Reeve Carney

Reeve Carney
Birth name Reeve Carney
Born April 18, 1983 (1983-04-18) (age 28)
Genres Indie rock, blues rock, alternative
Occupations Singer-songwriter, musician, actor
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1999-present
Labels Interscope Records (2004-present)
Website www.reevecarneymusic.com

Reeve Carney (born April 18, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He appears in the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.

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Early life

Carney was born and raised in the West Village[1] area of Manhattan.

Carney attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles with his brother, Zane and future band mates Aiden Moore and Jon Epcar.[2] He went on to study at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, majoring in studio jazz guitar.[3]

Career

At age 15, Carney was playing guitar professionally at B.B King's night club in Los Angeles, California.[4]

His band, Carney,[5] consists of Reeve, Zane on guitar, Aiden Moore on bass and Jon Epcar on drums. Carney released their debut album, "Mr. Green Vol. 1", in May 2010. The band opened for Arcade Fire and U2 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on July 30 on the final date of the U2 360° Tour.

Carney as of 2011 lives in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. He is starring as Spider-Man in the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which began previews in November 2010.[6][7] The rest of the band are performing as part of the pit orchestra for Turn Off the Dark.[5]

In August 2011, Carney was cast as the late singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley in an untitled movie biography to be directed by Jake Scott. Production was announced to begin in November 2011.[8]

Carney has also been named a Givenik Ambasador.[9]

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1994 Dave's World Extra TV series (episode "The Funeral")
1994 Pom Poko Various voices
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars Young Ishmael Chambers Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film
2004 Father of the Pride Voice TV series (episode "Donkey")
2009 Spread Lead Singer
2010 The Tempest Ferdinand
2011 Jump Start Live Various voices TV series (Episode dated 6 January 2011)

References

  1. ^ "THE LEADING MEN: Spider-Man's Reeve Carney and Patrick Page, Plus Rain's Fab Four" playbill.com
  2. ^ Lindell, Karen (08 2011). "Spider-Man's Reeve Carney talks about Bono, Edge and his band". @U2. @U2. http://www.atu2.com/news/spider-mans-reeve-carney-talks-about-bono-edge-and-his-band.html. Retrieved 2011-08-16. "Education: Hamilton Academy of Music, Los Angeles, CA" 
  3. ^ Lindell, Karen (08 2011). "Spider-Man's Reeve Carney talks about Bono, Edge and his band". @U2. @U2. http://www.atu2.com/news/spider-mans-reeve-carney-talks-about-bono-edge-and-his-band.html. Retrieved 2011-08-16. "Education: USC's Thornton School of Music; "I majored in studio jazz guitar"" 
  4. ^ "Reeve Carney on the Pressure and Pleasure of Starring in Spider-Man", broadway.com, December 16, 2010
  5. ^ a b "Cast list for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark at the Foxwoods Theatre (formerly Hilton Theatre)". Playbill.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  6. ^ Healy, Patrick. "Spider-Man Opening Delayed Again". The New York Times. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  7. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark Will Now Open in February 2011". Playbill.com. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  8. ^ "Spider-Man's Reeve Carney to Star in Jeff Buckley Bio Film". Broadway.com. August 15, 2011. http://broadway.com/shows/spider-man-turn-off-the-dark/buzz/157354/spider-mans-reeve-carney-to-star-in-jeff-buckley-bio-film/. 
  9. ^ Gioia, Michael. "Givenik Ambassador and Spider-Man Star Reeve Carney Supports Partnership for the Homeless (Video)". Playbill. Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/playblog/2011/06/givenik-ambassador-and-spider-man-star-reeve-carney-supports-partnership-for-the-homeless-video/. 

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