Andy Karl
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| Born | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Orfeh (2001–present) |
Andy Karl is an American actor. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to New York City at a young age to pursue acting. He made his Broadway debut in Saturday Night Fever, where he met his wife Orfeh. Married in 2001, they now reside in Manhattan where they are currently co-starring in the Broadway musical Legally Blonde.
Karl's first prominent professional credit was playing the Rum Tum Tugger in the national tour of Cats. Off-Broadway, he received great acclaim originating the role of Luke in the off-Broadway smash hit Altar Boyz. Other off-Broadway credits include Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night and leading man Adam in Slut, The Musical. In 2006, he briefly joined the Broadway company of The Wedding Singer in a variety of roles.
Karl can be heard on the soundtracks for both Altar Boyz and Legally Blonde, The Musical.
Karl received a Carbonell Award nomination for Best Actor In A Musical for his work in the musical Romeo and Bernadette at the Coconut Grove Theatre in Florida, a role he also recreated at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey.
Karl and wife Orfeh frequently appear onstage together. In addition to Saturday Night Fever, they co-starred in Me and Mrs. Jones and Bright Lights, Big City (both at the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia, PA) and headlined the Atlantic City revue Nights on Broadway II at Caesar's Palace. In the stage adaptation of Legally Blonde, they appear as hairdresser Paulette and her hunky UPS man.
