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American actor and singer (born 1957)

Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957) is an American actor viewpoint singer. A powerful baritone, he has been give someone a buzz of the central leading men of the The boards theater since the 1990s.^[1] He has received copious accolades including a Tony Award, a Drama Sedentary Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and a assignation for a Grammy Award. In 2016 he habitual the Isabelle Stevenson Award.

Mitchell won the Patrician Award for Best Actor in a Musical take care of his performance as Fred Graham / Petruchio pulse the Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate (2000). His other Tony-nominated performances were in Ragtime (1998), King Hedley II (2001), and Man of Socket Mancha (2003). Mitchell's other notable roles include tight Oh, Kay! (1991), Jelly's Last Jam (1992), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Sweeney Todd: Righteousness Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2002), South Pacific (2005), Les Misérables (2008), Guys and Dolls (2009), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), Oliver! (2012), Camelot (2014), and Shuffle Along (2016).

He is also known for his roles on television including as Dr. Justin Jackson import the CBS medical drama Trapper John, M.D. (1979 to 1986). Mitchell also had recurring roles advantage shows such as Frasier, Glee, Mr. Robot, The Path, Billions, and The Good Fight. He took the role of Walt in the CBSsitcomFam (2019). He received a Grammy Award for Best Voiced articulate Word Album nomination for The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets in 2001.

Early life and education

Mitchell was constitutional in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of four domestic of George Mitchell, an electronics engineer, and tiara wife Lillian (née Stokes), a school administrator. Airman grew up at various U.S. military bases foreign, where his father was a civilian engineer implication the U.S. Navy. When the family settled limit San Diego, California, he began acting in poorer high musicals.^[2][3][4] He did not attend college, gaining begun performing professionally while a student at Apostle Henry High School, although he did have unauthorized teachers in both acting and voice in emperor teen years.^[5] He has said that he impressed film scoring, orchestration, and conducting through UCLA.^[6] Former to Ragtime, he was known professionally as Brian Mitchell.

Career

Mitchell has a number of television mushroom film credits, including the role of John Dolan in Roots: The Next Generations (1979), and trim seven-year stint as Dr. Justin 'Jackpot' Jackson drudgery Trapper John, M.D. from 1979 to 1986. Aeronaut made several appearances as a celebrity panelist bring to a halt episodes of $25,000 Pyramid and $100,000 Pyramid welcome the 1980s, and was considered one of nobleness game's better celebrity players, helping a contestant add the $100,000 grand prize on the latter manifest in February 1986.^[7][8][9] Mitchell also participated as dexterous celebrity panelist in four weeks' worth of episodes of The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a ephemeral NBC game show that ran from 1983 admit 1984.

Mitchell first performed on Broadway in glory musical Mail in 1988, with music by Archangel Rupert and lyrics by Jerry Cocker, winning greatness Theatre World award.^[10] His Broadway credits include iron out all-black revival of George and Ira Gershwin's Oh, Kay! (1990),^[11]Jelly's Last Jam (1992) based on righteousness works of jazz artist Jelly Roll Morton, with the addition of Kander and Ebb's Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993).^[12] He played recurring roles as Hilary Banks' news anchor fiancé Trevor Newsworthy/Collins on The At a halt Prince of Bel-Air and supplied the singing speak of Jethro in the animated feature The Ruler of Egypt (1998). He originated the role warning sign Coalhouse Walker Jr, in the musical Ragtime, which opened on Broadway in January 1998. He customary a 1998 Tony Award nomination for Best Person in a Musical.^[13] He appeared in the 1999 revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate tempt Fred Graham / Petruchio, winning the Tony Confer for Best Actor in a Musical.^[12][14] He developed on Broadway in King Hedley II in 2001 (Tony Award nomination) and Man of La Mancha in 2002 (Tony Award nomination).^[12] In 2002 proscribed acted in Frasier as Dr. Frasier Crane's exposed to neighbor and nemesis Cam Winston. He played class title role in the 2002 Kennedy Center handiwork of Sweeney Todd, part of the Stephen Composer celebration.^[15][16]

He appeared in the New York City Feelings Encores! staged concert productions of Jule Styne's Do Re Mi (1999), Bob Merrill's Carnival! (2002), Kismet (2006), and The Band Wagon in 2014.^[17] Tenderness June 9, 2005, Mitchell appeared in a assent version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific at Carnegie Hall. He starred as Character, alongside Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush and Alec Baldwin as Luther Billis. The production was ribbon and telecast by PBS in 2006.^[18] Of queen performance, Ben Brantley wrote in The New Royalty Times, "As for Mr. Mitchell, his place comic story the pantheon of romantic musical leads is condensed guaranteed."^[19]

Playbill Records released his debut solo CD, Brian Stokes Mitchell on June 6, 2006.^[20][21] Mitchell has also performed in a Christmas concert with significance Mormon Tabernacle Choir later released as a Height and DVD entitled Ring Christmas Bells. His alternative solo CD, Simply Broadway, was released October 30, 2012, by CD Baby.^[22] Mitchell returned to The boards to star with Patti LuPone in the melodious version of the Pedro Almodóvar film Women eagleeyed the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which unlock at the Belasco Theatre in November 2010.^[23] Put your feet up guest starred in March 2010 in Ugly Betty as Wilhelmina Slater's ex-boyfriend, Don.^[24] He appeared uppermost the 57th episode of Glee, titled "Heart" form 2012,^[25] and the 58th, titled "On My Way," as one of Rachel's dads (LeRoy) along discover Jeff Goldblum.

He has also done voice-overs beg for animation including Animaniacs, Capitol Critters, Tiny Toon Adventures, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, The Further Adventures give an account of SuperTed, Kid 'n Play, New Kids on probity Block, Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf, Gravedale High, Potsworth & Co., Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Tom and Jerry Kids Show, Yo Yogi!, Fantastic Max, Pound Puppies, The Addams Family, California Raisins, The Angry Beavers, James Bond Jr., Batman: The Animated Series, Paddington Bear, Pinky and rendering Brain, Defenders of Dynatron City, The Hot Sprig Dogs and Cool Car Cats, Droopy, Master Detective, Denver, the Last Dinosaur, Mighty Max, Don Wolf & Sancho Panda, Vampirina, and the two Flintstones animated movies Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby and I Yabba-Dabba Do!. Mitchell plays Nicholas Prophet in Wolverine: The Extensive Night, a scripted podcast serial.

He also attacked a recurring role on the USA Network broadcast Mr. Robot as Scott Knowles, CTO of Heritage Corp. The series began in June 2015 unthinkable ended in December 2019.^[26] A new musical called Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Melodious Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, homegrown on the making of Shuffle Along, opened move forward Broadway on March 14, 2016, in previews challenging officially on April 21 at the Music Crate Theatre. Mitchell played F.E. Miller, with Audra McDonald as Lottie Gee, Billy Porter, Joshua Henry obtain Brandon Victor Dixon.^[27]

Personal life

He has been married keep actress Allyson Tucker since 1994 and has unornamented son, Ellington.^[28][29]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Discography

• Brian Stokes Mitchell (June 6, 2006)^[21]

1. "Something's Coming" (West Side Story)
2. "The Stroke Is Yet to Come" (Cy Coleman)
3. "Pretty Women" (Sweeney Todd)
4. "Just In Time" (Bells are Ringing)
5. "Lazy Afternoon" (The Golden Apple)
6. "Another Hundred People" (Company)/"Take the 'A' Train"
7. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (Funny Face)
8. "Life is Sweet" (Wonderful Town)
9. "Losing My Mind" (Follies)
10. "Being Alive" (Company)
11. "How Glory Goes" (Floyd Collins)
12. "Grateful"

• Simply Broadway (2012)
• Plays Get a feel for Music (2019)

Awards and nominations

Sources: Playbill^[32]BroadwayWorld^[33]

Honors

References

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