Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American actor. He has starred in numerous Broadway theatre productions earning four Tony Award nominations for his roles in City of Angels (1990), Anna Karenina (1993), 1776 (1998), and Into the Woods (2002). His other Broadway credits include Cabaret (1987), Anything Goes (1989), Falsettos (1992), Passion (1994), Les Misérables (1999), Drood (2012), and Water for Elephants (2024).
Edelman made his film debut in The Manhattan Project (1989). Edelman has since acted in films such as Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Little Children (2006), The Proposal (2009), and She Said (2022). He has also taken recurring roles in shows such as the NBC police procedural Shades of Blue, the Netflix political drama House of Cards, and the USA Network series The Sinner.
Early life and education
Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Li'l Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).
Career
He made his professional debut in the 1979 tour of
Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as Cliff in the 1987 Broadway revival of
Cabaret. He was nominated for a
Tony Award for his performance as the Wolf and Cinderella's Prince in the first Broadway revival of
Into the Woods.
[ "Gregg Edelman Profile" , broadway.com, accessed April 27, 2016] "I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his
Into the Woods Tony Award nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.
Personal life
He was married from 1995 to 2015 to actress
Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of
City of Angels, and later during another production.
[Filichia, Peter. "Getting to Know Carolee Carmello", theatermania.com, April 3, 2002] They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.
[Feldberg, Robert. "My oh my oh, he's come a ways", The Record (Bergen County), November 23, 2003. Accessed March 31, 2011. "When it was announced Gregg Edelman would be in the cast of the Broadway production of Wonderful Town - which opens tonight at the Al Hirschfeld Theater - it hardly registered as a surprise. That's because Edelman, who lives with his family in Leonia, is a hardy perennial on Broadway."]
Friend and Academy Award winning actor J.K. Simmons credited Edelman for helping him when he was a struggling actor.
Acting credits
Film
Television
Theatre
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[ Oliver!, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016] |
[ Cats, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016] |
[ Cabaret, ibdb.com, accessed April 27, 2016] |
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[ Anything Goes, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016] |
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[Richards, David. "Sunday View. Madcap Arthur Meets the 90's", The New York Times, August 18, 1991] |
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[ Greetings, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016] |
[ Gregg Edelman IBDB] |
[ Falsettos, playbill.com, accessed April 27, 2016] |
[ Passion ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
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[ Les Misérables, ibdb.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
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[ Thief River, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016] |
[ Reefer Madness, lortel.org, accessed April 26, 2016] |
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[ "'Into the Woods' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
[ "'Wonderful Town' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
[Gans, Andrew. "Edelman, Clark, Carmello and Baldwin Set for Sondheim's Opening Doors", playbill.com, July 27, 2004] |
[Sommer, elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. 'Flight: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh'", curtainup.com, May 13, 2005] |
[Lipton, Brian Scott. "Carolee Carmello and Gregg Edelman to Star in 'Rags' Benefit", theatermania.com, October 30, 2006] |
[Finkle, David. "Review. 'A Tale of Two Cities' ",
theatermania.com, September 18, 2008] |
[Suskin, Steven. "Review: ‘Show Boat in Concert’", Variety, June 8, 2008] |
[ Highlights from Drury Lane's Sweeney Todd Starring Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney] |
[ "'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Broadway", playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
[ "Gregg Edelman, Mark Jacoby and Johnny Rabe Cast in Secondhand Lions Musical Premiere" playbill.com] |
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[Jones, Chris. "Not so sweet revenge in pre-Broadway 'First Wives Club' ", Chicago Tribune, March 12, 2015] |
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Awards and nominations
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[ City of Angels, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
[ Anna Karenina, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
[ 1776, playbill.com, accessed April 26, 2016] |
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[Simonson, Robert. "'Millie', 'Success' Lead 2002 Drama Desk Nominations", playbill.com, April 30, 2002] |
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[ "2004 Outer Critics Noms Out; Wicked Takes 10", broadway.com, April 18, 2004] |
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