Anthony Rapp
At the 2006 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Annual Grand Auctionn and Flea Market
Birth name	Anthony Dean Rapp
Born	October 26, 1971 (1971-10-26) (age 36) Chicago, Illinois
Official site	http://anthonyrapp.com

Anthony Dean Rapp (b. October 26, 1971 in Chicago) is an American stage and film actor best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent in 1996 and later for reprising the same role in the film version. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The Actors Fund of America is a nonprofit umbrella charitable organization that assists entertainment and performing arts professionals through a broad spectrum of programs, including comprehensive social services, health services, supportive and affordable housing, employment and training services, and skilled nursing and assisted living care, with a current annual budget... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City 234. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... This article is about motion pictures. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Rent is a rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson[1] based on Giacomo Puccinis opera La bohème. ... Rent is a 2005 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. ... This article is about the character from Peanuts. ... This article is about the stage musical. ...

Biography

Rapp was born in Chicago, where he attended high school at Joliet West High School in Joliet and theatre camp at the prestigious Michigan Interlochen Arts Academy. Rapp's brother is playwright, novelist, and filmmaker Adam Rapp. Rapp also has a sister, Anne, as well as a "little sister," Rachel, although she is actually a cousin of his who was taken in by his mother. Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City 234. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The Interlochen Center for the Arts is situated in Interlochen, Michigan on a 1,200 acre (5 km²) campus, and comprises (in order of founding): Interlochen Arts Academy — a boarding high school Interlochen Arts Camp — a summer camp Interlochen Public Radio — a public radio station Interlochen Pathfinder... Adam Rapp (born in Chicago, Illinois) is a novelist and playwright. ...

Career

He first performed on Broadway in 1981 in The Little Prince and the Aviator, a musical based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel The Little Prince. The show closed during previews. He also appeared in the 1987 movie Adventures in Babysitting, which was directed by Chris Columbus. Columbus would later direct Rapp in the film version of Rent. The Little Prince and the Aviator is a musical with a book by Hugh Wheeler, lyrics by Don Black, and music by John Barry. ... Antoine de Saint-Exupéry[1] (pronounced ) (June 29, 1900 – presumably July 31, 1944) was a French writer and aviator. ... The Little Prince (French: Le petit prince), published in 1943, is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupérys most famous novel, which he wrote in the United States while renting The Bevin House in Asharoken, New York, on Long Island. ... Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus and starring Elisabeth Shue, Bradley Whitford, Maia Brewton, Anthony Rapp, Penelope Ann Miller, and Keith Coogan. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Rent is the film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical Rent. ...

Rapp has gone on to appear in several movies and Broadway shows, most notably as intellectuals. His notable work includes films Dazed and Confused, A Beautiful Mind, School Ties, Road Trip, the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation, An American Family, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Dazed and Confused is a 1993 American film written and directed by Richard Linklater. ... A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American biographical film about John Forbes Nash, the Nobel Laureate (Economics) mathematician. ... School Ties was a 1992 film directed by Robert Mandel that launched the acting careers of Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris ODonnell. ... This article is about the film Road Trip. ... For the Battlestar Galactica episode, see Six Degrees of Separation (Battlestar Galactica). ... Considered televisions first reality show, An American Family was shot documentary style in 1971 and first aired in the United States on PBS in early 1973. ... This article is about the stage musical. ...

Rapp is probably best known for playing Mark Cohen in the off-Broadway and original Broadway casts of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent. He reprised that role in the film adaptation, which was released on November 23, 2005. Rapp has embraced his role as an unofficial spokesperson for the musical and has given numerous television and print interviews regarding the show and its development. Some of Rapp's photographs from rehearsals of Rent have been published. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American Tony Award-winning composer and playwright who lived in New York City and authored musicals, including Rent and Tick, Tick. ... The Black Crook (1866), considered by some historians to be the first musical[1] Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. ... Rent is a rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson[1] based on Giacomo Puccinis opera La bohème. ... Rent is a 2005 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 82. ...

In 2000, Rapp released a solo CD, entitled Look Around. He is represented as a keynote speaker by Greater Talent Network speakers bureau. CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... Look Around (Anthony Rapp album), the first full-length by Actor/Singer Anthony Rapp of Rent fame. ...

Rapp returned to Rent on July 30 2007, for a six week run, along with original cast member Adam Pascal. [1] Adam Pascal Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Roger Davis in the Jonathan Larson musical Rent on Broadway. ...

Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal will continue in their return to Broadway's Rent through Oct. 7 at the Nederlander Theatre, a spokesman for the show confirmed. [2] Adam Pascal Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Roger Davis in the Jonathan Larson musical Rent on Broadway. ...

Personal life

Rapp, a self-identified "queer," is an advocate in show business for LGBT rights.^[1] As of 2007, Rapp's partner is aspiring actor Rodney To. The couple is trying to adopt a child. They have three cats named Emma, Sebastian, and Spike. ^[2] For the novel by William S. Burroughs, see Queer (novel). ... LGBT social movements is a collective term for a number of movements that share related goals of social acceptance of homosexuality and/or gender variance. ... Legal status of gay adoption in Europe (map needs to be changed; UK, Norway, Iceland see text). ... Binomial name Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Felis lybica invalid junior synonym The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. ...

In 2006, Rapp released a memoir about his days in Rent, as well as his mother's struggle with cancer and his experiences growing up, entitled Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent, which was released February 7, 2006 by publisher Simon & Schuster.^[3] The book was re-released in paperback on October 31, 2006. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He still remains close friends with some of his Rent castmates, such as Daphne Rubin-Vega, Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Jesse L. Martin. Press photo of Daphne Rubin-Vega at the tenth anniversary performance of Rent Daphne Rubin-Vega (born November 18, 1969 in Panama City, Panama), also known simply as Daphne, is a dance music singer and actress. ... Adam Pascal Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, best known for being the first to play the role of Roger Davis in the Jonathan Larson musical Rent on Broadway. ... Idina Menzel (born Idina Kim Mentzel on May 30, 1971 in New York City) is a Tony Award-winning American actress, singer and songwriter who is best known for her performances in Wicked and Rent. ... Wilson Jermaine Heredia is an American actor of Dominican descent, best known for winning the 1996 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Angel Dumott Schunard in the musical Rent. ... Jesse Lamont Martin (born Jesse Lamont Watkins, January 18, 1969) is an American theatre, film, and television actor, best known for his roles as Tom Collins in Rent and as Detective Ed Green in the NBC series Law & Order. ...

Works

Filmography Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Grave Secrets (1989) Far From Home (1989) School Ties (1992) Dazed and Confused (1993) Six Degrees of Separation (1993) The Mantis Murder (1996) Twister (1996) David Searching (1997) Man of the Century (1999) Road Trip (2000) Cruise Control (2001) A Beautiful Mind (2001) Paradisco (2002) Open House (2004) Winter Passing (2005) Rent (2005) Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006) Scaring the Fish (2006) Let Them Chirp Awhile (2007) Television Sky High (1990) Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) The Lazarus Man (1996) The X-Files (1997) The Beach Boys - An American Family (2000) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004) Kidnapped (2006)

Theater The Little Prince and the Aviator Precious Sons Six Degrees of Separation (1990) RENT New York Theater Workshop (1994) RENT (1996, 2007) You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999) Henry V (2002) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2003) Little Shop of Horrors (2004) Feeling Electric (2005) Discography Look Around (2000) Author/Books Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent (2006) Photo of Rapp from the inside jacket of his autobiography

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References

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External links

• Official Site

• Anthony Rapp at the Internet Movie Database
• Anthony Rapp at the Internet Broadway Database
• Review of Without You from *Kirkus Reviews
• Anthony's Official MySpace Page
• Out Out Damn Spot Fanlisting
• Anthony Rapp Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org, August 2007
• Anthony Rapp sings at The Booksmith in San Francisco