Jarrod Spector
{{short description|American actor and singer (born 1981)}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2014}}
{{use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
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| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| education = Princeton University
Atlantic Acting School
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- Actor
- singer}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Kelli Barrett|2014}}
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Jarrod Spector is an American actor and singer.
Early life and education
Jarrod Spector was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
He made his Broadway debut in Les Misérables, playing Gavroche. He then studied economics at Princeton University, but returned to acting before completing his degree.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
Career
In 2007, he joined the second San Francisco cast of Jersey Boys.San Francisco Examiner, May 30, 2007, page 28 Spector played Frankie Valli, a role he would play later in Chicago and on Broadway.{{cite web|title=Jarrod Spector Biography|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/jarrod-spector/profile/|website=Broadway.com}}
He appeared on Broadway in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as Barry Mann from January 2014 to February 2016.[http://www.playbill.com/person/jarrod-spector-vault-0000061608# "Jarrod Spector Broadway"] Playbill, retrieved April 28, 2018 He received a nomination for a 2014 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and a nomination for the 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Featured Actor In A Musical for his portrayal of Barry Mann.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190529-68th-Annual-Tony-Awards-Nominations-Announced-Gentlemans-Guide-Leads-the-Pack |title=68th Annual Tony Awards Nominations Announced; 'Gentleman's Guide' Leads the Pack |last=Gans |first=Andrew |work=Playbill |date=April 29, 2014 |accessdate=June 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530215447/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/190529-68th-Annual-Tony-Awards-Nominations-Announced-Gentlemans-Guide-Leads-the-Pack |archivedate=May 30, 2014 }}
In 2014 he participated in the recording of the demo English version of Death Note: The Musical. He sang as L alongside Jeremy Jordan as Light.
Spector and his wife Kelli Barrett perform a cabaret act together titled “This Is Dedicated: Music's Greatest Marriages”, in March 2017 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.Lengel, Kerry. [https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/03/02/kelli-barrett-jarrod-spector-scottsdale/98651588/ "Broadway couple Kelli Barrett, Jarrod Spector salute musical marriages in Scottsdale show on 3/9"] azcentral.com, March 2, 2017
From 2018 to 2019 Spector starred as Sonny Bono in The Cher Show at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway.
From September 12, 2023 until August 4, 2024, Spector played King George III in the Broadway musical Hamilton. {{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=Jarrod Spector is Broadway's New King George III in Hamilton from September 12th, 2023 until August 4th, 2024 |url=https://playbill.com/person/jarrod-spector-vault-0000061608 |website=Playbill |access-date=22 August 2024}}
Personal life
Spector married fellow actor, Kelli Barrett, on October 26, 2014.Spanner, Whitney. [http://www.playbill.com/article/a-fine-showmance-learn-how-getting-together-in-real-life-changed-these-co-stars-onstage-chemistry-forever-com-367621# "Learn How Getting Together In Real Life Changed These Co-Stars' Onstage Chemistry Forever"] Playbill, October 19, 2015
Theatre credits
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! Year ! Stage ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1991
| Gavroche (replacement) | |
| 2008
|rowspan=2|Jersey Boys |rowspan=2|Frankie Valli (replacement) |rowspan=2| |
| 2011-12 |
| 2014-16
|Beautiful: The Carole King Musical |Nominated – Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
| 2015
|Death Note (English) |L |
| 2018–2019
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| 2020
|A Killer Party: A Murder Mystery Musical |George Murderer | |
| 2023
| Chess |Freddie Trumper |
| 2023-2024
|King George III (replacement) | |
- Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)
Awards and nominations
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! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Best Featured Actor in a Musical | rowspan="2" | Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | {{nom}} |
| Outer Critics Circle Award
| Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | {{nom}} | |
| 2020
|BroadwayWorld Theatre Fans' Choice Awards |Best Featured Performer In A Musical Of The Decade | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jarrod-spector-481289 Jarrod Spector] on Internet Broadway Database
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Male actors from Philadelphia
Category:American male musical theatre actors
Category:Musicians from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania