Aaron Kyle Tveit is an American actor and singer.
32 Facts About Aaron Tveit
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Aaron Tveit has portrayed several musical theatre roles on screen, such as Enjolras in the film adaptation of Les Miserables, as well as Danny Zuko in Fox's Grease: Live.
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Aaron Tveit was born in Middletown, Orange County, New York, to Posie and Stanley Aaron Tveit.
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Aaron Tveit graduated from Middletown High School in 2001, where he was active both in chorus and sports, playing golf, soccer and basketball; he starred in all four of his school's musical theater productions: Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors in 9th grade, Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees in 10th grade, Tony in West Side Story in 11th grade, and Huck in Big River in 12th grade.
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Aaron Tveit turned down business school scholarships to major in vocal performance at Ithaca College, a decision his parents supported, before switching to musical theater after his first year because he missed acting and theater.
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Aaron Tveit was in his second year of studying at Ithaca College at the time; nine years later, in 2012, Tveit completed his college degree, when he was given college credit for his theatre roles.
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Aaron Tveit made his Broadway debut in this role in 2006.
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Aaron Tveit made his film debut in Ghost Town, as a young anesthesiologist.
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In 2007, Aaron Tveit originated the role of Gabe in the Off-Broadway production of the musical Next to Normal.
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Aaron Tveit received a nomination for the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor for this role.
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Also in June 2008, Aaron Tveit took over the role of Fiyero in Wicked on Broadway.
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Aaron Tveit left the show in November to reprise his role in the Arena Stage production of Next to Normal, for which he won the 2009 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Non-Resident Production.
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Aaron Tveit left Next to Normal on June 6,2009, to prepare for Catch Me If You Can, where he played Frank Abagnale Jr.
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Aaron Tveit returned to Next to Normal from September 7 through January 3,2010.
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Aaron Tveit took part in the MCC Theater Miscast Gala in 2009 and 2010.
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Aaron Tveit played Frank Abagnale Jr in the Broadway production of Catch Me If You Can, opening on April 10,2011, and closing on September 4,2011.
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Aaron Tveit appeared in Rob Epstein's Howl, a biopic about the Allen Ginsberg poem and the controversy and trial that ensued after its publication.
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Aaron Tveit played Peter Orlovsky, Ginsberg's longtime partner, opposite James Franco.
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In 2012, Aaron Tveit played Enjolras, leader of the student revolutionary group in the film adaptation of Les Miserables.
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In July 2012, Aaron Tveit took part in a private reading for a new musical based on the animated film, Anastasia.
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Aaron Tveit read for the character Dimitri, a con man who brings Anastasia to a wealthy Empress searching for her missing granddaughter, in return for a reward.
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Between filming seasons of Graceland, Aaron Tveit starred in the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Sondheim's Assassins as John Wilkes Booth.
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In 2016, Aaron Tveit appeared as Danny Zuko in a live version of Grease that aired on Fox on January 31.
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Aaron Tveit is featured on the soundtrack for Grease Live.
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Aaron Tveit returned to the MCC Theater Miscast Gala in April 2016.
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Aaron Tveit returned to Barrington Stage Company for their production of Company in the role of Bobby, running from August 10 to September 10,2017.
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Aaron Tveit next had a role in the Patricia Clarkson-starring crime thriller Out of Blue, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Aaron Tveit has been universally praised for his portrayal; New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley said that Christian was "a role [Aaron Tveit] was born to play" during the Boston run of the show and later said that his 'passionate and uncompromising' performance was his "best Broadway work to date".
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The production was put on hold, beginning on March 12,2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on March 23, Aaron Tveit became the first Broadway star to announce a positive COVID-19 test result.
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Aaron Tveit was one of at least four cast members who contracted the virus.
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Aaron Tveit starred opposite theater actresses Laura Osnes and Krystal Joy Brown.
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Aaron Tveit moved to Manhattan in 2006 where he first lived in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.