Curt Hansen (actor)
{{short description|American actor and singer (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Curt Hansen
| image = File:Curt best jpegs27.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|08|14}}
| birth_place = Hartford, Wisconsin, United States
| origin =
| instrument = Vocals
| occupation = {{csv|Actor|dancer|singer-songwriter}}
| genre = {{csv|Pop|musical theatre}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| label = Columbia records (2007–2009)
| websites =
}}
Curt Hansen (born August 14, 1987) is an American actor and singer.
Early life
He was born in 1987 in Hartford, Wisconsin and is a native actor, singer and dancer. Hansen graduated from Hartford Union High School in Hartford, Wisconsin in 2005.
Career
He starred in the National Tour of Kinky Boots in the role of Charlie. He also performed in the first national tour of Wicked in the role of Fiyero. In 2010, Hansen was the Gabe understudy/cover in the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Next to Normal and continued in the role of Gabe in the First National Tour of the show through 2010–2011. December 2012 he starred in the Pasadena Playhouse's A Snow White Christmas with Neil Patrick Harris and Ariana Grande. February 2013 found Hansen in Louisville starring as Mike in Todd Almond's musical Girlfriend. Curt was a member of the final cast of Hairspray on Broadway, as well as other Broadway readings and workshops. He also performed in the Mark Taper Forum production of Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical Parade.{{cite web|url=http://www.centertheatregroup.org/uploadedFiles/Plays_and_Tickets/Productions/2009/Parade/files/Parade%20Program%20Final.pdf|title=Parade The Donmar Warehouse Production Book by Alfred Uhry Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Co-conceived by Harold Prince Directed and Choreographed by Rob Ashford September 24 – November 15, 2009|publisher=Center Theatre Group|accessdate=April 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719135628/http://www.centertheatregroup.org/uploadedFiles/Plays_and_Tickets/Productions/2009/Parade/files/Parade%20Program%20Final.pdf|archivedate=July 19, 2011}}{{cite web|author=BOB VERINI |url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941312.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 |title=Theater Review: Parade – Theater and Musical Production Reviews |work=Variety |publisher=Variety.com |date=October 5, 2009 |accessdate=April 4, 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/14/theater/reviews/14parade.html |title=Sorrow Over an Anti-Semitic Miscarriage of Justice, Rendered in Sotto Voce |last=Isherwood|first=Charles|date= October 14, 2009|work=The New York Times|accessdate=April 4, 2010}}{{cite web|author=The Broadway League |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=481296 |title=Curt Hansen | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information |publisher=IBDB |date= |accessdate=April 4, 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/17640 |title=CURT HANSEN Theatre Credits – Who's Who Bio |publisher=Playbill.com |accessdate=April 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715092937/http://playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/17640 |archivedate=July 15, 2011 }} He studied with the BFA Musical Theatre program at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Hansen took over the role of Fiyero from Ashley Parker Angel in the Broadway production of Wicked, beginning on July 16, 2018.{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jessica-vosk-flies-into-broadways-wicked-july-16|title=Jessica Vosk Flies Into Broadway's Wicked July 16|date=July 16, 2018|work=Playbill|accessdate=July 16, 2018}} He departed the show on September 9, 2018, and was succeeded by Ryan McCartan.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ryan-McCartan-Joins-WICKED-As-Fiyero-Beginning-September-11-20180830|title=Ryan McCartan Joins WICKED As Fiyero Beginning September 11|work=Broadway World|author=BWW News Desk|date=August 30, 2018|accessdate=April 28, 2019}} He later reprised his role as Fiyero in the musical's second national tour beginning in 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/mariand-torres-erin-mackey-and-more-will-fly-into-national-tour-of-wicked|title=Mariand Torres, Erin Mackey, and More Fly Into National Tour of Wicked|date=February 26, 2019|work=Playbill|accessdate=December 26, 2021}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Fashion News Live | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2010
| Dak Zevon | Episodes: "Big Time Photo Shoot" and "Big Time Concert" |
| 2010
| Andre | Episode: "Bad Girls" |
| 2013
| B-side | Kate's Boyfriend | |
| 2013
| Josh | Short |
| 2016
| Nicholas | |
| 2018
|Thomas |Episode: "Night Watch" |
Stage
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2008
| Ensemble, Link Larkin Understudy | Broadway |
| 2010
| Gabe Understudy | Broadway |
| 2010-2011
| Gabe | National Tour |
| 2013-2014
| Wicked | Fiyero Tigelaar | 1st National Tour |
| 2015-2016
| Wicked | Ensemble, Fiyero Tigelaar Understudy, The Wizard Understudy, and Dr. Dillamond Understudy | Broadway |
| 2017
| Charlie Price | National Tour |
| 2018
| Wicked | Fiyero Tigelaar | Broadway (Gershwin Theatre) |
| 2019–2021
| Wicked | Fiyero Tigelaar | 2nd National Tour |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=3734343}}
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Category:American male stage actors
Category:People from Hartford, Wisconsin
Category:University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni
Category:Male actors from Wisconsin
Category:Musicians from Wisconsin