Nancy Sullivan (born October 17, 1969) is an American actress, TV host and screenwriter. She is a comedy actress and received improv training as a member of The Groundlings in San Jose. She played Audrey Parker-Nichols on the hit Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh. On The Amanda Show, she played various characters such as Marcy Stimple, Mrs. Klutz, Ms. DeBoat, and other various teachers, as well as customers for "Blockblister" and "...Dooper" skits.

She studied acting and dance at the University of Utah. Her role models are Lucille Ball, Tracey Ullman and Carol Burnett.

Sullivan has also appeared in many commercials including some recent ones for the Price Chopper supermarket chain.

Filmography[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Threat of Exposure (2002)

External links[link]

• Nancy Sullivan at the Internet Movie Database

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David Thaxton (born 12 May 1982 Neath, South Wales) is a British musical theatre and opera performer. He recently starred in the Donmar Warehouse's Passion,^[1] for which he won the 2011 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He previously appeared as Enjolras in the West End production of Les Misérables.^[2] In March 2011, he joined the cast of Love Never Dies, undertaking the role of Raoul de Chagny.

Training[link]

He attended Grimston Primary School and Springwood High School in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, and subsequently won a scholarship to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama,^[2] following a four year vocal studies course, where he was awarded Young Welsh Musical Theatre Singer of the Year 2005 and was runner-up in the Kathleen Ferrier Young Singers’ Bursary. He was also a member of Only Men Aloud!.

Early Theatre[link]

As a member of the National Youth Music Theatre, he was part of the world premiere of Richard Taylor's Warchild. He was a soloist at the opening gala for the Wales Millenium Centre in 2004 and created the role of the Wolf in the world premiere of John Doyle's The Tailors Daughter (Welsh National Youth Opera). Other work includes Foreman in Trial by Jury, and the subsequent Chandos recording (BBC National Orchestra of Wales, St David's Hall), Nick Shadow in The Rake's Progress (Wales Millennium Centre), Sweeney in Sweeney Todd (Norwich Playhouse), Harasta in The Cunning Little Vixen (Cardiff Sherman) and Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia.

Les Misérables[link]

From 2005 to 2007, David Thaxton was an ensemble member in the London production of Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre, playing the parts of Courfeyrac and Bamatabois, and understudying the roles of Enjolras and the Bishop of Digne (both first cover). He was part of the 21st Anniversary Cast, performing at the special BBC Radio 2 concert.

In 2008, he returned to Les Misérables, now as principal Enjolras. After the cast change in June 2009, he stayed on for the 2009/2010 season as well. He left the show on the 19th June 2010, having played the role to much acclaim and attention from the public.

Passion[link]

In March 2010, Thaxton was confirmed to have accepted the offer to play the part of Giorgio in the Donmar Warehouse revival of the Sondheim/Lapine musical Passion alongside Elena Roger and Scarlett Strallen, with previews starting on 10 September 2010 and opening night on 21 September 2010.^[3][4] He won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.^[5]

Glasgow Coma Score[link]

David Thaxton is also a founding member of band Glasgow Coma Score, which was formed in 2000. With influences including Radiohead and Massive Attack, the band blends electronic and live instruments to create a unique sound. The band appears to have now transitioned into Unborn Twin.^[6]

Love Never Dies[link]

David Thaxton portrayed Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in the second cast of Love Never Dies, taking over from Joseph Millson who portrayed Raoul in the Original Cast. He played this role at the Adelphi Theatre opposite Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom and Celia Graham as Christine until it ended on August 27, 2011.

Unborn Twin[link]

David Thaxton is a member of the band Unborn Twin. On January 12, 2012, they announced that they will be issuing their first EP on April 12 of the same year, in conjunction with a concert at London's Bush Hall.^[7]

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/pl111cast.html
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.lesmis.com/cast-and-creatives/cast/uk/david-thaxton/
3. ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/141030-Full-Cast-Announced-for-Donmars-Passion-Concert-Casting-for-Merrily-and-Company-Too
4. ^ "Scarlett Strallen, David Thaxton to Join Elena Roger in Donmar Warehouse's Passion", Theatre Mania, Andy Propst, Mar 26, 2010
5. ^ "David Thaxton Wins Best Actor in a Musical", Olivier Awards, 13 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
6. ^ Introducing - Glasgow Coma Score, STAR radio, 2009-10-18, http://standrewsradio.com/music/introducing-glasgow-coma-score 
7. ^ , http://www.unborntwin.com/Unborn_Twin/Unborn_Twin_-_Bush_Hall_-_London_-_12.04.12.html 

External links[link]

• Official Les Misérables Website
• Unofficial West End Les Misérables Website
• Unborn Twin Website

Brad Sherwood
Born	Bradley Sherwood (1964-11-24) November 24, 1964 (age 47) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor Comedian Game show host
Years active	1972–present
Height	6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m)
Spouse	Seana Mahoney (2007–present)
Website
Brad Sherwood's official site

Bradley "Brad" Sherwood (born November 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian. He has worked in entertainment as an actor, comedian, singer, writer, and producer.

Early life and career[link]

Sherwood was born in Chicago, Illinois and later grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He began acting at the age of eight. He attended Santa Fe Preparatory School and graduated from the Young Puffaz Academy. He went on to graduate from Wright State University with a BFA in Acting. His first acting job was his recurring role on six episodes of L.A. Law. In 1994-1995, Brad was a cast member on the syndicated, sketch-comedy series The Newz.

Television work[link]

In 1992, Sherwood became a recurring performer on three seasons of the British version of the award-winning improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. He was the only actor to make it on the cast from the Los Angeles auditions.^[1] He starred on all eight seasons of the American, Emmy nominated version of Whose Line on ABC. Some people and cartoon characters he impersonated were Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Fred Schneider, Tom Arnold, Roger Daltrey, Willie Nelson, Yogi Bear, Jimmy Stewart and Jim Backus.

He hosted The Dating Game from 1996–1997, and The Big Moment in 1999, and has guest hosted Talk Soup. He was a producer and performer on Drew Carey's Green Screen Show in 2005.

Brad Sherwood was a regular panelist on To Tell The Truth, Jury Duty, and Hollywood Squares, and has made over one hundred appearances in sketches on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the last fifteen years. He appeared in all three "live" episodes of The Drew Carey Show as the host who instigated the improv-games part of the shows.

He most recently appeared on Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza (2011) on GSN.

Other appearances[link]

He regularly appears on numerous VH-1 series, including I Love The 70's, I Love The 80's, I Love The 90's, 100 One Hit Wonders of The 80's, 100 Greatest Rock Ballads, I Love Toys, and Greatest Game Show Moments. He has been a guest on Larry King Live and a regular panelist on Chelsea Lately, starring Chelsea Handler.

Sherwood teamed up with Colin Mochrie to tour the United States and Canada performing in their two-man improv show entitled An Evening With Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood. They have been performing their two-man show since 2003. On March 28, 2007, Sherwood and Mochrie were hired by the United States Congress to perform at the Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. During their performance, Karl Rove participated in an improvised rap performance, during which the dancing Rove shouted the now infamous refrain "I'm MC Rove!" throughout the song. The "Capitol spectacle" became a media frenzy and a viral video on YouTube with millions of hits, and even ended up in the series finale of The Sopranos.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

Brad Sherwood became engaged in 2006, and married long term partner Seana in February 2007;^[2] they appeared on several episodes of the third season of the Bravo series Flipping Out.

Sherwood was briefly a guest announcer on The Price Is Right.^[3] George Gray was ultimately picked over him.

References[link]

External links[link]

• An Evening with Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood official site
• Brad Sherwood at the Internet Movie Database
• Brad Sherwood on Twitter

v t e Whose Line Is It Anyway? UK version Host Clive Anderson Regular contestants Chip Esten Stephen Frost Stephen Fry Josie Lawrence Mike McShane Paul Merton Colin Mochrie Greg Proops John Sessions Brad Sherwood Tony Slattery Steve Steen Ryan Stiles Jim Sweeney Sandi Toksvig Caroline Quentin Musicians Colin Sell Richard Vranch Laura Hall Win Meyerson US version Host Drew Carey Regular contestants Wayne Brady Chip Esten Kathy Greenwood Colin Mochrie Greg Proops Brad Sherwood Denny Siegel Ryan Stiles Jeff Davis Musicians Laura Hall Linda Taylor Cece Worrall-Ruben Related topics List of UK episodes List of US episodes List of games Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (List of episodes) Mock the Week Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza (List of episodes)