Aaron Lazar
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Born | Aaron Scott Lazar June 21, 1976 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | Duke University (BA) University of Cincinnati (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, singer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | www |
Aaron Scott Lazar (born June 21, 1976) is an American actor, singer, and entrepreneur known for his work on Broadway, television, film and concerts.
In August 2024, Lazar released an album titled, Impossible Dream, featuring a cover of the song of the same name. The cover of the song was in a We Are the World style recording featuring solos by Josh Groban, Loren Allred, Sting, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Norm Lewis, Kristin Chenoweth, Leslie Odom Jr, Lin Manuel Miranda, Neil Patrick Harris, and a posthumous appearance from Rebecca Luker.[1] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Classical Compendium" in November, 2024.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Lazar was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.[3] He graduated from Cherry Hill High School West, where he performed in musicals and competed in track and field as a discus and javelin thrower.[4] Lazar attended Duke University, where he earned a Bachelor of Art degree, magna cum laude, while completing the prerequisite classes for medical school and taking the MCAT. After being accepted at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), he earned an MFA in musical theater.[5]
Career
[edit]Broadway and theater
[edit]Lazar's eleven Broadway and national tour credits include The Phantom of the Opera as understudy Raoul, Oklahoma! as Joe and understudy Curly, The Scarlet Pimpernel as Dewhurst and understudy Percy, Mamma Mia! as Sam, The Last Ship as Arthur, Impressionism as Ben, A Little Night Music as Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, Dear Evan Hansen as Larry Murphy, Les Misérables (Drama Desk Award nominee) as Enjolras, A Tale of Two Cities as Charles, and The Light in the Piazza as Fabrizio.[6][7][8]
Since he started performing at age nine, Lazar has performed in more than forty professional productions including A New Brain and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at New York City Center Encores![9] In 2007, he was Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific at the Hollywood Bowl. In 2016, he played Franklin Shepard in a Los Angeles production of Merrily We Roll Along. He was most recently in Fun Home as Bruce at TheaterWorks Hartford and the pre-Broadway regional tryout of The Secret Garden as Dr. Neville Craven at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.[10] Lazar played Paul in the 2011 New York Philharmonic concert version of Company. He was also in Anastasia as Gleb in a 2012 workshop.[11]
Television and film
[edit]Lazar has starred in over 20 television shows including the role of Reverend Paul Thomas on Fox's Filthy Rich.[12] He's also known for roles in The Wolf of Wall Street, This Is Where I Leave You, J. Edgar, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.[13][14]
Concert and cabaret
[edit]Lazar has performed with some of the world's top symphonies from the New York Philharmonic[15] to the NYPops at Carnegie Hall to the Kennedy Center, to Masada[16] as both a guest artist and soloist with his own one-man shows Broadway to Hollywood and All For You, with Tony nominee Kate Baldwin, maestro Luke Frazier, and members of the American Pops Orchestra.[17][18][19]
His voice can be heard on numerous Broadway and off-Broadway cast albums.[20][21]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lazar produced the album Broadway Lullabies with a cast of Broadway friends and parents to soothe families with reimagined Broadway classics.[22]
Personal life
[edit]Lazar is a single father to two boys.[23] In 2023, Lazar got engaged to Nawal Bengholam.[24]
In January 2024, Lazar announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) two years prior.[25]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Jake | |
2011 | Company | Paul | |
2011 | J. Edgar | David T. Wilentz | |
2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Blair Hollingsworth | |
2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | Barry Weissman | |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Doctor Strange Double | |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | ||
2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | Soldier |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Live from Lincoln Center | Fabrizio Naccarelli / Self | Episode: "The Light in the Piazza |
2008 | New Amsterdam | Ben Robbins | Episode: "Horror" |
2008 | Ugly Betty | Claudio | Episode: "Bad Amanda" |
2009 | All My Children | Ron Lipkin / Producer | 2 episodes |
2009 | White Collar | Father D'Allesio | Episode: "Book of Hours" |
2011 | A Gifted Man | Steve Powers | Episode: "In Case of Discomfort" |
2011 | Onion News Network | O'Brady Shaw | 7 episodes |
2012 | Person of Interest | Terrance Baxter | Episode: "Firewall" |
2014 | The Following | Billy Boyer | 2 episodes |
2014 | The Good Wife | William Sattmann | Episode: "The Last Call" |
2014 | Blue Bloods | Dr. Levin | Episode: "Righting Wrongs" |
2014 | The Blacklist | Agent Paul Salerno | Episode: "Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)" |
2016 | Unforgettable | Avra Feld | Episode: "Breathing Space" |
2016 | Girl Meets World | Mr. Jackson | 2 episodes |
2016 | The Strain | Kroft | 3 episodes |
2016 | Quantico | Paul | |
2018 | Bull | Mark Burns | Episode: "Justified" |
2018 | The Good Fight | William Sattmann | Episode: "Day 471" |
2020 | Filthy Rich | Paul Luke Thomas | 10 episodes |
2022 | Black-ish | Andrew Collins | Episode: "That's What Friends Are For" |
2022 | Yellowstone | Robert Baldus | Episode: "Tall Drink of Water" |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000-2001 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Dewhurst
u/s Sir Percy Blakeney |
US Tour |
2001 | Carousel | Billy Bigelow | North Shore Music Theatre |
2001-2002 | The Phantom of the Opera | Fireman
u/s Raoul |
Broadway |
2002-2003 | Oklahoma! | Joe
u/s Curly | |
2005 | On the Town | Gabey | West End |
2005-2006 | The Light in the Piazza | Fabrizio Naccarelli | Broadway |
2006-2007 | Les Misérables | Enjolras | |
2007 | South Pacific | Lieutenant Cable | Hollywood Bowl |
2008 | A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Darnay | Broadway |
2009 | Impressionism | Ben Joplin | |
2009-2010 | A Little Night Music | Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm | |
2011 | Company | Paul | Avery Fisher Hall |
2012 | Anastasia | Gleb | Workshop |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Henry Spofford | Off-Broadway Encores! | |
2012-2014 | Mamma Mia! | Sam Carmichael | Broadway |
2014-2015 | The Last Ship | Arthur Millburn | |
2015 | A New Brain | Roger Delli-Bovi | Off-Broadway Encores! |
2016 | Merrily We Roll Along | Franklin Shepard | Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts |
2018-2019 | Dear Evan Hansen | Larry Murphy | US Tour |
2022 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert | Axelrod Performing Arts Center |
Fun Home | Bruce | TheaterWorks | |
2023 | The Secret Garden | Dr. Neville Craven | Ahmanson Theatre |
References
[edit]- ^ Aaron Lazar Collaboration Album Impossible Dream Released August 23
- ^ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammys. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "BIO". AARON LAZAR. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Cherry Hill High School West", Wikipedia, 2019-11-05, retrieved 2019-12-09
- ^ Breen, Mike. "CCM Grad and Popular Broadway Singer/Actor Aaron Lazar Using Day Off from 'Dear Evan Hansen' Touring Show for Cincinnati Concert". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Aaron Lazar – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Aaron Lazar – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Aaron Lazar – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "See Jonathan Groff, Aaron Lazar, and Ana Gasteyer in Encores! A New Brain". 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "The Secret Garden". Center Theatre Group. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Exclusive: Crawford, Barrett, Halston, Page Join Tveit, Lansbury, Lazar in ANASTASIA Reading!". broadwayworld.com. BroadwayWorld. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2019-09-13). "'Filthy Rich': Aaron Lazar Cast In New Fox Series As Steven Pasquale Departs". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Aaron Lazar". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Cast Celebrates James Hong With SAG Awards Win for Best Film Cast | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Aaron Lazar Photos on BroadwayWorld.com - Page 23". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2007-04-18). "Lazar to Be Part of Masada and South Pacific Concerts". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ Quintos, Michael. "BWW Review: Aaron Lazar Presents BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD at OC's Segerstrom Center". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "All For You". www.theamericanpops.org. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Review: Kate Baldwin & Aaron Lazar: All for You at 54 Below". Exeunt Magazine NYC. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "Amazon.com". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "CONCERTS". AARON LAZAR. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ Broadway Lullabies by Various Artists, 2020-12-04, retrieved 2023-05-04
- ^ Gladstone, Jim (December 5, 2018). "Aaron Lazar: playing Dad". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ King, Darryn (January 3, 2024). "Actor Aaron Lazar Shares His A.L.S. Journey: 'I'm Going to Heal'". Broadway Across Canada. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- Male actors from New Jersey
- American male stage actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Cherry Hill High School West alumni
- Duke University alumni
- Jewish American male actors
- People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American Jews
- People with motor neuron disease
- Actors from Camden County, New Jersey