Erich Bergen

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| image = erich bergen 2023 2.jpg

| caption = Bergen at the 76th Tony Awards in 2023

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|31}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.{{cite web |last=Friess |first=Steve |title=Jersey Boys' Erich Bergen on Getting Fired and Why Clint Eastwood Waits in Line for Lunch |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/06/erich-bergen-jersey-boys-musical-movie-chat.html |website=Vulture |date=May 7, 2016 |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507014359/https://www.vulture.com/2014/06/erich-bergen-jersey-boys-musical-movie-chat.html |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |url-status=live}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| education = University of North Carolina School of the Arts {{small|(BFA)}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|presenter}}

}}

Erich Bergen (born December 31, 1985){{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=2023-12-31 |title=Famous birthdays list for December 31, 2023 includes celebrities Ben Kingsley, Bebe Neuwirth |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/12/famous-birthdays-list-for-december-31-2023-includes-celebrities-ben-kingsley-bebe-neuwirth.html |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=cleveland |language=en}} is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Bob Gaudio in the biographical musical drama film Jersey Boys and as Blake Moran in the CBS television series Madam Secretary.

Biography

Bergen attended the Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in Loch Sheldrake, New York, for seven years{{cite web |title=MetroFocus Web Exclusive: Erich Bergen |url=https://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2018/08/metrofocus-web-exclusive-erich-bergen/ |website=MetroFocus |access-date=July 26, 2021 |date=August 7, 2018 |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726035656/https://www.thirteen.org/metrofocus/2018/08/metrofocus-web-exclusive-erich-bergen/ |url-status=live }} before studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.{{cite web |title=Alumni success stories propel UNC School of the Arts' Drama School to top five ranking |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alumni-success-stories-propel-unc-school-of-the-arts-drama-school-to-top-five-ranking-300465397.html |website=PR Newswire |access-date=July 26, 2021 |date=May 30, 2017 |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726035656/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alumni-success-stories-propel-unc-school-of-the-arts-drama-school-to-top-five-ranking-300465397.html |url-status=live }} His television credits include Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives, Person of Interest and Franklin & Bash. From 2014 through 2019, Bergen appeared on the CBS television series Madam Secretary as Blake Moran, personal Secretary to Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord (played by Téa Leoni).{{cite web

| url = https://playbill.com/article/bebe-neuwirth-and-erich-bergen-join-cast-of-cbs-pilot-madam-secretary-com-215744

| title = Bebe Neuwirth and Erich Bergen Join Cast of CBS Pilot "Madam Secretary"

| last = Gans

| first = Andrew

| date = March 7, 2014

| publisher = Playbill Inc.

| access-date = October 29, 2024 }}

In 2013, Bergen was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent chemotherapy.{{cite web|first=Jeff|last=Nelson|url=https://people.com/health/erich-bergen-reveals-secret-testicular-cancer-battle/|title=Bergen Reveals Testicular Cancer Battle: 'Men Are Dying Because They Don't Want Someone Looking at Their Junk'|website=People|date=April 5, 2017|accessdate=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726035654/https://people.com/health/erich-bergen-reveals-secret-testicular-cancer-battle/|url-status=live}}

He played Bob Gaudio in the 2008 Las Vegas production of Jersey Boys. In 2012, he played Billy in the US national tour of Anything Goes. Bergen reprised his role as Gaudio in the 2014 Jersey Boys movie.{{cite web|last=Douglas|first=Edward|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119541|title=Interview: Jersey Boys' Erich Bergen on Playing Four Seasons Songwriter, Bob Gaudio|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=June 20, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2014|archive-date=October 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027024651/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119541|url-status=dead}}

He made his Broadway debut in June 2018, as Dr. Jim Pomatter in Waitress.{{cite web |title=Erich Bergen Takes Final Bow in Broadway's Waitress August 12 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/erich-bergen-takes-final-bow-in-broadways-waitress-august-12 |website=Playbill |access-date=July 26, 2021 |date=August 12, 2018 |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726041200/https://www.playbill.com/article/erich-bergen-takes-final-bow-in-broadways-waitress-august-12 |url-status=live }} After leaving the cast in August 2018, Bergen returned to the Broadway production as Dr. Pomatter from June 4 through July 21, 2019. He then returned after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 for a limited time. He also played Billy Flynn in Chicago in 2022 and 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/erich-bergen-vault-0000079928 |title=Playbill |access-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605013803/https://www.playbill.com/person/erich-bergen-vault-0000079928 |url-status=live }}