Aaron Lazar

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Aaron Lazar
Born
Aaron Scott Lazar

(1976-06-21) June 21, 1976 (age 47)
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.
Education Duke University (BA)
University of Cincinnati (MFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2000–present
Website www.aaronlazar.com

Aaron Scott Lazar (born June 21, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and entrepreneur known for his work on Broadway, television, film and concerts.

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Early life and education

Lazar was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. [1] He graduated from Cherry Hill High School West, where he performed in musicals and competed in track and field as a discus and javelin thrower. [2] Lazar attended Duke University, where he earned a Bachelor of Art degree, magna cum laude, while completing the prerequisite classes for medical school and taking the MCAT. After being accepted at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), he earned an MFA in musical theater. [3]

Career

Broadway and theater

Lazar's eleven Broadway and national tour credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Oklahoma! , The Last Ship, Impressionism, A Little Night Music, Dear Evan Hansen , Les Misérables (Drama Desk Award nominee), and The Light in the Piazza . [4] [5] [6]

Since he started performing at age nine, Lazar has performed in more than forty professional productions including A New Brain and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at New York City Center Encores! [7] In 2007, he was Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific at the Hollywood Bowl. In 2016, he played Franklin Shepard in a Los Angeles production of Merrily We Roll Along. Most recently he was in the pre-Broadway run of The Secret Garden at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. [8] He was also in a workshop production of Anastasia as Gleb. [9]

Television and film

Lazar has starred in over 20 television shows including the role of Reverend Paul Thomas on Fox's Filthy Rich. [10] He's also known for roles in The Wolf of Wall Street, This Is Where I Leave You , J. Edgar , and Everything Everywhere All at Once . [11] [12]

Concert and cabaret

Lazar has performed with some of the world's top symphonies from the New York Philharmonic [13] to the NYPops at Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center, to Masada [14] as both a guest artist and soloist with his own one-man shows Broadway to Hollywood and All For You, with Tony nominee Kate Baldwin, maestro Luke Frazier, and members of the American Pops Orchestra. [15] [16] [17]

His voice can be heard on numerous Broadway and off-Broadway cast albums. [18] [19]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lazar produced the album Broadway Lullabies with a cast of Broadway friends and parents to soothe families with reimagined Broadway classics. [20]

Personal life

Lazar is married to LeAnn Lazar. They share two boys. [21]

In January 2024, Lazar announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) two years prior. [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page Jake
2011 Company Paul
2011 J. Edgar David T. Wilentz
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Blair Hollingsworth
2014 This Is Where I Leave You Barry Weissman
2018 Avengers: Infinity War Doctor Strange Double
2019 Avengers: Endgame
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Soldier

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Live from Lincoln Center Fabrizio Naccarelli / SelfEpisode: "The Light in the Piazza
2008 New Amsterdam Ben RobbinsEpisode: "Horror"
2008 Ugly Betty ClaudioEpisode: "Bad Amanda"
2009 All My Children Ron Lipkin / Producer2 episodes
2009 White Collar Father D'AllesioEpisode: "Book of Hours"
2011 A Gifted Man Steve PowersEpisode: "In Case of Discomfort"
2011 Onion News Network O'Brady Shaw7 episodes
2012 Person of Interest Terrance BaxterEpisode: "Firewall"
2014 The Following Billy Boyer2 episodes
2014 The Good Wife William SattmannEpisode: "The Last Call"
2014 Blue Bloods Dr. LevinEpisode: "Righting Wrongs"
2014 The Blacklist Agent Paul SalernoEpisode: "Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)"
2016 Unforgettable Avra FeldEpisode: "Breathing Space"
2016 Girl Meets World Mr. Jackson2 episodes
2016 The Strain Kroft3 episodes
2016 Quantico Paul
2018 Bull Mark BurnsEpisode: "Justified"
2018 The Good Fight William SattmannEpisode: "Day 471"
2020 Filthy Rich Paul Luke Thomas10 episodes
2022 Black-ish Andrew CollinsEpisode: "That's What Friends Are For"
2022 Yellowstone Robert BaldusEpisode: "Tall Drink of Water"

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