Lauren Lopez
{{Short description|American actress}}{{Infobox person
| image = Lauren Lopez.jpg
| caption = Lopez in 2012
| alma_mater = University of Michigan
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- Singer
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| spouse = {{Marriage|Joey Richter|2023}}
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Lauren Lopez is an American actress and singer best known for her involvement with American musical theatre company StarKid Productions.
Career
Lopez first entered the public eye for her performance as Draco Malfoy in A Very Potter Musical, a parody musical performed by University of Michigan students in 2009.{{Cite web |last=Oliveros |first=Oliver |title=StarKid's Lauren Lopez: How To Launch A Starship And Keep It Flying |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/StarKids-Lauren-Lopez-How-To-Launch-A-Starship-And-Keep-It-Flying-20120305 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} Shortly afterward, the group formally organized as Team StarKid, and Lopez remained with group both as an actor and as a company manager. She joined the company for their SPACE and Apocalyptour tours in 2011 and 2012 respectively.{{Cite web |last=Henry |first=Sally |title=Team StarKid Launches Space Tour Tonight! |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Team-StarKid-Launches-SPACE-TOUR-in-Ann-Arbor-Tonight-20111104 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Paul W. |title=Team StarKid's APOCALYPTOUR Set List Released! |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Team-StarKids-APOCALYPTOUR-Set-List-Released-20120510 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} She has remained involved in the group through 2025.
A clip of Lopez's 2016 performance as Zazzalil in Firebringer has become a meme on the internet.{{Cite web |last=Hadsall |first=Joe |date=2023-03-01 |title=Meme brings spotlight to musical comedy 'Firebringer' |url=https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/meme-brings-spotlight-to-musical-comedy-firebringer/article_0efe83e6-b6e2-11ed-b675-835511ba1e89.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Joplin Globe |language=en}}
In October 2023, Lopez joined Darren Criss as a special guest for his concert at the London Palladium, Darren Criss in Concert.{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=Carrie Hope Fletcher to Join Darren Criss as Special Guest at London Palladium Concert |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Carrie-Hope-Fletcher-to-Join-Darren-Criss-as-Special-Guest-at-London-Palladium-Concert-20231005 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} She performed as part of StarKid's London Palladium concert in May 2024.{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |title=StarKid Make UK Debut at the London Palladium in May |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/StarKid-Make-UK-Debut-at-the-London-Palladium-in-May-20240213 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}
Personal life
Lopez owns a dog named Diane whom she adopted in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BLFW66DA5tL/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.instagram.com}}
In 2020, Lopez announced her engagement and then-eight year relationship with fellow StarKid Productions member Joey Richter.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CC35UDgHhy6/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.instagram.com}} They married in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CwgIyPbScU6/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=www.instagram.com}}
Roles
Awards
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|+ !Year !Award !Category !Show !Result !Ref |
| 2019
|BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards |Leading Actress in a Musical - Local |The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals |{{nom}} |