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Harrison Chad | |
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| Born | July 17, 1992 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Original 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.
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]
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 The 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | The Hebrew Hammer | Schlomo | |
| 2003 | Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure | Cardigan (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Messengers | Michael Richards | |
| 2005 | Tarzan II | Tarzan (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday | Boots (voice) | |
| 2006 | Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner | — | Documentary |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | — | |
| 2008 | Dora the Explorer: It's a Party | Boots (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Jack, Jules, Esther and Me | Dougie | |
| 2018 | Hearts Beat Loud | Jake | Uncredited |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Yo Awesome Awesome! | Kid | Episode: "Video Tutorial" |
| 2000–2007 | Dora the Explorer | Boots / Squirrel Chorus (voices) | 103 episodes |
| 2002 | Ed | Ryan Parker | Episode: "Youth Bandits" |
| 2003 | As the World Turns | Fantasy Boy #2 | Episode dated 22 May 2003 |
| 2004 | Maya & Miguel | Andy (US voice) | Episode: "When Maya Met Andy" |
| 2004 | Carry Me Home | Brian | Television film |
| 2005–2007 | Go, Diego, Go! | Boots / Animal SFX (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2009 | Little Einsteins | Leo (singing voice) | 35 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | SamSam | Sam Sam | 42 episodes |
| 2012 | Smash | August | Episode: "Understudy" |
| 2016–2021 | The Funny Cartoons Show | Various voices | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Evan Fleming | Episode: "The Thin Blue Line" |
| 2018 | Saturday Night Live | Dancer | Episode: "Will Ferrell/Chris Stapleton" |
| 2018 | Divorce | Ice Rink Guard | Episode: "Breaking the Ice" |
| 2018 | Murphy Brown | Connor | Episode: "The Coma and the Oxford Comma" |
| 2018 | Moosebox | Arms / Police Chip 1 | Episode: "Arcade Claw" |
| 2020 | Little America | Tom | Episode: "The Cowboy" |
| 2020 | Little Voice | Frat Boy | Episode: "Tell Her" |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2003 | Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure | Young Tarzan |
| 2003 | Dora the Explorer: Barnyard Buddies | Boots |
| 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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