Gregg Edelman | |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
September 12, 1958
Occupation | Stage, film, voice, television actor |
Years active | 1985-present |
Spouse(s) | Carolee Carmello (1995-2015) |
Children | Zoe & Ethan |
Gregg Edelman (born September 12, 1958) is an American movie, television and theatre actor.
Edelman was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Niles North High School, where he starred as Li'l Abner opposite future soap star Nancy Lee Grahn, and was trained at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois). He is married to actress Carolee Carmello; they first met during the run of City of Angels, and later during another production. They married in 1995 and have a daughter Zoe and son Ethan and reside in Leonia, New Jersey.
He made his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of Evita and started attracting attention for his performance as "Cliff" in the 1987 Broadway revival of Cabaret.
"I started crying like a teenage girl." - Gregg Edelman on learning of his Into the Woods Tony nomination, to Broadway.com, May 2002.