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Matt Caplan
Matt Caplan after the final performance of American Idiot in Berkeley.Occupation actor, singer, and musician Spouse Karen Olivo Matt Caplan is an American actor, singer, and musician.
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Career
Caplan has appeared on Broadway in Rent as Mark Cohen, in the revival of South Pacific and in High Fidelity.[1] He has also been featured in the films Across the Universe and Painting Abby Long, and on the television show New Amsterdam.[2]
Most recently, he originated the role of Tunny in the stage adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in Berkeley, California in September 2009.[3] The show ended its run in Berkeley on November 15, 2009, and the role of Tunny was taken over by Stark Sands when the show moved to Broadway.[4]
Caplan is currently appearing in the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, in many roles, among them, school bully Flash Thompson. He also is the understudy for Peter Parker/Spider-Man.[5] After many delays and changes to the show, it officially opened June 14, 2011.
Personal life
Matt Caplan was born in New York and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[6] In high school, he studied theater at the Governor's School for the Arts, a magnet school in Virginia.[7] As an adult, he returned to New York City to pursue an acting career. Caplan is married to Tony Award-winning actress Karen Olivo.
References
- ^ Matt Caplan at the IBDb
- ^ Matt Caplan at the International Movie Database
- ^ American Idiot at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Complete Cast Announced for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark". Broadway.com. August 16, 2010.
- ^ http://broadwayworld.com/people/bio/Matt_Caplan/
- ^ http://www.gsarts.net/GSA%20Website/index.htm
External links
Categories:- American singers
- Living people
- American actors
- People from Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Actors from New York City
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