Anthony Deane Rapp is an American stage and film actor and singer best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the film version and the Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009. He also performed the ro...
Obie Award for Special Citations, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance
Albums
Look Around, Anthony Rapp - Without You
Nominations
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Movies
Rent, A Beautiful Mind, Dazed and Confused, Adventures in Babysitting, School Ties, Six Degrees of Separation, Twister, Road Trip, Far from Home, David Searching, Man of the Century, Winter Passing, Danny Roane: First Time Director, Let Them Chirp Awhile, Open House, The Other Woman, Do You Take Thi...
TV Shows
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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He has German, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
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Starring in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" at City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, PA through June 15, 2003. [May 2003]
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Principal filming for Rent (2005) is finished. [June 2005]
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Starring in the Broadway tour of Little Shop of Horrors. [August 2004]
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Preparing to film the movie version of 'Rent', where he will reprise his role of Mark Cohen [December 2004]
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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss and the Musical Rent is released and Anthony will go on a book tour to promote his book and Rent. [February 2006]
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Currently starring in "Some Americans Abroad" in New York at the 2nd Stage Theater until August 3rd 2008. [July 2008]
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Filming started on Rent (2005) where Rapp reprises his Broadway role as Mark Cohen. [March 2005]
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Reprising the role of Mark in Rent (which he created) on Broadway from July 30-Sept 9 [July 2007]
Rapp's character in Jonathan Larson's Rent, Mark Cohen, is the revised version of the character of Marcello in the opera La Bohème.
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Appeared in the original Broadway productions of Six Degrees of Separation and Rent, and in their respective film adaptations.
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Heads a band called AlbinoKid.
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Attended Interlochen Arts Camp, an exclusive arts camp, where he studied acting for 2 years. He continues to teach master classes there, and at Interlochen Arts Academy
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Like his brother, Rapp is now an author. His debut book "Without You", a memoir about his career and the experience of losing his mother to cancer at the same time he was appearing in the biggest stage hit of his career, came out in early 2006.
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As a child actor working in regional theater, appeared with All My Children (1970) star Louis Edmonds in production of "Oliver". He was Oliver; Edmonds was Fagin. This is briefly mentioned in Edmonds biography, "Big Lou" by Craig Hamrick.
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Attended New York University.
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Brother Adam Rapp is a novelist and playwright; Anthony starred in Adam's one-man show.
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
TV Movie
Cadet Frederick G. Hodgson
Six Degrees of Separation
1993
Ben
Dazed and Confused
1993
Tony
School Ties
1992
Richard 'McGoo' Collins
Sky High
1990
TV Movie
Wes Hansen
Grave Secrets
1989
Jamie
Far from Home
1989
Pinky Sears
Adventures in Babysitting
1987
Daryl
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Psych
2013
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
2008
TV Special performer: "Seasons of Love"
Danny Roane: First Time Director
2006
performer: "Another Great Day for Drugs"
Rent
2005
performer: "Seasons of Love", "Rent", "You'll See", "Today 4 U", "Tango: Maureen", "Another Day/No Day But Today reprise", "Will I?", "Santa Fe", "La Vie Boheme", "Goodbye Love", "What You Own", "Finale B/No Day But Today", "Seasons of Love B Reprise", "La Vie Boheme B Reprise", "I'll Cover You Reprise/Seasons Of Love"
Open House
2004
performer: "Fantabulous", "It's My House", "Attic Basement", "More Fantabulous", "Finale"
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards
1999
TV Special performer: "Happiness"
The 51st Annual Tony Awards
1997
TV Special performer: "Rent"
Adventures in Babysitting
1987
performer: "Babysitting Blues"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Broadway: The Next Generation
2018
Documentary filming
Himself
WGN Morning News
2016
TV Series
Himself
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
Documentary
Himself
The 68th Annual Tony Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself
Show People with Paul Wontorek
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Broadway.com Show
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Joe Moses One-Man Showses
2012
Himself / Various
Rent: The Final Curtain Call
2009
Video documentary short
Himself
Rent: The Final Days on Broadway
2009
Video documentary short
Himself
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
2008
TV Movie
Himself (uncredited)
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
2008
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Presenter: Rent Tribute
11th Annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration
2008
TV Movie
Himself
Let Them Chirp Awhile
2007
Himself
In the Life
2007
TV Series documentary
Host
Tom Green's House Tonight
2006
TV Series
Himself
Starz on the Set: Rent
2006
TV Short
Himself
The Tony Danza Show
2006
TV Series
Himself
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
Video documentary
Himself
QTN Holiday Reel
2005
TV Movie
Himself
MTV & Logo Present 'The Out 100'
2005
TV Movie
Himself
The View
2005
TV Series
Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2005
TV Series
Himself
Today
2005
TV Series
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2005
TV Series
Himself
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2002
TV Special
Himself
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards
1999
TV Special
Himself - Performer
The 51st Annual Tony Awards
1997
TV Special
Himself - Performer
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1996
TV Movie
Himself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
TV Series
Himself - Cast of Rent
The 50th Annual Tony Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself - Performer
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
Video documentary
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2006
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Song
Rent (2005)
2006
Critics Choice Award
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Acting Ensemble
Rent (2005)
2006
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Music, Adapted Song
Rent (2005)
2005
Stinker Award
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or End Credits
Rent (2005)
2002
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
$1.5 Million
