Matthew Morrison
Matthew James Morrison[1] is an American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee (2009–2015).
This article is about the actor. For the athlete, see Matthew Morison. For the album, see Matthew Morrison (album).
Matthew Morrison
- Actor
- dancer
- singer
1997–present
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Vocals
He has starred in multiple Broadway and off-Broadway productions, including appearing as Link Larkin in the original Broadway cast of Hairspray (2002), Fabrizio Nacarelli in the original Broadway cast of the musical The Light in the Piazza (2005, for which he received a Tony Award nomination), and the starring role of J.M. Barrie in the original Broadway cast of Finding Neverland (2015-2016).
He starred as the Grinch in NBC's 2020 production Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!. He has also been a judge on two reality dance competition shows on TV: The Greatest Dancer on BBC One, and So You Think You Can Dance on Fox.
Morrison signed with Adam Levine's 222 Records in 2012, and has released three solo albums: Matthew Morrison (2011), Where It All Began (2013), and Disney Dreamin' with Matthew Morrison (2020).
Early life[edit]
Morrison was born in Fort Ord, California, the son of Mary Louise (Fraser) and Thomas Morrison.[2] Morrison was raised in Chico, and has Scottish and English ancestry.[3][4] He was a member of Buena Park Youth theater, located in Buena Park. He was part of the Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21) and the Orange County School of the Arts, while at the Los Alamitos High School campus. While in high school, Morrison did a musical with actress Jodie Sweetin. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for two years before dropping out and joining the Broadway adaptation of Footloose.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Morrison became engaged to actress Chrishell Stause on December 9, 2006.[34] Their relationship later ended.
In 2011, Morrison began dating Renee Puente.[35] On June 27, 2013, Elton John helped Morrison announce that he and Puente were engaged.[36] Morrison and Puente were married on October 18, 2014, at a private home on the island of Maui.[37]
On May 16, 2017, it was revealed on his personal Instagram account that he and Puente were expecting their first child.[38] Their son was born on October 22, 2017.[39] On March 16, 2021, Morrison used his Instagram again to announce that he and Puente were expecting their second child together following a series of miscarriages.[40] Their daughter was born on June 28, 2021.[41]