Jeremy Pope
Jeremy Pope (born July 9, 1992 in Orlando , Florida ) is an American Broadway theater artist, actor and singer. He was the sixth person in Tony Award history to be nominated for separate appearances in two categories that same year when he received nominations for Choir Boy and Ain't Too Proud in 2019 .
Life
He attended Timber Creek High School and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy . He made his Broadway debut in 2018 in Choir Boy , followed by a role in the musical Ain't Too Proud . In 2019 he became the sixth actor in the history of the Tony Award, which was nominated in two categories in the same year: As "Best Actor" in a Play nomination for Choir Boy and as "Best Featured Actor" in a musical nomination for Ain 't Too Proud . In 2019 he got the lead role in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series Hollywood .
He's openly gay. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , he explained how he identified with the character Pharus Jonathan Young in Choir Boy as he grew up black and gay.
Filmography
- 2018: The Ranger
- 2020: Hollywood (TV series, 7 episodes)
Theater roles
| year | title | role | place | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Choir Boy | Pharus Jonathan Young | New York City Center | Off-Broadway |
| 2014 | Alliance Theater | Regional | ||
| Geffen Playhouse | ||||
| 2015 | Invisible thread | Griffin | Second stage theater | Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | The View UpStairs | Wes | Lynn Redgrave Theater | |
| Ain't too proud | Eddie Kendricks | Berkeley Repertory Theater | Regional | |
| 2018 | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | |||
| Ahmanson Theater | ||||
| Princess of Wales Theater | Toronto | |||
| 2018-2019 | Choir Boy | Pharus Jonathan Young | Samuel J. Friedman Theater | Broadway |
| 2019 | Ain't too proud | Eddie Kendricks | Imperial Theater |
music
A singer known for his passionate singing style, Pope attributes his musical ambitions to his early years as a singer in church and on theater productions and talent shows at school. He also gives music as a constant support in his life. Outside of his acting and Broadway theater work, he writes and records his own music. He first attracted attention with his music with the self-written, acoustically pop-oriented first single Wait For You , which also debuted as a YouTube video in 2015. In 2018 he released his second single, the R&B-flavored New Love , for which he also produced a music video in 2017. That same year, 2018, he released his third single, Feel So Good, and produced a music video. In 2019 he was one of the singers in Be Great , the single by actress and singer Laura Dreyfuss (under her pseudonym Loladre). He was a soloist on Broadway cast recordings for The View UpStairs and Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of Temptation , which received a 2019 Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. He has covered music by several artists, including Lady Gaga and Maroon 5 . On May 7, 2020, he released his fourth single, a cover of Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time .
Honors
| year | Award | category | job | result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Drama League Award | Excellent performance | Choir Boy | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding actor in one piece | Nominated | ||
| Theater World Award | Excellent debut performance | Won | |||
| Tony Award | Best actor in the game | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Musical | Ain't too proud | Nominated | |||
| Drama League Award | Excellent performance | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated |
Web links
- Jeremy Pope in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ruthie Fierberg: Jeremy Pope Becomes 6th Actor in Tony History Nominated in 2 Categories the Same Year. Playbill, April 20, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Adrianna Freedman: Jeremy Pope Made Broadway History Before 'Hollywood'. Mens Health, May 8, 2020, accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ David Canfield: Jeremy Pope is Broadway's MVP this season, and that's an amazing thing. Entertainment Weekly, April 16, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Jeremy Pope Biography. In: BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Awards season 2019: Outer Critics Circle Awards Winners. Broadway Musical Blog, May 13, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Ryan McPhee: Jeremy Pope, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Bonnie Milligan, More Earn 2019 Theater World Awards. Playbill, May 2, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Jeremy Pope. In: grammy.com. May 19, 2020, accessed June 9, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pope, Jeremy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Broadway theater artist, actor, and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orlando |