Gregg Edelman

(1958-09-12) September 12, 1958

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Stage, film, voice, television actor

1979–present

City of Angels, Into the Woods, Cabaret, Falsettos

Carolee Carmello (1995–2015)

Zoe & Ethan

Biography[edit]

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). 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.[1] They have two children, a daughter Zoe and son Ethan.[2]


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.[3]

(2006)[29]

Little Children

(2004)[30]

Spider-Man 2

(2002)[31]

Hollywood Ending

(1999)

Cradle Will Rock

(1998) Father Joseph (singing)

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

(1997) (voice)

Anastasia

(1997) (voice, uncredited)

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

(1997) as Dudley

Hudson River Blues

(1996)

The First Wives Club

(1990)

Green Card

(1989)

Crimes and Misdemeanors

(1986)

The Manhattan Project

1990: Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, City of Angels

[8]

1993: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Anna Karenina

[10]

1998: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776

[14]

1998: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776

[14]

1998: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, 1776

[14]

2002: Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods

2002: Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Into the Woods

[32]

2004: Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Wonderful Town

[33]

Quotes[edit]

"I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.[3]

at the Internet Broadway Database

Gregg Edelman

at IMDb

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Gregg Edelman at Broadway.com

An interview, circa 2004

A Tale of Two Cities

Gregg Edelman on Facebook