John Hill (actor)

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John Hill
Born
John Arthur Hill

(1978-10-23) October 23, 1978 (age 45)
San Antonio, Texas, US
Occupationmusical theater actor
Years active1990–present

John Arthur Hill (born October 23, 1977) is an American musical theater actor and television producer who is most well known for his role of Jason McConnell in the Off-Broadway run of Bare: A Pop Opera and as a producer of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen . He also developed a following on his former website "John Hill Online" with his videos entitled "Johnny and Kooks", comedic videos he made with his friend Katharine Leonard. [1] The pair released a single on iTunes entitled "About You". He grew up in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Los Angeles, California where he is producing television programs.

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Theatre

He has also appeared in the Broadway musicals Hairspray (original Broadway cast as Fender), [2] and The Boy from Oz (original Broadway cast as Mark Herron). [3] In The Boy from Oz he also understudied the roles of Greg and the lead role Peter Allen. He never went on as Peter Allen. In Hairspray he also understudied the roles of Link Larkin and Corny Collins. He did go on as Link Larkin. He starred opposite Michael Arden and Jenna Leigh Green in the original Off-Broadway cast of Bare: A Pop Opera in the leading role of Jason. [4] He was supposed to return to this role when the show was supposed to move to a new theatre after a few months of break, but the move never happened. A demo of 11 tracks from this production was recorded, but the remaining tracks were never recorded when the production never resumed. [5] He did appear in the "Bare's Back Concert" after the show closed, which most of the cast returned to perform in concert. He also appeared in But I'm A Cheerleader (a musical adaptation of the movie of the same name) at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2005. In June 2006, he wrote and performed the solo show Skinny Corpse at The Duplex in Manhattan, directed by Ben Rimalower. [6] He also took part in the mini-musical Prop 8: The Musical . [7]

Work in television

In 2007, he produced an 8-part documentary MTV called Show Choir. This program followed the real life choir "IMAGES" of Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia. It followed the transformation of the choir and its members. [8] [9]


He has also served as producer for the Nickelodeon reality show Dance on Sunset , Tori and Dean, Kathy Griffin: The D-List , All About Aubrey, Project Runway , [10] Top Chef , and G4's Attack of the Show.
He was the co-executive producer and writer, as well as an on-camera panelist/pundit on the short-lived Bravo show The Approval Matrix based on the popular feature in New York Magazine. In 2011 Hill accepted the role of executive producer of The A-List: Dallas, a spinoff of the popular LOGO hit.


He is currently a producer on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen and host of The Feels on Radio Andy, Andy Cohen's Sirius XM Channel. [11] He also writes for Love Connection on FOX where Cohen serves as host. [12]

Personal life

Hill is gay. [9] He was previously in a relationship with his Radio Andy costar Andy Cohen. [12]

Recordings

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  1. ↑ johnnyandkooks (March 11, 2006). "'Johnny and Kooks' is born!". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "John Hill". Playbill. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "John Hill – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDb.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  4. ↑ Brockman, Craig. "Interview with a heartthrob: The 'bare' necessities of John Hill!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "PLANS FOR BARE PUT ON HOLD". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ "John Hill: Skinny Corpse - New York City - reviews, cast and info". Theatermania.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  7. ↑ Gans, Andrew (April 21, 2009). "Prop 8: The Musical Wins GLAAD Media Award". Playbill.
  8. ↑ "MTV Greenlights 8-Part Documentary 'Show Choir'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Wong, Wayman (June 1, 2006). "THE LEADING MEN: Most Happy Fellas". Playbill.
  10. ↑ "Reality Check: Talking Pets with John Hill". Tailsinc.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Interview with Radio Andy Host John Hill". Loveandknuckles.com. July 29, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Andy Cohen Really Doesn't Care When Celebrities Break Up". Bravo TV Official Site. July 11, 2017.
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