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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), Anything Goes (1989), Falsettos (1992), Passion (1994), Les Misérables (1999), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012), and Water for Elephants (2024).

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. "I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.

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. They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.

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

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

1. ^ "Gregg Edelman Profile" Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, broadway.com, accessed April 27, 2016
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."
4. "Show Rundown: January 28, 2015". Howard Stern. 28 January 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
5. ^ "Gregg Edelman - IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
6. Hollywood Ending, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
7. Spider-Man 2, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
8. Little Children, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
9. Oliver!, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
10. Cats, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
11. Cabaret, ibdb.com, accessed April 27, 2016
12. ^ Gregg Edelman IBDB
13. Anything Goes, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
14. ^ City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
15. Richards, David. "Sunday View. Madcap Arthur Meets the 90's", The New York Times, August 18, 1991
16. ^ Anna Karenina, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
17. Greetings, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
18. Falsettos, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016
19. Passion ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
20. ^ 1776, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
21. Les Misérables, ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016
22. Thief River, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
23. Reefer Madness, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016
24. "'Into the Woods' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
25. "'Wonderful Town' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
26. Gans, Andrew. "Edelman, Clark, Carmello and Baldwin Set for Sondheim's Opening Doors", playbill.com, July 27, 2004
27. Sommer, elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Flight: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'", curtainup.com, May 13, 2005
28. Lipton, Brian Scott. "Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman to Star in 'Rags' Benefit", theatermania.com, October 30, 2006
29. Finkle, David. "Review. 'A Tale of Two Cities' ", theatermania.com, September 18, 2008
30. Suskin, Steven. "Review: ‘Show Boat in Concert’", Variety, June 8, 2008
31. Highlights from Drury Lane's Sweeney Todd Starring Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney
32. "'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
33. "Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe Cast in Secondhand Lions Musical Premiere" playbill.com
34. Jones, Chris. "Not so sweet revenge in pre-Broadway 'First Wives Club' ", Chicago Tribune, March 12, 2015
35. "Water for Elephants (Broadway, 2024)". Playbill. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
36. "'Millie' Leads the Tony Nominations With 11; 'Morning's' Earns 9". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
37. Simonson, Robert. "'Millie', 'Success' Lead 2002 Drama Desk Nominations", playbill.com, April 30, 2002
38. "2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10", broadway.com, April 18, 2004

External links

• Gregg Edelman at the Internet Broadway Database
• Gregg Edelman at IMDb
• Gregg Edelman at Broadway.com
• An interview, circa 2004
• A Tale of Two Cities
• Gregg Edelman on Facebook

• 1958 births
• American male film actors
• American male musical theatre actors
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• American male voice actors
• Drama Desk Award winners
• Living people
• Male actors from Chicago
• Actors from Leonia, New Jersey
• Northwestern University School of Communication alumni
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• Male actors from New Jersey