachelorette)
- 2012–2013: The New Normal (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2012–2017: Girls (TV series, 34 episodes)
- 2013–2014: How I Met Your Mother (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015: Glee (TV series, episode 6x13)
- 2015: You never stop learning (The Intern)
- 2015: The Knick (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2016: Why Him?
- 2017: Big Mouth (TV series, 8 episodes, voice)
- 2018: Just a Small Favor (A Simple Favor)
- 2020: The Stand-In
Web links
- Andrew Rannells in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruce R. Miller: Nebraska native finds stardom in 'Book of Mormon' . In: Sioux City Journal . June 10, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ Andrew Rannells: Andrew Rannells . In: twitter.com . June 11, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ Adam Hetrick, "Two By Two": Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells Will Be Succeeded By Jared Gertner and Nic Rouleau in Book of Mormon . In: playbill.com . June 6th, 2012. Archived from the original on August 29th, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ Andrew Gans: Book of Mormon's Andrew Rannells Takes It Off in "Bachelorette" Film; Comedy Available on VOD Aug. 10 . In: playbill.com . August 10, 2012. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ Hannah Pilarcyzk: Cinema comedy with Kirsten Dunst: Bad girls, for a lifetime . In: spiegel.de . October 26, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ The Quire: The Scoop on Talented Actor Mike Doyle . In: thequire.com . June 26, 2014. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ↑ Miranda Siegel: Andrew Rannells on His Girls Character, Slapping Marnie, and His New Ryan Murphy Show . In: vulture.com . May 29, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ↑ Andrew Rannells . In: imdb.com . Retrieved May 9, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rannells, Andrew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rannells, Andrew Scott (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd August 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Omaha , Nebraska, United States |