Harrison Chad

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Harrison Chad
Born (1992-07-17) July 17, 1992 (age 31)
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Known forOriginal voice of Boots the Monkey

Harrison Chad (born July 17, 1992 [1] ) is an American actor known for his roles in Broadway musicals, television, and film.

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Early life and education

Chad was born in New York City and started performing when he was six years old. He has performed in four Broadway shows: Peter Pan , Beauty and the Beast , Les Miserables , and he starred opposite Tonya Pinkins in Caroline, or Change . [2] He graduated from Brown University in 2014. [3]

Career

His roles include young Tarzan in the film Tarzan 2 , the original voice for Boots the Monkey on Dora the Explorer for the first four seasons from 2000–2007 and Go, Diego, Go! , the singing voice of Leo on Little Einsteins (2005–2009), and Cardigan from Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure . He also has performed live-action roles, including as the Comedy Central film Hebrew Hammer and the Showtime film Carry Me Home. He has guest starred on television, in Ed , Smash , Blue Bloods , Divorce , and Murphy Brown .

He received a 2004 Young Artist Awards nomination for his role as Boots, in the category "Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor".

He then went on to perform in the Kennedy Center production of Mame performing opposite Christine Baranski in 2006. [4]

In 2013, he was in the Joe Iconis musical, The Black Suits at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. He also appeared in the workshop of The Black Suits at the Barrington Stage Company in 2012. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 The Hebrew Hammer Schlomo
2003 Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure Cardigan (voice)Direct-to-video
2004MessengersMichael Richards
2005 Tarzan II Tarzan (voice)Direct-to-video
2006Nick Jr. Favorites HolidayBoots (voice)
2006 Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner Documentary
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2008Dora the Explorer: It's a PartyBoots (voice)Direct-to-video
2013 Jack, Jules, Esther and Me Dougie
2018 Hearts Beat Loud JakeUncredited

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Yo Awesome Awesome!KidEpisode: "Video Tutorial"
2000–2007 Dora the Explorer Boots / Squirrel Chorus (voices)103 episodes
2002 Ed Ryan ParkerEpisode: "Youth Bandits"
2003 As the World Turns Fantasy Boy #2Episode dated 22 May 2003
2004 Maya & Miguel Andy (US voice)Episode: "When Maya Met Andy"
2004Carry Me HomeBrianTelevision film
2005 Go, Diego, Go! Boots / Animal SFX (voices)2 episodes
2005–2009 Little Einsteins Leo (singing voice)35 episodes
2007–2009 SamSam Sam Sam42 episodes
2012 Smash AugustEpisode: "Understudy"
2016–2021The Funny Cartoons ShowVarious voices7 episodes
2017 Blue Bloods Evan FlemingEpisode: "The Thin Blue Line"
2018 Saturday Night Live DancerEpisode: "Will Ferrell/Chris Stapleton"
2018 Divorce Ice Rink GuardEpisode: "Breaking the Ice"
2018 Murphy Brown ConnorEpisode: "The Coma and the Oxford Comma"
2018MooseboxArms / Police Chip 1Episode: "Arcade Claw"
2020 Little America TomEpisode: "The Cowboy"
2020 Little Voice Frat BoyEpisode: "Tell Her"

Video games

YearTitleRole
2003 Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure Young Tarzan
2003Dora the Explorer: Barnyard BuddiesBoots
2005 Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet Boots / Tito the Turtle
2006 The Sopranos: Road to Respect
2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Bobby Blue

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References

  1. Harrison Chad [@harrisonchad7] (July 17, 2020). "28! How lucky am I to be surrounded by these amazing people on my special day. Thank you all for making this day so wonderful. I love you all so much. Thank you to all my friends for sending me all your sweet videos and messages. I'm so grateful to be surrounded by so much love. Here's to another trip around the sun😎📅 #quarantinedbirthday" . Retrieved August 22, 2023 via Instagram.
  2. DREW MacKENZIE (2004-05-19). "Babes on Broadway". New York Daily News. Henry Hodges. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  3. Williams, Drew (March 11, 2014). "From novel to stage, GISP enlivens study of 'Les Miserables'". The Brown Daily Herald . Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  4. Gans, Andrew. "Harrison Chad, Ed Dixon, Mary Stout, Ruth Gottschall and More Join Kennedy Center Mame" Playbill, April 25, 2006
  5. Murray, Larry. "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Black Suits Have Begun Performances at Barrington Stage Company" berkshireonstage.wordpress.com, August 2012