Introduction
Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American movie, television and theatre actor.
Biography
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). He is married to actress Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of City of Angels, and later during another production. They married in 1995 and have a daughter Zoe and son Ethan and reside in Leonia, New Jersey.
He made his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as "Cliff" in the 1987 Broadway revival of Cabaret.
Stage credits
Selected filmography
- Little Children (2006)
- Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Hollywood Ending (2002)
- Cradle Will Rock (1999)
- Anastasia (1997) (voice)
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) (voice) (uncredited)
- The First Wives Club (1996)
- Green Card (1990)
- Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
- The Manhattan Project (1986)
- Little Children, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- Spider-Man 2, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
- Hollywood Ending, tcm.com, accessed April 27, 2016
Awards and nominations
- 1990: Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, City of Angels
- 1993: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Anna Karenina
- 1998: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
- 1998: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
- 1998: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776
- 2002: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods
- 2002: Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods
- 2004: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Wonderful Town
- City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- Anna Karenina, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- ^ 1776, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016
- Simonson, Robert. "'Millie', 'Success' Lead 2002 Drama Desk Nominations", playbill.com, April 30, 2002
- "2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10", broadway.com, April 18, 2004
Quotes
"I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.