Gregg Edelman

Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American movie, television and theatre actor.

Biography
Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Li'l Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). He was married from 1995 to 2015 to actress Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of City of Angels, and later during another production. They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.

He made his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as "Cliff" in the 1987 Broadway revival of Cabaret.

Stage credits

 * Camelot, Lancelot, 1980
 * Evita, Ensemble, 1980–1981
 * Oliver!, Londoner, Broadway, 1984
 * Cats, Bustopher Jones/Gus/Growltiger, 1986
 * Cabaret, Clifford Bradshaw, Broadway, 1987
 * Anything Goes, Billy Crocker, Broadway, 1988
 * City of Angels, Stine, Broadway, 1989
 * Arthur the Musical, Arthur, Goodspeed Opera House, Connecticut, 1991
 * Anna Karenina, Constantine Levin, Broadway, 1992
 * Falsettos, Marvin, Broadway, 1993
 * Greetings, Andy Gorski, Off-Broadway, 1993
 * Passion, Colonel Ricci, Broadway, 1994
 * 1776, Edward Rutledge, Broadway, 1997
 * Les Misérables, Javert, Broadway, 1999
 * Thief River, Ray 2/Reese, Off-Broadway, 2001


 * Reefer Madness, Lecturer, Off-Broadway, 2001
 * Into the Woods, Wolf/Cinderella's Prince, Broadway, 2002
 * Wonderful Town, Robert Baker, Broadway, 2003
 * Opening Doors (Sondheim Concert, New York City), Performer, 2004
 * Flight, Charles Lindbergh, Off-Broadway, 2005
 * Rags (World AIDS Day Concert, New York City), Nathan, 2006
 * A Tale of Two Cities, Dr. Alexandre Manette, Broadway, 2008
 * Show Boat, (Show Boat in Concert), Steve, Carnegie Hall, June 2008
 * The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Reverend Mr. Crisparkle, Broadway, 2012
 * Secondhand Lions: A New Musical, Garth, 2013
 * First Wives Club, Aaron, Chicago, 2015

Selected filmography

 * Little Children (2006)
 * Spider-Man 2 (2004)
 * Hollywood Ending (2002)
 * Cradle Will Rock (1999)
 * Anastasia (1997) (voice)
 * Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (voice) (uncredited)
 * Hudson River Blues (1997) as Dudley
 * The First Wives Club (1996)
 * Green Card (1990)
 * Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
 * The Manhattan Project (1986)

Awards and nominations

 * 1990: Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, City of Angels
 * 1993: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Anna Karenina
 * 1998: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
 * 1998: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
 * 1998: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
 * 2002: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods
 * 2002: Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods
 * 2004: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Wonderful Town

Quotes
"I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.