Max Crumm
{{short description|American actor and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_name = Aaron Maximillian Crumm
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|10|8}}
| birth_place = Pasadena, California, U.S.
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| years_active = 1992–present
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Aaron Maximillian Crumm (born October 8, 1985)According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 is an American actor and singer known for their work on the New York City stage. They have originated starring roles on Broadway in both the revival of Grease as Danny Zuko, after winning NBC's talent search competition, Grease: You're the One That I Want!, and in Seth Rudetsky's Disaster! as Scott, after playing the role Off-Broadway. Crumm also played starring roles in The Fantasticks as Matt, The Evolution Of Mann as Henry Mann, Hot Mess as Max, Brooklyn Crush as Christian Mohammed Schwartzelberg, and in Jersey Shoresical as The Situation.
Early life and education
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Crumm was born in Pasadena, California and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. They were cast in their first musical, Anything Goes, at the age of 6, as a tap dancing sailor with their parents' theatre company, Ahwatukee Foothills Theatre. Also with their parents' company, Crumm played Jack in Into the Woods and the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz.
Once they were older, Crumm ventured into children's theatre in Downtown Phoenix, and started out in a children's sketch comedy group at Valley Youth Theatre. Crumm then went on to be cast in Grease (twice; once as Doody, once as Kenickie), Titanic and The Wiz in the main stage productions at The Herberger, also with Valley Youth Theatre. At Desert Stages Theatre, they played the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the Prince in Cinderella, Linus van Pelt in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and numerous roles in original musicals created by owner Gerry Cullity. Crumm was also part of a traveling group of performers affiliated with Desert Stages.
They graduated from Desert Vista High School in 2003 and then moved to Los Angeles, with their best friend Kelly May, to pursue a career in acting, by attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood.
Career
In March 2006, Crumm landed a principal role in the indie-film Echoboom. On July 24, 2007, they made their Broadway debut in Grease as Danny Zuko, alongside the female winner Laura Osnes as Sandy.{{cite web |url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/0328phx-grease0328Z3.html |title=Ahwatukee actor wins starring role in 'Grease' on Broadway |work=Arizona Republic |date= March 28, 2007}} After a year on Broadway, Crumm and Osnes played their final performances as Danny and Sandy on July 20, 2008. They were both replaced by Grease: You're the One that I Want! runner-up Ashley Spencer and Derek Keeling.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430051737/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119000.html |title=Keeling and Spencer Will Be Danny and Sandy in Grease in July |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |last2=Jones |first2=Kenneth |date=June 25, 2008 |archive-date=April 30, 2009 |work=Playbill|access-date=June 26, 2008 }}
While in Los Angeles, they took a temporary hiatus from theatre to appear in several films.{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/169065/whats-up-max-crumm-the-fking-up-everything-star-on-stripping-down-coming-out-and-gal-pals-laura-osnes-emma-stone/ |title=What's Up, Max Crumm? The F#%king Up Everything Star on Stripping Down, Coming Out and Gal Pals Laura Osnes & Emma Stone |last=Ferri |first=Josh |date=April 26, 2013 |website=Broadway.com |access-date=May 6, 2013 }} Crumm appeared in the Screen Gems comedy, Easy A, as Pontius; the film co-starred Max's childhood friend Emma Stone and Amanda Bynes, and was released in the fall of 2010.
Shortly after returning to New York City in 2011, Crumm starred in the original musical JERSEY SHOREsical: A Frickin' Rock Opera as "The Situation".{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154740-Greases-Max-Crumm-Stars-in-Jersey-Shoresical-A-Frickin-Rock-Opera |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602025450/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154740-Greases-Max-Crumm-Stars-in-Jersey-Shoresical-A-Frickin-Rock-Opera |title=Grease's Max Crumm Stars in Jersey Shoresical: A Frickin' Rock Opera |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=September 20, 2011 |archive-date=June 2, 2013 |work=Playbill|access-date=July 24, 2014 }} The musical was written by Daniel Franzese, Hanna LoPatin and directed by Drew Droege. The cast also featured RuPaul's Drag Race star Derrick Barry. Shoresical ran from September 21 to 24, 2011, at the New York Fringe festival.
In March 2013, Crumm originated the lead role of Christian Mohammed Schwartzelberg in the off-Broadway rock musical F#%king Up Everything.{{cite web |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/167330/max-crumm-george-salazar-jason-gotay-more-are-fking-up-everything-off-broadway/ |title=Max Crumm, George Salazar, Jason Gotay & More Are F#%king Up Everything Off-Broadway |last=Ferri |first=Josh |date=February 13, 2013 |website=Broadway.com |access-date=February 14, 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/FKING-UP-EVERYTHING-to-End-Off-Broadway-Run-on-June-13-20130606 |title=F#%KING UP EVERYTHING to End Off-Broadway Run on June 13 |date=June 6, 2013 |website=Broadway World |access-date=July 26, 2013 }}
On July 29, 2013, Crumm took part in the reading of new comedy play, You're Really Not Helping alongside Daphne Rubin-Vega, Kevin Spirtas, and Aaron Simon Gross.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180447-Max-Crumm-Aaron-Simon-Gross-Daphne-Rubin-Vega-Kevin-Spirtas-Set-for-Reading-of-New-Comedy-Youre-Really-Not-Helping |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233805/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/180447-Max-Crumm-Aaron-Simon-Gross-Daphne-Rubin-Vega-Kevin-Spirtas-Set-for-Reading-of-New-Comedy-Youre-Really-Not-Helping |title=Max Crumm, Aaron Simon Gross, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Kevin Spirtas Set for Reading of New Comedy You're Really Not Helping |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=July 25, 2013 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |work=Playbill|access-date=July 26, 2013 }} Crumm appeared on the popular web series "It Could Be Worse",{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2181595/|title=Max Crumm|publisher=IMDb}} created by fellow Broadway actors, Wesley Taylor and Mitchell Jarvis.
In February 2014, Crumm joined the cast of the Off-Broadway production of the musical, Disaster! for 2 months until it closed in April 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/187632-Max-Crumm-Joins-Cast-of-Off-Broadways-Disaster-Starting-Feb-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307184455/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/187632-Max-Crumm-Joins-Cast-of-Off-Broadways-Disaster-Starting-Feb-14 |title=Max Crumm Joins Cast of Off-Broadway's Disaster! Starting Feb. 14 |last=Gans |first=Andrews |date=February 14, 2014 |archive-date=March 7, 2014 |work=Playbill|access-date=April 18, 2014 }} On April 27, 2014, Crumm was cast as Hoover in the reading of "Brave New World: The Musical",{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Andrew-Keenan-Bolger-Max-Crumm-Colin-Hanlon-More-Lead-Private-BRAVE-NEW-WORLD-Reading-Last-Night-20140428 |title=Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Max Crumm, Colin Hanlon & More Lead Private BRAVE NEW WORLD Reading Last Night |date=April 28, 2014 |website=Broadway World |access-date=July 24, 2014 }} which was adapted from the classic Aldous Huxley novel of the same name. The reading took place in Manhattan. The cast at this private reading included Colin Hanlon as Director Thomas Mond, Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Bernard, Andrew Kober as John, Julia Mattison as Lenina and Keala Settle as Linda.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} Also, in April 2014, it was announced that Crumm would play Linus, a new series regular on season 2 of the popular web series WALLFLOWERS, shown on www.Stage17.tv (a new website for Broadway themed television shows).{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/WALLFLOWERS-Season-2-Launches-at-Stage17tv-Episode-2-Out-Today-20140410 |title=WALLFLOWERS Season 2 Launches at Stage17.tv; Episode 2 Out Today |date=April 10, 2014 |website=Broadway World |access-date=April 18, 2014 }}
On July 8, 2014, Crumm took over the lead male role of Matt in The Fantasticks Off-Broadway at the Snapple Theater Center complex in the heart of Times Square.{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/max-crumm-star-fantasticks-190630955.html |title=Max Crumm to star in 'The Fantasticks' |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |date=June 25, 2014 |publisher=Yahoo! Music |access-date=July 24, 2014 }}
They continued with Disaster! as Scott through its Broadway production, which opened in March 2016.{{cite web | url= http://www.broadway.com/buzz/182486/look-out-all-star-disaster-will-hit-broadway-starring-adam-pascal-roger-bart-faith-prince-more/ | title=Look Out! All-Star Disaster! Will Hit Broadway, Starring Adam Pascal, Roger Bart, Faith Prince & More | publisher=Broadway.com | date=November 5, 2015 | access-date=February 1, 2016 | last=Lloyd Webber |first=Imogen}}
Personal life
In January 2021, Crumm publicly came out as non-binary, using the pronouns they/them.{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2021 |title=Max Crumm auf Twitter: "#IAmNonBinary" |url=https://Twitter.com/MaxCrumm/status/1348424718261612546 |access-date=October 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111023318/https://Twitter.com/MaxCrumm/status/1348424718261612546 |archive-date=January 11, 2021 }}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Echoboom | Goldberg | |
| 2008
| Ornaments | Douglas | |
| 2010
| Easy A | Pontius | |
| 2020
| Killing Diaz | Rubin/Rubi | |
| 2021
| Burning Man: The Musical | Chadwick Edmund Wickowski |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! scope="col" width="200px"| Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2007
| Grease: You're the One That I Want! | Themself | Won the role of Danny Zuko on Broadway |
| 2011
| Darla | Dean Prickett | comedy web series |
| 2013
| Linus | 6 episodes; web series |
| rowspan=2|2018
| Stevie | Episode: "The Unseen Hand" |
| Ray Donovan
| Parker | Episodes: "Ellis Island" and "He Be Tight. He Be Mean." |
| 2019
| David | Episode: "Camera Wheelbarrow Tiger Pillow" |
| 2024
| Elsbeth | Lonny | Episode: "One Angry Woman" |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Max Crumm}}
- {{Twitter|MaxCrumm}}
- {{IBDB name|458370}}
- {{IMDb name|2181595}}
- [http://www.nbc.com/Grease/contestants/max.shtml Official NBC site] ({{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023123534/http://www.nbc.com/Grease/contestants/max.shtml |date=October 23, 2012 }})
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Category:Actors from Pasadena, California
Category:Actors from Phoenix, Arizona
Category:American musical theatre actors
Category:American non-binary actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:Desert Vista High School alumni
Category:Non-binary gay people