Amick Byram | |
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Born | McLennan County, Texas, United States | January 24, 1955
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Musical theatre, Christian music |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Website | www |
David Amick Byram (born January 24, 1955) is an American singer and two-time Grammy nominee. [1] [2] Byram is the co-founder and Producing Director of the American Coast Theater Company. [3]
A native of McLennan County, Texas, Byram is a well-known sessions artist in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for providing the singing voice of Moses in The Prince of Egypt . He also contributed to the films Shrek , Aladdin , Beauty and the Beast , The Lion King , Pocahontas , Hercules , Mulan , Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World , The Road to El Dorado , and The Matrix . [1]
Byram has acted in numerous professional stage productions, including The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and in Los Angeles; Les Misérables as Joly and an understudy for Enjolras; Sunset Boulevard as Joe Gillis (playing opposite Glenn Close); and Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar . He played Sir Archibald Proops in the 1994 recording of Jekyll & Hyde .
On television he played Ian Andrew Troi, the father of Counselor Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation , and has appeared in The Simpsons and Quincy, M.E. . [4] Around 2015 to 2016, he guested on Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller .[ citation needed ]
He is a 1977 graduate of Oral Roberts University, and was named ORU's 2014 Alumnus of the Year. [5]
He is married to actress and singer Cassandra Byram and is the brother of gospel singer Danny Byram.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Singer | Voice |
1994 | The Swan Princess | Chorus (singing voice) | |
1997 | A Christmas Carol | Additional voices | Direct-to-video Voice |
1998 | An All Dogs Christmas Carol | Additional voices | Voice |
The Prince of Egypt | Moses (singing voice) | ||
2000 | Lion of Oz | Singer | Direct-to-video Voice |
2002 | Mickey's House of Villains | Chorus (singing voice) | |
2005 | West Bank Story | David (singing voice) | Short Voice |
2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Marcus Thornton | |
2015 | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Additional voices | Short Voice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Quincy, M.E. | Richard | 1 episode |
1988 | Superior Court | Darrell Guillary | |
1990 | Jake and the Fatman | Morrison | |
1991-1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Hickman Commander Ian Andrew Troi | 2 episodes |
1996 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Sponsor #1 | 1 epiosde |
2013 | Today | Himself | Guest 1 episode |
2017 | All Hail King Julien: Exiled | Vocalist | 3 episodes |
2019 | American Dad! | Soup Jingle Singer | 1 episode |