Reeve Jefferson Carney was born on April 18,1983 and is an American actor and singer-songwriter.
23 Facts About Reeve Carney
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Reeve Carney played Dorian Gray in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful, and Riff Raff in the Fox musical television film The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again.
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Reeve Carney was born and raised in the West Village area of Manhattan with his brother Zane and sister Paris.
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Reeve Carney grew up in a family of musicians and actors: his father, John, was a songwriter for commercials, his mother, Marti, was a singer, actress and a jewelry designer and his great uncle was Academy Award-winning actor Art Carney.
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Reeve Carney learned how to play the piano at a young age, and began singing for radio and television commercials.
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Reeve Carney went on to study at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, majoring in studio jazz guitar.
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When living in California, Reeve Carney released his first EP Looking Glass in 2004 and promoted it by performing with other musicians, including Jonny Lang.
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At age 22 he signed with Interscope and formed his jazz-infused rock namesake band, Reeve Carney, consisting of Reeve Carney, his brother Zane, Aiden Moore and Jon Epcar.
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Reeve Carney released their first EP Nothing Without You in 2008 and their debut album, Mr Green Vol.
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Reeve Carney recorded the single "Rise Above 1" with Bono and The Edge in 2011, an adapted song from the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
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Apart from making his own music, Reeve Carney writes songs for soundtracks for films such as The Tempest and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2.
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In October 2016 Reeve Carney released his debut solo album, Youth Is Wasted, which he wrote and produced himself.
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Reeve Carney made his first appearance on the big screen in the film The Saint of Fort Washington with a small role.
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In 1999, Reeve Carney got the role of the young Ishmael Chambers in the film Snow Falling on Cedars.
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Reeve Carney's performance received favorable reviews and subsequently earned him the "Best Performance in a Feature Film" on 2000 Young Artists Awards.
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Reeve Carney was part of the cast of a few films as a child actor before he decided to focus totally on music.
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Reeve Carney starred for 3 years as Spider-Man which began previews in November 2010.
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Reeve Carney played his final performance on Sunday, September 15,2013.
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Meanwhile, in 2012, Reeve Carney played Taylor Swift's love interest in her "I Knew You Were Trouble" music video.
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In 2014, Reeve Carney was cast as Dorian Gray in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful.
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Reeve Carney got the role on the two-hour musical television film and recorded three of the songs on the film's soundtrack.
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In 2017, Reeve Carney joined the cast of the Citadel Theatre production of Hadestown as Orpheus.
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Reeve Carney continued with the musical for its run at the Royal National Theatre in 2018 and reprised the role in the Broadway production, which began previews on March 22 and opened on April 17,2019.