John Lloyd Young

John Lloyd Young

Infobox actor
name = John Lloyd Young


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birthdate = ca. 1975
birthplace = Sacramento, California, USA
occupation = Actor
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website = http://www.johnlloydyoung.com
tonyawards = Best Leading Actor in a Musical
2006 "Jersey Boys"

John Lloyd Young (born "ca." 1975, Sacramento, California) is an American actor. [cite web | author= | title=John Lloyd Young | publisher=MySpace.com | url=http://www.myspace.com/jlynyc | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-06-11] [cite news | author=Wayman Wong | title=The Leading Men: Frankie & Johnny | work=Playbill | url=http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/96011.html | date=01 November 2005 | accessdate=2008-06-11]

In 2006 Young won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli in Broadway's "Jersey Boys." He, along with Robert Alda are the only two American actors win a Tony for Lead Actor in a Musical for a Broadway debut, and Young is the only American actor to receive a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards for a debut.

Young is a graduate of Brown University. After moving to New York, Young worked his way up through the ranks of the theater scene with roles in numerous regional and off-Broadway plays. Though he auditioned, he didn't land the part of Frankie Valli in the pre-Broadway run of "Jersey Boys," but a year after his first audition he was asked to headline the show on Broadway.

Young's run with "Jersey Boys" concluded on 9 November 2007. [cite news | author=Ernio Hernandez | title=Broadway's Frankie Valli — John Lloyd Young — Bids Farewell to Jersey Boys| work=Playbill | url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/112962.html | date=21 November 2007 | accessdate=2008-06-11] [cite news | author=BWW staff writers | title=John Lloyd Young's Final 'Jersey Boys' Sign-In | work=BroadwayWorld | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=23236 | date=25 November 2007 | accessdate=2008-06-11]

Awards and nominations

;Awards
*2006 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical - "Jersey Boys"
*2006 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor - "Jersey Boys"
*2006 Theatre World Award - "Jersey Boys"
*2006 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - "Jersey Boys";Nominations
*2006 Drama League Award Performer of the Year

References

External links

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