Jarrod Emick

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Jarrod Emick (born July 2, 1969 in Fort Eustis, Virginia) is an American musical theatre actor best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees

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Jarrod Emick grew up in Oral, South Dakota and attended South Dakota State University.

Emick's Broadway debut was in Miss Saigon as a replacement for Chris. However, it was his next role, in Damn Yankees, that won him acclaim - a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, and a Theatre World Award.

Subsequent roles included Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show, Greg Connell in The Boy From Oz, and a role in the musical Ring of Fire.

Apart from theatre, Emick appeared in the 1996 TV movie Andersonville.