Tituss Burgess was born on February 21,1979 and is an American actor and singer.
14 Facts About Tituss Burgess
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Tituss Burgess has appeared in numerous Broadway musicals and is known for his high tenor voice.
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Tituss Burgess is best known for starring as Titus Andromedon on the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, for which he has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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Tituss Burgess graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Art degree in music.
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Tituss Burgess made his Broadway debut in the musical Good Vibrations as Eddie in 2005, and then appeared in Jersey Boys in 2005 as Hal Miller.
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Tituss Burgess originated the role of Sebastian the Crab in the musical The Little Mermaid in 2007 and portrayed Nicely-Nicely Johnson, traditionally played by a white actor, in the revival of Guys and Dolls in 2009.
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Tituss Burgess has performed in several regional theater productions, including The Wiz and Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Tituss Burgess performed at the "Broadway for Obama" benefit concert at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 20,2008.
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Tituss Burgess performed at the "Broadway After Dark" benefit concert on October 26,2008, in New York City, and in a solo concert at Birdland in New York City on July 27,2009.
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Tituss Burgess appeared in Season 5 of 30 Rock as D'Fwan, a member of Tracy Jordan's wife's entourage.
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Tituss Burgess was cast as The Caterpillar in the 2011 Broadway musical Wonderland in October 2010.
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Tituss Burgess was cast as The Witch, a role traditionally played by a female, in Into the Woods in a 2015 production by DreamCatcher Theatre, presented in Miami's Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
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Tituss Burgess received universal acclaim for his performance, with The New York Times saying the role was "tailor-made" for him.
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In June 2016, Tituss Burgess reprised his role of Sebastian the Crab in the Hollywood Bowl concert event of The Little Mermaid.