name	Tony Award
current awards	65th Tony Awards
description	Excellence in Broadway theatre
presenter	American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League
country	United States
year	1947
website	www.tonyawards.com }}

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are also given, including a Special Tony Award, the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award. The awards are named after Antoinette Perry, co-founder of the American Theatre Wing.

The rules for the Tony Awards are set forth in the official document "Rules and Regulations of The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards", which applies for that season only. The Tony Awards are considered the highest U.S. theatre honor, the New York theatre industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for motion pictures, the Grammy Awards for music and the Emmy Awards for television, and the Laurence Olivier Award for West End theatre in England.

Since 1997, the Tony Awards ceremony has usually been held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in June and broadcast live on CBS television. The 65th Tony Awards ceremony was held on June 12, 2011 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and broadcast on CBS television. The Tony ceremony will return to the Beacon Theatre in 2012.

History

The award was founded in 1947 by a committee of the American Theatre Wing headed by Brock Pemberton. The award is named after Antoinette Perry, an actress, director, producer and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing, who had died in 1946.

The first awards ceremony was held on April 6, 1947, at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. The first prizes were "a scroll, cigarette lighter and articles of jewelry such as 14-carat gold compacts and bracelets for the women, and money clips for the men." It was not until the third awards ceremony in 1949 that the first Tony medallion was given to award winners.

Since 1997, the Tony Awards ceremony has been held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in June and broadcast live on CBS television, except in 1999, when it was held at the Gershwin Theatre and 2011, when the ceremony was held at the Beacon Theatre.

Awarded by a panel of approximately 700 judges from various areas of the entertainment industry and press, the Tony Award is generally regarded as the theatre's equivalent to the Oscars, for excellence in film; the Grammys for the music industry, and the Emmys for excellence in television. In British theatre, the equivalent of the Tony Award is the Laurence Olivier Award. A number of the world's longest-running and most successful shows, as well as some actors, directors, choreographers and designers, have received both Tony Awards and Olivier Awards.

Since 1967, the award ceremony has been broadcast on U.S. national television and includes songs from the nominated musicals, and occasionally has included video clips of, or presentations about, nominated plays. The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League jointly present and administer the awards. Audience size for the telecast is generally well below that of the Academy Awards shows, but the program reaches an affluent audience, which is prized by advertisers. According to an article in ''The New York Times'': "What the Tony broadcast does have, say CBS officials, is an all-important demographic: rich and smart. Jack Sussman, CBS's senior vice president in charge of specials, said the Tony show sold almost all its advertising slots shortly after CBS announced it would present the three hours. 'It draws upscale premium viewers who are attractive to upscale premium advertisers,' Mr. Sussman said..." The viewership has declined from the early years of its broadcast history (for example, the number of viewers in 1974 was 20,026,000, in 1999 9,155,000) but has settled into between six and eight million viewers for most of the decade of the 2000s. In contrast, the 2009 Oscar telecast had 36.3 million viewers.

;The medallion The Tony Award medallion was designed by Herman Rosse and is a mix of mostly brass and a little bronze, with a nickel plating on the outside; a black acrylic glass base, and the nickel-plated pewter swivel. The face of the medallion portrayed an adaptation of the comedy and tragedy masks and, as noted, the reverse side had a relief profile of Antoinette Perry.

A larger base was introduced in time for the 2010 award ceremony. The new base is slightly taller—5 inches (12.7 cm), up from 3¼ inches (8.3 cm) -- and heavier—3½ pounds (1.6 kg), up from 1½ pounds (682 grams). This change was implemented to make the award "feel more substantial" and easier to handle at the moment the award is presented to the winners. According to Howard Sherman, the executive director of the American Theater Wing:

"We know the physical scale of the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys. While we’re not attempting to keep up with the Joneses, we felt this is a significant award, and it could feel and look a bit more significant."By adding height, now someone can grip the Tony, raise it over their head in triumph and not worry about keeping their grip. Believe me, you can tell the difference."

Details of the Tony Awards

''Source: Tony Awards Official Site, Rules''

Rules for a "new" play or musical

For the purposes of the award, a "new" play or musical is one that has not previously been produced on Broadway and is not "determined to be 'classic' or in the historical or popular repertoire", as determined by the Administration Committee, (per Section (2g)of the Rules and Regulations). This phrase has been the subject of some controversy, as some shows have been ruled ineligible for the "new" categories, meaning that their authors did not have a chance to win the marquee awards of Best Play or Best Musical (or Best Score or Best Book for musicals). On the other hand, some people feel that allowing plays and musicals that have been frequently produced to be eligible as new gives them an unfair advantage, because they will have benefited from additional development time as well as additional familiarity with the Tony voters. Shows recently transferred from Off-Broadway or the West End are eligible as new, as are productions based closely on movies.

Committees and voters

The ''Administration Committee'' has 24 members: 10 designated by the American Wing, 10 by The Broadway League, and one each by the Dramatists Guild, Actors' Equity Association, United Scenic Artists and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. This committee, among other duties, determines eligibility for nominations in all awards categories.

The ''Nominating Committee'' makes the nominations for the various categories. This rotating group of up to 30 theatre professionals is selected by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. Nominators serve three-year terms and are asked to see every new Broadway production.

There are approximately 700 eligible Tony Award voters, a number that changes slightly from year to year and was decreased in 2009 when the first-night critics were excluded as voters. These include the board of directors and designated members of the advisory committee of the American Theatre Wing; members of the governing boards of Actors' Equity Association, the Dramatists Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, United Scenic Artists, and the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers; members of the Theatrical Council of the Casting Society of America; and voting members of The Broadway League.

Eligibility date ("Season")

To be eligible for Tony Award consideration, a production must have officially opened by the "eligibility date" that the Management Committee establishes each year. For example, the cut-off date for eligibility the 2008–09 season was April 30, 2009. The "Season" for Tony Award eligibility is defined in the Rules and Regulations.

"Broadway" theatre

A Broadway theatre is defined as having 500 or more seats, among other requirements. While the Rules define a "Broadway" theatre in terms of its size, not its geographical location, the list of "Broadway" theatres is determined solely by the Tony Awards Administration Committee. As of the 2010–2011 season, the list consists solely of the 40 theaters located in the vicinity of Times Square in New York City and Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

Award categories

There are presently 26 categories of awards, plus several special awards. Starting with 11 awards in 1947, the names and number of categories have changed over the years; a complete history of each award category was published in 2005.

A newly established non-competitive award, The Isabelle Stevenson Award, was given for the first time at the awards ceremony in 2009. The award is for an individual who has made a "substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations."

The category of Special Theatrical Event was "retired" as of the 2009–2010 season.

Best Play

Best Musical

Best Book of a Musical

Best Original Score

Best Revival of a Play

Best Revival of a Musical

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

Best Direction of a Play

Best Direction of a Musical

Best Choreography

Best Orchestrations

Best Scenic Design of a Play

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Special categories

Regional Theatre Tony Award

Special Tony Award (includes Lifetime Achievement Award)

Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre

Isabelle Stevenson Award

Retired awards

Tony Award for Best Author

Best Conductor and Musical Director

Tony Award for Best Revival (replaced by separate musical and play awards)

Tony Award for Best Stage Technician

Best Special Theatrical Event

Best Director (split into two categories: Best Direction of A Musical & Best Direction of A Play)

Criticism

While the theatre-going public may consider the Tony Awards to be the Oscars of live theatre, critics have suggested that the Tony Awards are primarily a promotional vehicle for a small number of large production companies and theatre owners in New York City. Only shows playing in one of 40 large "Broadway" theatres designated by the Tony Awards Management Committee are eligible for the Tony Awards. Only a portion of the Broadway theatres feature a "new" production in any given season, and there are 27 award categories, so most new shows receive one or more nominations.

Producers say that the Tony Award is the only award that sells tickets. "Winning best musical or best play, they say, means money in the bank."

Award milestones

Some notable records and facts about the Tony Awards include the following:

;Productions

12 wins - The most Tony Awards ever received by a single production was the musical ''The Producers'' (2001 awards) with 12 awards, including best musical.

7 non-music wins - The most Tonys ever received by a non-musical was ''The Coast of Utopia'' (2007 awards) with 7 awards, including best play.

12 gaps - The production with the worst gap between nominations and Tonys received was the musical ''The Scottsboro Boys'' (2011 awards), which was nominated for 12 Tonys but did not win any.

Big 6 - Three productions, all musicals, have won all "big six" awards for their category: ''South Pacific'' (1950 awards), ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (1979 awards) and ''Hairspray'' (2003 awards) each swept the Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book, Best Performance by a Leading Actor, Best Performance by a Leading Actress and Best Direction awards.

4 Actors - Only one production, the musical ''South Pacific'' (1950 awards), has won all four of the acting awards in a single year.

1 Words and Music - Only three musicals have won the Tony Award for Best Musical when a person had (co-)written the Book (non-sung dialogue and storyline) and the Score (music and lyrics): 1958 winner ''The Music Man'' (Meredith Willson - award for Book and Score did not exist that year), 1986 winner ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' (Rupert Holmes - who also won for Book and Score) and 1996 winner ''Rent'' (Jonathan Larson - who also won for Book and Score).

3 & 4 Designers - Seven shows have swept the design awards (original 3 of Best Scenic Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design - joined by Best Sound Design starting in 2008): ''Follies'' (1972), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1986), ''The Lion King'' (1998), ''The Producers'' (2001), ''The Light in the Piazza'' (2005), ''The Coast of Utopia'' (2007) and the 2008 revival of ''South Pacific'' (first to sweep the expanded 4 awards for Creative Arts).

3peat Production - The musical ''La Cage aux Folles'' made history as the first show to win as Best Production in 3 different years, Best Musical at the 1984 awards and Best Revival of a Musical at both the 2005 awards and the 2010 awards.

;Individuals

21 wins - Harold Prince has won 21 Tony Awards, more than anyone else, including eight for directing, eight for producing, two as producer of a year's Best Musical, and three special Tony Awards.

8 wins - Stephen Sondheim has won more Tony Awards than any other composer, with eight. Bob Fosse has won the most Tonys for choreography, also eight. Oliver Smith has won a record eight scenic design Tony Awards. Jules Fisher has won the most lighting design awards, also eight

5 wins - Julie Harris and Angela Lansbury tie for the most performance Tony Awards with five each.

10 nominations - Along with her record of 5 performance wins, Julie Harris also has been nominated more often than any other performer, a total of ten times.

2 for 1 Performers - Four performers (all actresses) have been nominated in two acting categories in the same year: Amanda Plummer, Dana Ivey, Kate Burton, and Jan Maxwell. Plummer in 1982 was nominated for Best Actress in a Play for ''A Taste of Honey'' and Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''Agnes of God,'' for which she won. Ivey in 1984 was nominated as Best Featured Actress in Musical for ''Sunday in the Park with George'' and Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''Heartbreak House.'' In 2002, Burton was nominated for Best Actress in Play for ''Hedda Gabler'' and Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''The Elephant Man''. Maxwell was nominated in 2010 for Best Actress in a Play for ''The Royal Family'' and Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''Lend Me a Tenor''.

4 for 4 Performers - Three performers have been nominated for all four performance awards for which a performer is eligible. Boyd Gaines was the first performer to be nominated for each of Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1989 for ''The Heidi Chronicles'', Best Actor in a Musical in 1994 for ''She Loves Me'', Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2000 for ''Contact'' (and again in 2008 for ''Gypsy'') and Best Actor in a Play in 2007 for ''Journey's End''. Gaines won in 3 of the categories (and 4 of the 5 nominations), missing only for the performance in ''Journey's End''. Raúl Esparza was the second performer to be nominated in all four categories (no wins), achieving this over a mere six seasons: Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2004 for ''Taboo'', Best Actor in a Musical in 2007 for ''Company'', Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2008 for ''The Homecoming'', and Best Actor in a Play in 2009 for ''Speed-the-Plow''. Angela Lansbury was the third performer to be nominated for all four performance awards. She won Best Actress in a Musical for ''Mame'' (1966), ''Dear World'' (1969), ''Gypsy'' (1975), and ''Sweeney Todd'' (1979). She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play for ''Deuce'' in 2007. She won Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''Blithe Spirit'' in 2009. She was nominated for Featured Actress in a Musical for ''A Little Night Music'' in 2010.

Opposite Sex - While several performers have won Tonys for roles that have involved cross dressing, only two have won for playing a character of the opposite sex: Mary Martin in the title role of ''Peter Pan'' (1955) and Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad in ''Hairspray'' (2003). In 2000, Australian actor Barry Humphries won the Special Tony Award for a live theatrical event at the 55th Annual Tony Awards for ''Dame Edna: The Royal Tour'', Dame Edna being his "Melbourne Housewife" alter-ego who was recently on Broadway in the show ''All About Me''.

3peat Performance - All 3 of the young actors who shared the duties of performing the lead character in ''Billy Elliot the Musical'' (2009 awards), David Alvarez & Trent Kowalik & Kiril Kulish, also shared a single nomination, then shared the win, for best performance by a leading actor in a musical.

;Famous Firsts

First Female to win Best Direction of a Musical - Julie Taymor for The Lion King in 1997

First Female to win Best Direction of a Play - Mary Zimmerman for Metamorphoses in 2002

First African-American to win Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play - Phylicia Rashad for A Raisin in the Sun in 2004

First African-American to win Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play - James Earl Jones for The Great White Hope

See also

Drama Desk Awards

Laurence Olivier Awards

Obie Awards

New York Drama Critics' Circle

Theatre World Award

Broadway theatre

The Society of London Theatre

List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards

List of African-American Tony nominees and winners

References

External links

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Name	Neil Patrick Harris
Birth date	June 15, 1973
Birth place	Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Years active	1988–present
Occupation	Actor, musician, director, magician
Partner	David Burtka(2004–present; 2 children) }}

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, director and magician.

Prominent roles of his career include the title role in ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', Colonel Carl Jenkins in ''Starship Troopers'', the womanizing Barney Stinson in ''How I Met Your Mother'', a fictionalized version of himself in the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, Patrick Winslow in ''The Smurfs'', and the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''.

He hosted the 63rd Tony Awards on June 7, 2009, and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2009. On March 7, 2010, he made a surprise appearance at the 82nd Academy Awards, delivering the opening musical number, and on August 21, 2010 he won two Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony. On December 11, 2010, Harris hosted ''Spike's'' ''Video Game Awards'', before hosting the 65th Tony Awards on June 12, 2011.

He was named as one of ''TIME'' magazine's 100 most influential people in 2010.

In June 2010, it was announced that Harris would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.

Early life

Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico. His parents, Sheila and Ron, ran a restaurant. He attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque and was active in school plays and musicals there. Harris was an honors student, and graduated with honors in 1991.

Career

Harris began his career as a child actor, and was discovered by playwright Mark Medoff at a Drama Camp in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Medoff cast him in his 1988 film ''Clara's Heart'', a drama with Whoopi Goldberg based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Olshan, that won him a Golden Globe nomination. In 1988, he also starred in ''Purple People Eater'', a children's fantasy. The following year, he won the lead in ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'', for which he was again nominated for a Golden Globe. After ''Doogie Howser'''s four-season run ended in 1993, Harris played a number of guest roles on television series such as ''Murder She Wrote'', before taking his first film role as an adult in 1995 in the little-seen shocker ''Animal Room''. Since then, his film work has included supporting roles in ''The Next Best Thing'', ''Undercover Brother'', and ''Starship Troopers''. He also plays a fictionalized version of himself in the ''Harold and Kumar'' stoner comedy films (''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' and ''Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay'').

From 1999 to 2000, Harris starred with Tony Shalhoub in the sitcom ''Stark Raving Mad'', which lasted 22 episodes. He has taken lead roles in a number of made-for-television features, including ''Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story'' in 1994, ''My Ántonia'' in 1995, ''The Christmas Wish'' in 1998, ''Joan of Arc'' in 1999, ''The Wedding Dress'' in 2001, and ''The Christmas Blessing'' in 2005, as well as series guest roles.

Harris has worked on Broadway in both musical and dramatic roles. He played Tobias Ragg in 2001 concert performances of ''Sweeney Todd''. In 2002, he performed on Broadway beside Anne Heche in ''Proof''. In 2003, he took the role of the Emcee in ''Cabaret,'' alongside Deborah Gibson and Tom Bosley. As a result of his critically acclaimed performance in ''Cabaret'', Harris was named the top-drawing headliner in the role of the Emcee by GuestStarCasting.com, topping fellow celeb stars John Stamos and Alan Cumming.

In 2004, he performed a dual role of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway in the controversial musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's ''Assassins''. He also sang the role of Charles (first played by Anthony Perkins) on the Nonesuch recording of Sondheim's ''Evening Primrose''. He has also portrayed Mark Cohen in the touring company of the musical ''RENT'', a character who he mockingly reprised on the January 10, 2009, episode of ''Saturday Night Live'', which he hosted. Since fall of 2005, Harris has played Barney Stinson, a serial womanizer, in the CBS ensemble sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. The Stinson role earned him 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations.

In 2007, Harris worked with Mike Nelson on an audio commentary for RiffTrax. The two riffed on the film ''Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory''. Harris is a big fan of the cult TV series Nelson worked on, ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' and was interviewed for a 1992 Comedy Central special hosted by Penn Jillette, who did voiceovers for Comedy Central's programming at that time, about the series and its fans, ''This Is MST3K''. In 2008, Harris took the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series, ''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'', alongside Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. The first episode of the series debuted July 15, 2008. In 2008, Harris also guest-starred on ''Sesame Street'' as the Sesame Street Fairy Shoe Person. On April 26, 2009, Harris hosted the 7th Annual TV Land Awards.

After a highly successful preview at the San Diego Comic-Con, a musical episode of ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', featuring Harris as the villainous Music Meister, premiered on October 23, 2009, on Cartoon Network. As a character who could make anyone do his bidding by singing, he spent most of the episode singing several original songs.

Harris starred in the movie ''Beastly'' alongside Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens. He played a blind tutor named Will. The film was originally set for release on July 30, 2010, but was pushed back to March 4, 2011.

He also plays the lead in the upcoming indie comedy ''The Best and the Brightest'' as a carefree father who uproots his family from Delaware to move to New York City's Upper East Side.

Harris appeared as a guest judge on Season 9 of ''American Idol'' in August 2009 auditions taped in Dallas, Texas.

English stage producer Cameron Mackintosh has voiced interest in producing a Broadway revival of the musical ''Barnum'' (which originally starred Michael Crawford and Jim Dale) with Harris in the title role.

Harris provided his voice for the role of the adult Dick Grayson (Nightwing) for the animated film ''Batman: Under the Red Hood''. It was released July 27, 2010.

Harris also voiced the beagle Lou in the film ''Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' that was released July 30, 2010.

He directed a production of the rock musical ''Rent''. The stage production ran from August 6 – 8, 2010 at the Hollywood Bowl. Harris cast his ''Beastly'' co-star Vanessa Hudgens as Mimi.

Harris won an Emmy for his performance as Bryan Ryan in the television series ''Glee'' in the episode titled "Dream On."

On November 8, 2010, it was revealed that Harris had provided his voice to the Disney California Adventure attraction California Screamin'.

Harris performed the lead role of Bobby, in Stephen Sondheim's ''Company'' from April 7–9, 2011 with the New York Philharmonic in concert opposite Patti LuPone and others.

Harris hosted the 65th Annual Tony Awards on June 12, 2011. This was the second time he hosted the ceremony.

Harris will make his directorial debut in the upcoming movie ''Aaron and Sarah'', starring Josh Hutcherson and Emma Roberts. The movie is set to be released in 2013.

Personal life

Harris is openly gay, confirming this in November 2006 by saying "...I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."

Harris attended the Emmy awards in September 2007 with his partner David Burtka, later confirming the relationship, which began in 2004, in an interview on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''. On August 14, 2010, Harris announced that he and Burtka were expecting twins via a surrogate mother. Fraternal twins Gideon Scott, a boy, and Harper Grace, a girl, were born on October 12, 2010.

Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24, 2011, Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via Twitter, stating that they had proposed to each other five years ago but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal.

Harris is a fan of magic and is a magician similar to his character on ''How I Met Your Mother''. He serves on the Board of Directors of Hollywood's Magic Castle. Harris won the Tannen's Magic Louis Award in 2006 and hosted the 2008 World Magic Awards on October 11, 2008. Additionally, Harris was the celebrity guest of honor for ''Top Chef Masters'', which took place at the Magic Castle, and included Burtka as a fellow guest. Harris also performed magic in his Emmy-winning performance on ''Glee''.

Discography

Cast recordings

Year	Album title	! Notes
2000	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical)>Sweeney Todd: Live in Concert''	2000 New York Concert Cast
2001	Evening Primrose (musical)>Evening Primrose''
2004	Assassins (musical)>Assassins''
2006	''Wall to Wall: Stephen Sondheim''
2008	Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (soundtrack)>Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''
2009	Batman: The Brave and the Bold#Soundtrack>Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Mayhem of the Music Meister''

Singles

Year

Single

Peak chart positions

Sales

Album

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"Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit"

''How I Met Your Mother'' season 5

''Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers''

Filmography

+ Film
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1988	''Clara's Heart''	David Hart
1988		Danny Harland	TV movie
1988		Billy Johnson
1989	''Cold Sassy Tree''	Will Tweedy/Narrator	TV movie
1989		Lonnie Tibbits	TV movie
1991	''Stranger in the Family''	Steve Thompson	TV Movie
1993	''For Our Children: The Concert''	Himself (Presenter)	TV movie
1993	''''	Brian Hannigan	TV movie
1994	''Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story''	Jim Stolpa	TV movie
1995	''''	Edward Broder	TV movie
1995	''Animal Room''	Arnold Mosk
1995	''Not Our Son''	Paul Kenneth Keller	TV movie
1995	''My Antonia''	Jimmy Burden	TV movie
1995	''Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story''	William Coit	TV movie
1997		Carl Jenkins
1998	''''	Roger Martin
1998	''''	Will Martin	TV movie
1999		The Dauphin	TV movie
2000	''''	David
2001	''''	Travis Cleveland	TV movie
2001	''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert''	Tobias Ragg	TV movie
2002	''''	Benjamin
2002	''Undercover Brother''	Lance
2004	''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle''	Neil Patrick Harris
2005	''''	Nathan Andrews	TV movie
2008	''Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay''	Neil Patrick Harris
2008	''Beyond All Boundaries''	1st Lt. David Hettema	Voice only
2008	''Justice League: The New Frontier''	Barry Allen/The Flash	Voice only
2009		Steve	Voice only
2010	''Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore''	Lou the Beagle	Voice only
2010	''''	Jeff	Post-production
2010	''Batman: Under the Red Hood''	Dick Grayson/Nightwing	Voice only
2011	''''	Neil Patrick Harris	Filming
2011	''''	Patrick Winslow
2011		Will Fratalli
2011		Himself	Cameo

+Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1989	''Hallmark Hall of Fame''	Lonnie Tibbetts	Episode: "Home Fires Burning"
1989	''B.L. Stryker''	Buder Campbell	Episode: "Blues for Buder"
1989–1993	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''	Douglas 'Doogie' Howser	97 Episodes
1991	''''	Himself as [[Bart Simpson">Young Artist Award
1991		The 'Charming' Derek Slade	Episode: "Blossom – A Rockumentary"
1991	''''	Himself as [[Bart Simpson	Episode: "Bart the Murderer"
1992	''Roseanne''	Dr. Doogie Howser	Episode: "Less Is More"
1992	''Captain Planet and the Planeteers''	Todd Andrews	Episode: "A Formula for Hate"
1993		Mike Hammond	Episode: "Return of the Evil Leaper – October 8, 1956"
1993	''Murder, She Wrote''	Tommy Remsen	Episode: "Lone Witness"
1992–1995	''Capitol Critters''	Max	13 Episodes
1996	''''	Howie Morrison	Episode: "From Within"
1997	''Homicide: Life on the Street''	Alan Schack	Episode: "Valentine's Day"
1999–2000		Henry McNeeley	22 Episodes
2000	''Will & Grace''	Bill	Episode: "Girls, Interrupted"
2001	''Static Shock''	Johnny Morrow	Voice Only Episode: "Replay"
2001	''Son of the Beach''	Loverboy	Episode: "Queefer Madness"
2001	''''	Moyo	Episode: "Tarzan and the Challenger"
2001		Joe Baxter	Episode: "Replacements"
2002	''Touched by an Angel''	Jonas	Episode: "The Princeless Bride"
2002	''Justice League''	Ray Thompson	Episode: "Legends: Part 1" Episode: "Legends: Part 2"
2003		Peter Corman	Episode: "Monster's Brawl"
2003	''Spider-Man: The New Animated Series''	Peter Parker / Spider-Man	13 Episodes
2004	''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''	John Tagman	Episode: "Want"
2005	''Numb3rs''	Ethan Burdick	Episode: "Prime Suspect"
2005	''Jack & Bobby''	Prof. Preston Phelps	Episode: "Querida Grace"
2005–present	''How I Met Your Mother''	Barney Stinson	Main RoleNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – TV Series (2009–2010)Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Scene Stealing Star (2008)Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2007–2010)Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – TV Series (2009)Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Comedy (2007–2008)Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Achievement in Comedy (2009)
2006	''Me, Eloise''	Unknown	Voice only Episode: "Eloise Goes to School"
2007–2009	''Family Guy''	Barney Stinson	Episode: "No Chris Left Behind" Episode: "Peter's Progress"
2008	''Sesame Street''	The Fairy Shoeperson	Episode: "Telly's New Shoes"
2008	''Anytime with Bob Kushell''	Himself	Guest star
2008	''Million Dollar Password''	Himself	Guest Star
2009	''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''	The Music Meister	Episode: "Mayhem of the Music Meister!"
2009	''Robot Chicken''	Various	Episode: "President Hu Forbids It" Episode: "The Ramblings of Maurice"
2009	''Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special''	Ace	Voice only
2009	''Yes Virginia''	Dr. Philip O'Hanlon	Voice only
2010		Bryan Ryan	Episode: "Dream On (Glee)"Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2010	''''	Dr. Blowhole
2011	''Adventure Time with Finn and Jake''	Prince Gumball	Episode: "Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake"

+ Theater
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1997		Mark Cohen	2nd National Tour-LA, San Diego
1998	''Romeo and Juliet''	Romeo Montague	Old Globe Theatre, San Diego
2001		Tobias Ragg	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra concert version
2002		Hal	Broadway
2003		Emcee	Broadway
2004	''''	Young Anton/Burt Sarris
2004		Lee Harvey Oswald/The Balladeer	Broadway
2005	''Tick, Tick... BOOM!''	Jon	Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2006	''All My Sons''	Chris Keller	Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
2006	''Amadeus''	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Hollywood Bowl
2010			Director
2011		Robert	New York Philharmonic Concert Version

+ Web television
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2008	''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''	Dr. Horrible (Billy)
2008	''Prop 8: The Musical''	A Very Smart Fellow

+ Video games
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2008	''Saints Row 2''	Veteran Child	voice over
2009	''Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard''	Wallace "Wally" Wellesley	voice over
2010	''Rock of the Dead''	Unnamed character	voice over
2010	''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions''	Peter Parker / Amazing Spider-Man	voice over

+ Theme parks
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2010–present	''California Screamin'''	Victorian Carnival Character	safety spiels and launch countdown

Awards

+ List of awards and nominations
! Year	! Award	! Category	! Result	! Title
1989	Young Artist Award	Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama	Nominated	''Clara's Heart''
1989	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	Nominated	''Clara's Heart''
1990	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Won	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
1991	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Won	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
1992	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Won	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
1992	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical	Nominated	''Doogie Howser, M.D.''
2007	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actor: Comedy	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2007	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2008		Favorite Scene Stealing Star	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2008	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009	Bravo A-List Awards	A-List Male Actor	Won
2009	Streamy Awards	Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series	Won	''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog''
2010	Golden Globe Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2009–2010	Golden Icon Award	Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Television Series	Won	''How I Met Your Mother''
2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Nominated	''How I Met Your Mother''
2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Won
2010	Emmy Award	Outstanding Special Class Program	Won
2010	Spike Video Game Awards	Best Performance by a Human Male	Won	''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions''
2011	People's Choice Awards	Favourite TV Comedy Actor	Won	''How I Met Your Mother''

References

External links

Neil Patrick Harris at Internet Off-Broadway Database

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Patrick Burnet Harris is a retired Church of England bishop who served in two episcopal positions.

He was born on 30 September 1934 and educated at St Albans School and Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1961 and his first post was as a curate at St Ebbes' Oxford after which he became a missionary in South America. He became the Archdeacon of Salta in 1969 before being ordained to the episcopate four years later as Bishop of Northern Argentina. After seven years he returned to England as firstly as Rector of Kirkheaton and then Secretary of the Partnership for World Mission where he remained until 1988 when he was appointed Bishop of Southwell, a post he held for 11 years. In retirement he continues to serve as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Gloucester.

References

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name	Lea Michele
birth name	Lea Michele Sarfati
birth date	August 29, 1986
birth place	Bronx, New York, U.S.
occupation	Actress, singer
years active	1995–present
website	}}

Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986), known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as ''Ragtime'' and ''Les Misérables''. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical ''Spring Awakening'' and currently plays Rachel Berry in the Fox television series ''Glee''. Michele performs in the soprano range.

Early life

Michele was born in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Edith, a nurse, and Marc Sarfati, a delicatessen owner. Her mother is Italian American and Roman Catholic, while her father is a Spanish-Sephardic Jew. Michele was raised around "both" of her parents' religions. She grew up in New York City and Tenafly, New Jersey. She attended Rockland Country Day School for elementary school in New York and then Tenafly High School. Michele was home schooled one year while working in Toronto, Ontario on ''Ragtime''. She attended Stagedoor Manor in the Catskills, a center for performing arts training. She was then later accepted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but opted instead to continue working professionally on the stage.

Career

At eight years old, Michele went with a friend named Angela Hind to an open call for a musical. She decided on a whim she wanted to try out. She was offered the part and made her debut on Broadway in 1995 as a replacement in the role of Young Cosette in the New York City production of ''Les Misérables''. This was followed by her performance of the role of Tateh's daughter, the Little Girl, in the 1998 original Broadway cast of ''Ragtime''. In 2004, Michele played Shprintze and Chava in the Broadway revival of the musical ''Fiddler on the Roof''. She also sang on the 2003 Broadway revival cast recording of ''Fiddler on the Roof''.

She played the role of Wendla in Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik's musical version of ''Spring Awakening'', starring in early workshops and Off-Broadway and finally originating the role in the Broadway production in 2006 at the age of 20. Around the same time that the show was set to go to Broadway, she was offered the role of Eponine in the Broadway revival of ''Les Misérables''. She elected to remain with ''Spring Awakening'', which debuted on Broadway in December 2006. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in ''Spring Awakening'' in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

On May 18, 2008, Michele left ''Spring Awakening'' with co-stars Jonathan Groff. She performed in a reading of Sheik and Sater's new musical, ''Nero'', in July 2008 at Vassar College. From August 8–10, 2008, she portrayed Eponine in the Hollywood Bowl's ''Les Misérables'' concert. She sings on the original Broadway cast recordings of ''Ragtime'' and ''Spring Awakening''.

Michele stars in the Fox television series ''Glee'', where she plays the star singer of a high school glee club, Rachel Berry. The pilot debuted on May 19, 2009. She has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding ensemble performance and the 2009 Satellite Award for best actress. She also received nominations for an Emmy Award, two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, and Teen Choice Award for her performance in the role. Her cover of The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" reached the top 40 on the US Billboard 200. Michele is featured lead singer in 14 of the top 20 selling ''Glee'' songs as of 2010.

Michele was included in ''TIME'' magazine's 2010 list of the 100 Most Influential People In the World. FHM named her No.7 on 2010 Sexiest Women List, which was the highest ranking for a new entry on the list that year. Michele was named to People Magazine's Best Dressed List of 2010 as "The Newbie" and she was voted "2010 Most Stylish Star" by E! Online. She was ranked 28th on the Maxim 2011 Hot 100. She was number 10 on the Afterellen hot 100 list for 2011.

In 2010, Michele joined the cast of the animated film ''Dorothy of Oz'', voicing the lead role of Dorothy Gale. That same year, she joined the cast of Garry Marshall's romantic comedy ''New Year's Eve''.

Before Super Bowl XLV, on February 6, 2011, she performed "America the Beautiful" with the Air Force Tops In Blue.

Advocacy

Michele is active in participating in charities for gay rights and animal rights, as well as in numerous other charities. In 2008, Michele was a part of the PETA ad campaign "Buck Cruelty! Say No to Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides". In April 2010, Michele appeared in a PSA for PETA speaking out against fur clothing. In September 2010, Michele was honored by PETA for her work for animals.

In support of gay rights, Michele performed at the Human Rights Campaign Dinner in November 2009. In the same month, Michele and Jonathan Groff performed for True Colors Cabaret, a fundraiser in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.

In 2008, Michele performed at a benefit concert, "Alive in the World", to aid the Twin Tower Orphan Fund. Michele has also been active with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For ''Broadway Cares'', Michele has participated in Broadway Barks, Broadway Bares, The Easter Bonnet Competition and The Flea Market and Grand Auction.

In October 2010, Michele performed at a benefit concert for The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with illnesses. The concert celebrated the 35th anniversary of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'', with Michele playing the lead role of Janet Weiss for the benefit. In February 2011, she performed for The Grammys' ''MusiCares Benefit'' in Los Angeles CA, proceeds from the event go to help musicians in need.

Credits

Broadway

''Les Misérables'' as Young Cosette (1995–96)

''Ragtime'' as the Little Girl (1998–99)

''Fiddler on the Roof'' as Shprintze and Chava (2004–05)

''Spring Awakening'' as Wendla (2006–08)

Readings/Workshops Burt Bacharach and Steven Satar collaboration (November 2009) ''Nero'' as Octavia (July 2008) Samson and Delilah as Delilah King as Anisette Wuthering Heights as Lucy Hot and Sweet as Naleen (September 2006) ''Spring Awakening'' as Wendla – Roundabout Theatre Company (2000 and June 2001)

Concerts/Events

"Broadway Eastern Bonnet" 2004 benefit performance as Sphrintze (with casts of "Avenue Q" and "Fiddler on the Roof")

''Spring Awakening'' as Wendla – Lincoln Center (February 2005)

Unsung 2007: 'Tis The Season To Be Naughty – Lucille Lortel Theater, New York (December 2007) Alive in the World, benefit concert – as Phoebe (January 2008)

"Broadway Eastern Bonnet" 2008 benefit performance as Wendla (with cast of "Spring Awakening")

Feinstein's (February 2008 and April 2008) Flopz n' cutz Concert with Landon Beard, Joe's Pub (April 2008) ''Les Misérables Concert'' as Eponine at the Hollywood Bowl (August 2008) Upright Cabaret (August 2008) Broadway Chance Style: Up Close & Personal (September 2008) Spring Awakening Holiday Benefit Concert – Joe's Pub (December 2008) Human Rights Campaign Dinner, performer (November 2009). True Colors Benefit with Jonathan Groff (November 2009)

''Glee Live! In Concert!'' as Rachel Berry; Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City (May 2010)

Glee TV Academy Event at the Music Box LA (July 27, 2010)

Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary To Benefit The Painted Turtle, as Janet Weiss, LA (October 2010) Super Bowl XLV – as performer ( America the Beautiful) Dallas, Texas (February 2011) MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Barbra Streisand, performer, Los Angeles CA. (February 2011)

''Glee Live! In Concert!'' as Rachel Berry; 22 cites, 40 shows, 4 countries, USA, Canada, England, Ireland (May–July 2011)

Other projects

''Ragtime'' as Little Girl, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Ontario (1997)

''The Diary of Anne Frank'' as Anne Frank, Washington D.C. (2005)

Spring Awakening as Wendla, Atlantic Theatre Company, off Broadway (May–August 2006)

Dove commercials as spokesperson (2010) Chevrolet commercial, as Rachel Berry: Glee Super Bowl commercial (February 2011) Nike workout application as spokesperson (2011) HP TouchPad commercial (2011)

Film and television

''Third Watch'' ''Around the Block'' ''Glee (TV series) '''' '''' ''Glee: The 3D Concert Movie'' ''New Year's Eve (film) ''Dorothy of Oz (film)

width="75px"	Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	''Buster and Chanucey's Silent Night''	voice for various characters
2000	|	Sammi	"Spring Forward Fall Back" (Season 1, episode 19)
2008	|	Herself	Pilot
2009–2012	Glee'' ||	Rachel Berry	44 episodes
2010	|	Sarah (voice)	Elementary School Musical (The Simpsons)>Elementary School Musical" (Season 22, episode 1)
2011	|	Rachel Berry (voice)	"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?" (Season 2, episode 11)
2011	|	Rachel Berry/Herself
2011	New Year's Eve'' ||	Elise
2012	Dorothy of Oz'' ||	Dorothy Gale

Awards and nominations

! Year	! Award	! Category	! Result	! Notes
	Drama Desk Award
	Favorite Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical
Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance
Favorite Onstage Pair (with Jonathan Groff)
	Grammy Award
	New York Television Festival Award	Best Nonscripted Host or Star
Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Breakout Star		rowspan="8" align="center"
Satellite Award
	Golden Globe Award
	Brink of Fame: Actor
	Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Choice Music: Group (with Glee Cast)
Gold Derby TV Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Emmy Award
PETA's 30th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards Award	Honor
Billboard's Women in Music Triple Threat Award	Honor
Glamour Woman of the Year Award	US TV Actress of the Year
Satellite Award			rowspan="5" align="center"
	Golden Globe Award

Discography

''Ragtime: Original Cast Recording'' (1998)

''Fiddler on the Roof: Revival Cast Recording'' (2004)

''Spring Awakening: Original Cast Recording'' Grammy Award winner – Best Cast Recording (2006)

References

External links

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Name	Matthew Morrison
birthname	Matthew James Morrison
birth date	October 30, 1978
birth place	Fort Ord, California, U.S.
occupation	Actor, musician, singer-songwriter
instruments	Ukulele
yearsactive	1999–present }}

Matthew James Morrison (born October 30, 1978) is an American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter. He is best known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in ''Hairspray'' on Broadway, and most notably for his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show ''Glee'' (2009–present). He has also received a Satellite Award for this role.

Early life

Matthew Morrison was born in Fort Ord, California and raised in Orange County. He is of Scottish heritage. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21) and the Orange County High School of the Arts, while at the Los Alamitos High School campus. While in high school, he did a musical with Jodie Sweetin.

At age 19 he landed a role in a chorus line of the Broadway adaption of ''Footloose''. By freshman year at college he was a regular performer on Broadway. He states in ''Details'' "There were all these beautiful, beautiful dancers. As a straight guy I had some room. There were the shared interests in singing and dancing, and I always find dancing with someone very evocative and sexual. I definitely hooked up with a lot of girls when I was a young guy on Broadway. It was fun, I guess. Very joyous and free."

Career

Morrison's career began when he made his musical theatre debut on Broadway in the musical version of ''Footloose'', followed by a revival of ''The Rocky Horror Show'' in 2002. However, his big break came when he landed the role of Link Larkin in the Broadway production of John Waters' ''Hairspray''. After performing in the role for some time, he started working in television, guest-starring on shows such as ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''Numb3rs'', ''CSI: Miami'' and ''Hack''. He also had small roles in films such as ''Marci X'', ''Primary Colors'', ''Music and Lyrics'' and ''Simply Funk''. He followed up by performing the role of Sir Harry in the ABC-TV production of ''Once Upon a Mattress'', starring Tracey Ullman and Carol Burnett.

In 2001 Matthew Morrison was recruited to complete the quartet for the band LMNT. He was replaced instead by Jonas Persch by the time their first album was released. He commented in an interview about his experience in the boy band by remarking, "It was the worst year of my life. You know when you're a performer and you're out there on stage and you're embarrassed that you're doing something wrong. It was pretty bad."

In 2002 Morrison starred on the Original Cast of the musical ''Hairspray'' as Link Larkin. He would remain in this role until January 2004.

In 2005 Morrison changed gears, playing the role of Fabrizio Nacarelli in Adam Guettel's ''The Light in the Piazza''. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance. He left the show August 28, 2005.

Morrison joined the cast of the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' as Adam Munson on October 24, 2006, but left abruptly soon after due to a "scheduling conflict," last airing on the soap on November 27.

Morrison appeared in a benefit performance celebrating Andrew Lippa, and the 25th Anniversary of the performing troupe 'The Kids in the Hall' at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, California in December 2006. The performance benefited The California Conservatory of the Arts, a non-profit arts education organization focusing on pre-professional training for young students, grades six through twelve, in Orange County, California.

He earned a Drama Desk Nomination for his role in the Off Broadway show ''10 Million Miles'' which ran at the Atlantic Theater Company in 2007. That same year he appeared in two films: ''Dan in Real Life'', followed by ''Music and Lyrics'' as Cora Corman's manager.

In 2008 he played Lieutenant Cable in a Lincoln Center production of the musical ''South Pacific''. He left the production at the end of 2008 and in early 2009 returned to California to shoot the first season of ''Glee''.

Morrison plays Will Schuester in the Fox Broadcasting television series ''Glee'', which had its television preview on May 19, 2009. He resumed his role in the show as the series premiered on September 9, 2009. He plays a high school Spanish teacher who takes on the task of restoring the school's glee club to its former glory. Fox has commissioned a second season of the show to air from fall 2010.

In addition on January 14, 2010, it was announced that Morrison signed a solo record deal with Mercury Records. His first studio album was released on May 10, 2011. Morrison duets with Elton John on "a medley of 'Mona Lisas and Madhatters' going into 'Rocket Man'". His first single, "Summer Rain", premiered on Ryan Seacrest's website on February 28, 2011. Additionally, a duet of "Over the Rainbow" with Gwyneth Paltrow appears on the self-titled album.

On June 16, 2010, Morrison joined Leona Lewis — appearing at London's O2 Arena as part of her world tour — for a one-off performance to sing "Over the Rainbow". Morrison was on the cover of the June 2011 issue of ''MetroSource''.

Awards and nominations

Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominated - 2010 Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (''Glee'')

Primetime Emmy Awards Nomination - 2010 Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (''Glee'')

Golden Globe Awards Nomination - 2010 Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (''Glee'')

Satellite Awards Nomination - 2010 Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical (''Glee'')

Teen Choice Awards Nomination - 2010 Choice Male Scene Stealer

Golden Globe Awards Nomination - 2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (''Glee'')

Satellite Awards Winner - 2009 Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical (''Glee'')

Screen Actors Guild Awards Winner - 2009 Best Performance by an Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (''Glee'')

Drama Desk Awards Nomination - 2008 Outstanding Actor in a Musical (''10 Million Miles'')

Tony Awards Nomination - 2005 Best Featured Actor in a Musical (''The Light in the Piazza'')

Outer Critics Circle Awards Nomination - 2005 Best Featured Actor in a Musical (''The Light in the Piazza'')

Drama Desk Awards Nomination - 2005 Outstanding Actor in a Musical (''The Light in the Piazza'')

Outer Critics Circle Awards Nomination - 2003 Best Featured Actor in a Musical (''Hairspray'')

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chartpositions
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! scope="row"		* Release date: May 10, 2011	* Label: Mercury Records	Compact disc>CD, music download	24	61	63

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chartpositions		Album
		! width="40"	! width="40"
	! scope="row"	16	—
"Still Got Tonight"	—	182

Filmography

Source:

+ Film	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2003	''Marci X''	Boyz R Us	As Matthew J. Morrison
2005		Sir Harry		2005-2006	''Charmed''
2006	''Blinders''	Scott
2007	''Music and Lyrics''	Ray
2007	''Dan in Real Life''	Policeman
2007	''I Think I Love My Wife''	Salesman #2

+ Television	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1999	''Sex and the City''	Young Busboy	1 episode
2003		Sam Wagner	1 episode
2006	''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''	Chance Slaughter	1 episode
2006	''As the World Turns''	Adam Munson(#4)	October 24 - November 27, 2006
2007	''Ghost Whisperer''	Matt Sembrook	Bad Blood (2007) - 8 episode
2007	''CSI: Miami''	Jesse Stark	Bloodline - 1 episode
2008	''Numb3rs''	Officer Blaine Cleary	Power - 1 episode
2009	''Taking Chance''	Robert Rouse	television film
2009–present		Will Schuester	Series regularSatellite Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series (2009)Nominated-Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Series- Musical or Comedy (2009 & 2010)Nominated-Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor In A Comedy SeriesNominated- Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series (2010)Nominated-People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Actor (2011)
2011	''The Cleveland Show''	Will Schuester (Voice role)	Season 2, Episode 11 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?

Personal life

Morrison became engaged to actress Chrishell Stause on December 9, 2006, their relationship ended in 2007, less than a year into their engagement. Morrison is currently single. In 2011 in a magazine interview he told that he wants children in the near future, two or possibly three.

References

External links

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