John Hill (actor)

John Hill (actor)

John Hill (born Oct 23, 1978) is an American Musical Theatre actor who is most well known for his role of Jason McConnell in the Off-Broadway run of Bare, a Pop Opera. He also developed a following on his former website "John Hill Online" with his videos entitled "Johnny and Kooks." Which were comedic videos he made with his friend Katharine Leonard. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1976719/bio] There is now an official website for "Johnny and Kooks" and the pair recorded a single entitled "About You" which is available on iTunes. [http://www.johnnyandkooks.com] He grew up in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Los Angeles, California where he is producing television programs.

Acting

Theatre

He has also appeared in the the broadway musicals Hairspray (musical)(Original Broadway Cast as Fender), and The Boy From Oz (Original Broadway Cast as Mark Herron). [http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=102290] In The Boy From Oz he also understudied the roles of Greg and the lead role Peter Allen. He never went on as Peter Allen. In Hairspray (musical) he also understudied the roles of Link Larkin and Corny Collins. He did go on as Link Larkin. He starred opposite Michael Arden and Jenna Leigh Green in the Original Off-Broadway Cast of Bare, a Pop Opera in the leading role of Jason. He was supposed to return to this role when the show was supposed to move to a new theatre after a few months of break, but the move never happened. A demo of 11 tracks from this production was recorded, but the remaining tracks were never recorded when the production never resumed. [http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=1294] He did appear in the "Bare's Back Concert" after the show closed, which most of the cast returned to perform in concert. He also appeared in "But I'm a Cheerleader" (a musical adaptation of the movie of the some name See Here: But I'm a Cheerleader #Adaptations at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2005. He has done solo cabaret shows at "the Duplex" in Manhatten.

Work in Television

* In 2007, he produced an 8-part documentary MTV called Show Choir. This program followed a real life choir in a West Virginia school. It followed the transformation of the choir and its members. [http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=12651]
*He is also one of the producers on the Nickelodeon reality show Dance on Sunset
*He has also produced starring Tori Spelling and Her Husband [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1976719/]
*He has also produced Step It Up and Dance A reality show in which contestants from around the country look to master a range of dance styles [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103806/]

Recordings

* Single: About You by "Johnny and Kooks"
* Hairspray (2002 album) as Fender
* The Boy From Oz Original Broadway Cast as Mark Herron
* Bare, a Pop Opera Original Cast demo (never completed)
* But I'm A Cheerleader Demo Recording

External links

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* [http://www.johnnyandkooks.com] --The Official Johnny and Kooks Website
* [http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwidb/sections/people/index.php?var=2456] --John Hill Profile at Broadwayworld.com

References


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