1. Ryan Molloy was born on 21 November 1972 and is a British actor, singer and songwriter.
23 Facts About Ryan Molloy
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Ryan Molloy has been successful in stage and musical theatre at West End and Broadway, appearing in a number of hit musicals, like Taboo, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Tonight's the Night, Godspell and six years in Jersey Boys playing as Frankie Valli made him the longest-running star in a West End musical.
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Ryan Molloy is known for his countertenor voice and falsetto.
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Ryan Molloy attended Marden Bridge Middle School and Monkseaton High School.
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Ryan Molloy left high school at the age of 16, but was enrolled in Delaval Studios part of Tyne Metropolitan College.
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Ryan Molloy attended The Poor School, and later at the age of 19 trained at the University of California, Los Angeles and New York City.
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Ryan Molloy had hard time in the US, where lived his sister Michelle, as was mostly making money by winning in karaoke competitions.
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In 1998, Ryan Molloy sang the song "Black and White Army " written by Sting for the Newcastle's 1998 FA Cup final.
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Ryan Molloy performed with them in subsequent 2005 tour, and wrote some new songs for the band, but they weren't released as they disbanded in 2007.
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Ryan Molloy spent some time in 2005 working with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics on the spoof documentary Platinum Weird, which involved Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani and Carmen Electra.
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Ryan Molloy appeared at Jools Hollands' Jam House Club for the Edinburgh Festival in August 2006, together with his band Suntan.
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Ryan Molloy held solo concerts at Hippodrome, London in 2014,2016,2020, and 2021.
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Ryan Molloy began his acting career in theatre appearing in a number of dramatic roles, including Los Angeles production of The Picked Cerebrum, and London productions of Betrayal and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Macbeth.
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In October 2007, Ryan Molloy was cast as Frankie Valli in the West End premiere of Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward Theatre, and played his first preview performance on 28 February 2008, and official opening on 18 March 2008.
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Ryan Molloy remained with Jersey Boys for six years, with 2,500 shows as the lead by February 2014, leaving with the last show on 9 March 2014, making him the "longest-running star in a West End musical" and "longest-serving Frankie Valli".
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Ryan Molloy provided vocals in the 2014 soundtrack of the film version of the musical directed by Clint Eastwood, for which auditioned but was chosen John Lloyd Young instead.
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Ryan Molloy reprised the role in the Broadway production for a limited engagement lasting from July to October 2014 at the August Wilson Theatre, New York City.
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Ryan Molloy finds inspiring helping new small-scale projects using his profile, working with young people on new ideas and writing.
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In last several years, Ryan Molloy founded Frankie and the Dreamers, a Frankie Valli-The Four Seasons tribute band, being a headliner for Royal Caribbean International and elsewhere.
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Ryan Molloy continued small-scale theatre performances acting in dramas The Tempest, I Love My Wife, Time Biter, and Julius Caesar.
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Ryan Molloy's sister Michelle Molloy is a photo editor at Time magazine in New York.
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Ryan Molloy "was obsessed with John Hughes movies as a kid", Barbra Streisand's Hello Dolly soundtrack was his childhood introduction to performance, while Donny Hathaway's Collection inspired his voice and style.
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In September 2017, Ryan Molloy took part in the Great North Run.