1. Santino Fontana began his career in 2006 playing Hamlet at the Guthrie Theater.
25 Facts About Santino Fontana
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Santino Fontana has received a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Obie Award, and Clarence Derwent Award.
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In 2019, Fontana won the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for his lead performance as Michael Dorsey in the stage adaptation of Tootsie.
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Santino Fontana grew up in Richland, WA and graduated from Richland High School in 2000.
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Highly regarded for his stage work, which includes 10 Broadway credits, Santino Fontana has performed in a vast number of roles during his career.
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Santino Fontana has won a Tony Award, two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and was nominated for a Drama League Award.
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Santino Fontana made his Broadway debut in the 2007 revival of Sunday in the Park with George.
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In 2011, Santino Fontana portrayed Algernon Moncrieff in the revival of The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Santino Fontana does have a spot-on British accent and an immense likability- more important in my book.
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Santino Fontana received his first Tony nomination with his portrayal of Prince Topher in the 2013 production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella opposite Laura Osnes.
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Santino Fontana won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his work.
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In 2006, Santino Fontana starred as Hamlet in The Guthrie Theatre's performance of the Shakespearean classic before moving to New York City to star as Matt in the Off-Broadway revival of The Fantasticks.
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Santino Fontana was one of the youngest Hamlets in American theatre history.
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Santino Fontana won a Lucille Lortel, Obie, and Outer Critics Circle Award and was nominated for a Drama Desk and Drama League Award.
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Santino Fontana is known for voicing Prince Hans in Frozen in 2013.
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Santino Fontana has appeared in many television productions to high acclaim.
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Santino Fontana joined the cast of The CW romantic musical comedy-drama Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in 2015.
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On November 11,2016, it was announced that Santino Fontana was leaving the TV series after his one-year contract with The CW.
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In 2016, Santino Fontana starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in NBC's Shades of Blue.
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Santino Fontana played David Saperstein, a detective who is part of Wozniak's crew.
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Santino Fontana has had starring roles in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Mozart in the Jungle, where he portrayed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Santino Fontana has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, at the American Songbook Series at Lincoln Center, and Birdland Jazz Club, among many others.
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Santino Fontana has made four appearances at the prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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In 2015, Santino Fontana became the first guest artist to perform three times in the space of one year with the Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square, where he met the cast of Sesame Street.
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Santino Fontana is heard on Caroline Kepnes' You series, and The Hunger Games prequel Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes, among many others.