Cheyenne Jackson

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Cheyenne Jackson (2009)

Cheyenne Jackson (born July 12, 1975 in Newport , Washington ) is an American singer , actor and musical performer .

biography

Movie

Cheyenne Jackson's best-known film role to date is that of US aircraft passenger Mark Bingham in the Oscar-nominated film Flight 93 , which traces the events of Flight United 93 on September 11, 2001 . He also appeared in the short film Curiosity .

stage

Far better known is Cheyenne Jackson's work as a musical performer on New York's Broadway . Jackson made his debut as the understudy of both male lead roles in the Tony-winning musical Thoroughly Modern Millie . Soon after, he was hired as the understudy of the Radame in Aida . He also played the role of Matthew in the off-Broadway production of Altar Boyz . In 2005 he finally got his first leading role on Broadway in the musical homage to Elvis Presley: All Shook Up . His performance earned him consistently good reviews, as well as the Theater World Award and numerous nominations from the Drama League and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor.

In June 2007, less than a week before the premiere, Jackson got the lead role as Sonny in the Broadway production Xanadu . He took on the role of James Carpinello, who was injured during rehearsals for the roller-skating musical. For his performance in Xanadu, he again earned numerous nominations. Xanadu himself has also been nominated several times for the Tony, including as "Best New Musical".

In 2008 Jackson starred with Jane Krakowski and Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) in the New York production of Damn Yankees .

At the regional level, Jackson played roles in the West Side Story , The Most Happy Fella , Children of Eden , Hair , Carousel and the Rocky Horror Show, among others .

Internet

Jackson appeared repeatedly in so-called webisodes of online series. For example in Cubby Bernstein (as part of the Xanadu promotion) alongside Nathan Lane , in Legally Brown and in The [Title of Show] Show .

Personal

Jackson at a demonstration in New York for same-sex marriages (May 2009)

Jackson is openly gay . In 2011, after 11 years of relationship, he married his partner Monte Lapka. At the end of July 2013, it became known that the two separated after a total of 13 years of relationship.

In October 2013, Jackson announced he was in a relationship with actor Jason Landau. The two became engaged in February 2014 and married in September 2014. At the beginning of October 2016 the two became parents of twins with the help of a surrogate mother .

He is an advocate of gay and lesbian rights and supports numerous AIDS foundations, including AMFAR and Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS . In 2008 he was voted (gay) entertainer of the year by Out Magazine . Jackson partly has Indian roots on his father's side, hence his first name.

Filmography (selection)

Theatrical appearances

New York Theater

year title role theatre
2008 Damn Yankees Joe Hardy New York City Center Encores!
2007 Xanadu Sonny Malone (Original) Helen Hayes Theater
2006 The Agony and The Agony Chet Vineyard Theater
2005 The 24 Hour Plays Kevin American Airlines Theater
On the Twentieth Century "Life is Like a Train" Porter New Amsterdam Theater
All shook up Chad (original) Palace Theater
2004 Altar Boyz Matthew Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
2003 Aida Radames (understudy) Palace theater
2002 Thoroughly Modern Millie Jimmy Smith / U / S Trevor Graydon (understudy) Marquis theater

Further theater appearances

title role theatre
The Rocky Horror Show Rocky 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle
Hair Berger 5th Avenue Theater, Seattle
West Side Story Tony Village Theater
Beowulf Beowulf Seattle Repertory Theater
Damn Yankees Joe Hardy Civic Light Opera
Carousel Billy Civic Light Opera
South Pacific Lt. Cable Carousel Players

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Shaking up B'way . In: Variety , March 28, 2003. Retrieved January 29, 2007. 
  2. ↑ Andrew Gans: 2007-2008 Tony Nominations Announced; In the Heights Earns 13 Noms. , Playbill.com. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008 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. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.playbill.com 
  3. ^ Advocate: Cheyenne Stands Tall
  4. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Full Circle: Cheyenne Jackson filed for divorce . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ James Michael Nichols: Cheyenne Jackson Instagrams Photo Of Jason Landau, New Boyfriend . In: huffingtonpost.com . October 14, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Eric Shorey: Cheyenne Jackson Engaged To Boyfriend Of Six Months . In: newnownext.com . February 6, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Alyse Whitney: Same-Sex Celebrity Couples Say "I Do" . In: popsugar.com . September 21, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ Laura G .: Double surprise: Gay "Glee" star becomes twin father! . In: Promiflsh.de . October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ Out Magazine 2008 Entertainer of the Year . In: Out , December 1st, 2008. Archived from the original on December 6th, 2008 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 November 14, 2008. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.out.com 
  10. ^ The Advocate , Issue 1006 (April 22, 2008).

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Commons : Cheyenne Jackson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Jackson, Cheyenne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and musical star
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Newport , Washington