Jarrod Emick

Jarrod Emick

Jarrod Emick (born July 2, 1969, Fort Eustis, Virginia) is an American musical theatre actor best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Joe Hardy in "Damn Yankees".

Biography

Jarrod Emick grew up in Oral, South Dakota, attended Hot Springs High School in nearby Hot Springs, South Dakota, and later attended South Dakota State University.

Emick's Broadway debut was in "Miss Saigon" as a replacement for Chris. However, it was his next role, in "Damn Yankees", that won him acclaim - a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, and a Theatre World Award.

Subsequent roles included Brad Majors in "The Rocky Horror Show", Greg Connell in "The Boy From Oz", and a role in the musical "Ring of Fire".

Apart from theatre, Emick appeared in the 1996 TV movie "Andersonville.

In 2003, he played the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald in Frank Wildhorn's "Waiting For The Moon."

He was most recently seen playing Michael Wiley in "Contact" at the North Shore Music Theatre.

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