Fred Applegate (actor)
| Fred Applegate | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1953 |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, dancer |
Frederick Applegate (born February 20, 1953) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He grew up in Maplewood and South Orange, New Jersey and graduated from Northwestern University.[1]
Career
He is known for originating the roles of Inspector Kemp and The Blind Hermit in the Broadway musical Young Frankenstein (2007).[2]
Other Broadway credits include M. Dindon/M. Renaud in La Cage aux Folles (2010), Max Bialystock in The Producers (replacement, 2003) and Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music. (1998).[2] He also appeared as Bialystock in the West End production of The Producers in 2005[3] and as Franz Leibkind in the first national tour, and he originated the role of the Monsignor in the Broadway production of Sister Act (2011).[4] He originated the role of Father Jack O'Brien in the The Last Ship, which premiered on Broadway in October 2014.[2]
He appeared Off-Broadway at the Lincoln Center Mitzi Newhouse Theatre in the musical Happiness in 2009, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.[5] Applegate played the role of "Panisse" in the Encores! staged concert of Fanny in February 2010.[6] He participated in a reading of a new musical, Presto Change-O in December 2014, directed by Marc Bruni, as a presentation of the Barrington Stage Company Musical Theatre Lab.[7] He appeared in the national tour of Anything Goes, as "Moonface Martin", which started in October 2012.[8]
He joined Wicked on Broadway as the Wizard, starting on June 29, 2015.[9][2] He will play Constable Joe in the musical adaption of the novel Tuck Everlasting, which is scheduled to open on Broadway in March 2016 in previews.[10][2]
Applegate was a member of the Resident Acting Company of the Guthrie Theatre for three years.[11]
Voice, television and film
His voice can be recognized as the narrator of documentaries for PBS, National Geographic, Disney, Bravo, and A&E. Applegate has guest starred in over 150 episodes of television including Seinfeld, Cosby, Growing Pains, Malcolm in the Middle, ER, Murphy Brown, Newhart and many others. His film credits include Georgia Rule,[12] Stuart Saves His Family (1995),[13] and The Producers.[14][15]
References
- ↑ Official Site .fredapplegate.com, accessed September 18, 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Fred Applegate Broadway" playbillvault.com, accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ Inverne, James. "Fred Applegate Named New Max for London Producers" Playbill, April 7, 2005
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Victoria Clark, Fred Applegate, Chester Gregory Will Be Part of Broadway's 'Sister Act'" Playbill, February 1, 2011
- ↑ Happiness lortel.orf, accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Encores! 'Fanny' Plays City Center Beginning Feb. 4" Playbill, February 4, 2010
- ↑ Gioia, Michael. "Kerry Butler, Jeremy Jordan, Judy McLane, Brad Oscar Say 'Presto Change-O' in Today's Musical Reading" Playbill, December 19, 2014
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "National Tour of 'Anything Goes' Has Fred Applegate, Erich Bergen, Alex Finke, Joyce Chittick On Board" Playbill, August 7, 2012
- ↑ Lloyd Webber, Imogen. "Welcome New Ozians! Michele Lee & Fred Applegate Will Join Cast of Wicked on Broadway" broadway.com, June 23, 2015
- ↑ Gioia, Michael. "Carolee Carmello and Andrew Keenan-Bolger Will Return to Broadway as Mother and Son in 'Tuck Everlasting'" Playbill, September 17, 2015
- ↑ "Fred Applegate Joins Cast of 'La Cage Aux Folles'" nymetroparents.com, accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ "'Georgia Rule' Cast and Overview" tcm.com, accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ "'Stuart Saves His family' Cast and Overview" tcm.com, accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ Frederick Applegate at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Frederick Applegate at the Internet Broadway Database
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