Andrew Rannells

Andrew Rannells
Andrew Rannells, July 2011
Born	Andrew Scott Rannells (1978-08-23) August 23, 1978 (age 38) Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Residence	New York City, New York, United States
Education	Creighton Preparatory School
Alma mater	Marymount Manhattan College
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, singer
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Elder Price, The Book of Mormon
Television	The New Normal Girls
Awards	Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album The Book of Mormon

Andrew Scott Rannells (born August 23, 1978) is an American actor, voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps best known for his work as Elder Price in the 2011 Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, which earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. As a featured soloist on the musical's Original Broadway Cast Recording, he won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. His other Broadway credits include Jersey Boys, Hairspray, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He portrayed King George III in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, temporarily replacing Jonathan Groff in the role on Broadway.

Rannells was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Charlotte and the late Ronald Rannells. Rannells' father had a heart attack very suddenly in 2001 when Rannells was 22. He is the fourth of five siblings, with three sisters and an older brother. His family has an Irish and Polish background.

Rannells attended Our Lady of Lourdes grade school and then Creighton Prep, an all-boys Catholic school in Omaha. His family lived in the Hanscom Park neighborhood in Omaha.

As a child, Rannells took classes at the Emmy Gifford Children's Theater and performed at the Omaha Community Playhouse and the Firehouse Dinner Theatre and the Dundee Dinner Theatre. Rannells was 11 when he did his first play. He did community theater with Conor Oberst. Rannells also did voice-over work and commercials, including a 1996 Grease spoof with Amy Adams.