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Biography

Anthony Deane Rapp (born October 26, 1971) is an United States|American theater|stage and film actor and singing|singer best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway theatre|Broadway production of Rent (musical)|Rent in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the Rent (film)|film version and the Broadway Tour of Rent (musical)|Rent in 2009. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of '' You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown .

Early life

Rapp was born in Joliet, Illinois , the son of Mary Lee (née Baird) and Douglas Rapp. After his parents' divorce, he was raised by his mother, a trained nurse.

Rapp attended high school at Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois and theatre camp at Interlochen Arts Camp . In junior high school, Rapp won numerous awards for his singing. His brother is playwright, novelist and filmmaker Adam Rapp .

Career

Rapp first performed on Broadway in 1981 in the flop 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 (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus . Columbus would later direct Rapp in the film version of Rent (film)|Rent . He has appeared in several movies and Broadway shows, most notably as intellectuals. His notable work includes such films as Dazed and Confused , A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind , School Ties , Road Trip (film)|Road Trip , Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation (stage and film versions), An American Family , Danny Roane: First Time Director and '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ''.

Rapp is probably best known for playing Mark Cohen in the off-Broadway and original Broadway theatre|Broadway casts of Jonathan Larson 's Musical theatre|musical Rent (musical)|Rent . For his audition for the musical, Rapp sang R.E.M. 's " Losing My Religion ", and received his callback in September 1994. He reprised that role in the Rent (film)|film adaptation , which was released on November 23, 2005.

In 2000, Rapp released a solo CD , entitled Look Around (Anthony Rapp album)|Look Around . He returned to Rent on July 30, 2007, for a six week run, along with original cast member Adam Pascal . Rapp and Adam Pascal continued in their return to Broadway's Rent through October 7 at the Nederlander Theatre.

Rapp and Pascal, along with fellow original cast member Gwen Stewart, reprised their roles of Mark and Roger in a national tour of Rent beginning January 6, 2009.

Work

Theatre

The Little Prince and the Aviator (1981)

Precious Sons

Six Degrees of Separation (play)|Six Degrees of Separation (1990)

Sophistry (play) (1993)

Rent (musical)|Rent ( New York Theater Workshop , 1994)

Rent (musical)|Rent (1996, 2007, 2009, 2010)

'' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999)

Nocturne ( Berkeley Repertory Theatre , 2001)

Henry V (play)|Henry V (2002)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2003)

Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|Little Shop of Horrors (2004)

Feeling Electric (2005)

''Anthony Rapp's “Without You” ( Pittsburgh City Theatre , 2008)

Television

Sky High (TV Show)|Sky High (1990)

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker (1994) & nbsp;& nbsp;& nbsp;

The Lazarus Man (1996)

The X-Files (1997)

The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004)

Kidnapped (2006 TV series)|Kidnapped (2006)

Filmography

Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

Grave Secrets (1989)

Far From Home (1989 film)|Far From Home (1989)

School Ties (1992)

Dazed and Confused (1993)

Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

Twister (1996 film) (1996)

The Mantis Murder (1996)

David Searching (1997)

Man of the Century (1999)

Road Trip (2000)

Cruise Control(film)|Cruise Control (2001)

A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Paradisco (2002)

Open House (film)|Open House (2004)

Rent (film)|Rent (2005)

Winter Passing (2005)

Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)

Scaring the Fish (2006)

Blackbird (2007 film)|Blackbird (2007)

Let Them Chirp Awhile (2007)

The Other Woman (2009 film) (2011)

Discography

Look Around (Anthony Rapp album)|Look Around (2000)

Autobiography

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