Gregg Edelman

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Gregg Edelman
Born (1958-09-12) September 12, 1958 (age 65)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation(s)theatre, film, voice, television actor
Years active1979–present
Known for City of Angels
Into the Woods
Cabaret
Spouse Carolee Carmello (1995–2015)
Children2

Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American actor. He has starred in numerous Broadway productions earning four Tony Award nominations for his roles in City of Angels (1990), Anna Karenina (1993), 1776 (1998), and Into the Woods (2002). His other Broadway credits include Cabaret (1987), Falsettos (1992), Passion (1994), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), and Water for Elephants (2024).

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Edelman made his film debut in The Manhattan Project (1989). Edelman has since acted in films such as Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Little Children (2006), The Proposal (2009), and She Said (2022). He has also taken recurring roles in shows such as the NBC police procedural Shades of Blue , the Netflix political drama House of Cards , and the USA Network series The Sinner .

Early life and education

Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Li'l Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).

Career

He made his professional debut in the 1979 tour of Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as Cliff in the 1987 Broadway revival of Cabaret . He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance as the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince in the first Broadway revival of Into the Woods . [1] "I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002. [1]

Personal life

He was married from 1995 to 2015 to actress Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of City of Angels, and later during another production. [2] They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan. [3]

Friend and Academy Award winning actor J.K. Simmons credited Edelman for helping him when he was a struggling actor. [4]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1986 The Manhattan Project Science Teacher [5]
1989 Crimes and Misdemeanors Chris [5]
1990 Green Card Phil [5]
1996 The First Wives Club Mark Loest [5]
1997 Hudson River Blues Dudley [5]
1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas ChorusVoice; uncredited [5]
1997 Anastasia EnsembleVoice [5]
1998 Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night Father JosephSinging voice [5]
1999 Cradle Will Rock Blitzstein [5]
1999PuppetOscar [5]
2002 Hollywood Ending Galaxie Executive [6]
2002 City by the Sea A.P.C. Johnson [5]
2004 Spider-Man 2 Dr. Davis [7]
2006 Little Children Richard Pierce [8]
2009 The Proposal Lead Cousin Malloy [5]
2012 Liberal Arts Robert [5]
2014 Night Has Settled Dr. Root [5]
2015 Jane Wants a Boyfriend Father [5]
2016LarchmontArthur Burch [5]
2019All the Little Things We KillAgent Bracken [5]
2022 She Said David McCraw [5]
2023 She Came to Me Dustin Haverford [5]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1985 Spenser: For Hire Dr. Ed HowardEpisode: "The Killer Within" [5]
1996 Central Park West ConciergeEpisode: "Public Execution" [5]
1996 Passion Colonel RicciFilmed musical production [5]
2001 Ed Tom RespaldiEpisode: "Hook, Line and Sinker" [5]
2003 Hack Ryan Ambrose5 episodes [5]
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Boyce WainwrightEpisode: "Ex Stasis" [5]
2003–2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Lucas / Daniel Brown2 episodes [5]
2009 Law & Order Toshack's AttorneyEpisode: "All New" [5]
The Good Wife Aaron AbbottEpisode: "Unorthodox" [5]
2010 Mercy Mr. NolandEpisode: "There is No Superwoman" [5]
As the World Turns Leland Price1 Episode [5]
2011 Onion SportsDome Evan CollierEpisode 1.7 [5]
2012 30 Rock Dr. MelvoinEpisode: "Standards and Practices" [5]
2014 Blue Bloods Seymour KerwinEpisode: "Secret Arrangments" [5]
2016 Shades of Blue Priest2 episodes [5]
Deadbeat PharmacistEpisode: "Hawk Smith" [5]
BrainDead Dr. Matthews FalconEpisode: "The Path to War, Part 2" [5]
2017 Madame Secretary Pay FindalyEpisode: "Persona Non Grata" [5]
2018 House of Cards Stan Durant3 episodes [5]
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel StanEpisode: "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy" [5]
2019 Evil Rodney MatchEpisode: "October 31" [5]
2020 The Sinner Philosophy Professor2 episodes [5]
Billions Chairman of the BoardEpisode: "The Limitless Shit" [5]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
1980 Camelot Lancelot Marriott Theatre, Illinois
Evita EnsembleUS National Tour
1984 Oliver! Londoner Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway [9]
1986 Cats Bustopher Jones / Gus / Growltiger (replacement) Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway [10]
1987 Cabaret Clifford Bradshaw Imperial Theatre, Broadway [11]
US National Tour [12]
1989 Anything Goes Billy Crocker Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway [13]
City of Angels StineVirginia Theatre, Broadway [14]
1991Arthur the MusicalArthur Goodspeed Opera House [15]
1992 Anna Karenina Constantine Levin Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway [16]
1993GreetingsAndy GorskiOff-Broadway [17]
Falsettos MarvinUS National Tour [12]
Marvin (replacement) John Golden Theatre, Broadway [18]
1994 Passion Colonel Ricci Plymouth Theatre, Broadway [19]
1997 1776 Edward RutledgeCriterion Center, Broadway [20]
1999 Les Misérables Javert (replacement) Imperial Theatre, Broadway [21]
2001Thief RiverRay 2 / ReeseOff-Broadway [22]
Reefer Madness LecturerOff-Broadway [23]
2002 Into the Woods The Wolf / Cinderella's Prince Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway [24]
2003 Wonderful Town Robert Baker Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway [25]
2004Opening DoorsPerformerConcert [26]
2005Flight Charles Lindbergh Off-Broadway [27]
2006 Rags NathanWorld AIDS Day Concert, New York City [28]
2008 A Tale of Two Cities Dr. Alexandre Manette Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway [29]
Show Boat Steve Carnegie Hall [30]
2011 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd The Drury Lane Theatre [31]
2012 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Reverend Mr. Crisparkle Studio 54, Broadway [32]
2013 Secondhand Lions: A New Musical Garth 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle [33]
2014 A Little Night Music Fredrik EgermanStockbridge
2015 First Wives Club AaronChicago [34]
2017 Candide Voltaire New York City Opera
2020The PerplexedTed Resnik New York City Center
2024 Water for Elephants Mr. Jankowski Imperial Theatre, Broadway [35]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryProjectResultRef.
1990 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical City of Angels Nominated [14]
1993 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Anna Karenina Nominated [16]
1998 Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1776 Nominated [20]
2002 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Into the Woods Nominated [36]
1998 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical 1776Won [20]
2002Outstanding Featured Actor in a MusicalInto the WoodsWon [37]
1998 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical1776Nominated [20]
2004Outstanding Actor in a MusicalWonderful TownNominated [38]

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  2. ↑ Filichia, Peter. "Getting to Know Carolee Carmello", theatermania.com, April 3, 2002
  3. ↑ Feldberg, Robert. "My oh my oh, he's come a ways", The Record (Bergen County) , November 23, 2003. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When it was announced Gregg Edelman would be in the cast of the Broadway production of Wonderful Town - which opens tonight at the Al Hirschfeld Theater - it hardly registered as a surprise. That's because Edelman, who lives with his family in Leonia, is a hardy perennial on Broadway."
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  14. 1 2 City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
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  33. ↑ "Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe Cast in Secondhand Lions Musical Premiere" playbill.com
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