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Brad Kane
Kane in 2017
Born
Bradley Caleb Kane

(1973-09-29) September 29, 1973 (age 51)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Other namesCaleb Kane
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1982–present
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels

Bradley Caleb Kane (born September 29, 1973) is an American actor, singer, producer and screenwriter.

Career

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Kane began to act with a small role in the film Six Weeks. At the age of eight, he obtained the role of one of the four chorus boys in the Broadway musical Evita. He was in that production for four months before changing to the pre-Broadway workshop of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, in which he acted alongside such stars as Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin. When he was eleven, Kane participated in the "Very Special Arts" festival, a series of benefit concerts for disabled children's charities, which gave him an opportunity to sing for then First Lady Nancy Reagan in the White House and at the Kennedy Center.

Kane has appeared in many commercials and programs such as Law & Order, One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow, and Plaza Sésamo. He has also been a host on the Nickelodeon series Rated K Update and has been the assistant conductor of an interview program called Girl Talk. In theatre, his credits include the role of the young Lucius in the Public Theater's production of Titus Andronicus, and two roles in James Lapine's Lincoln Center production of The Winter's Tale. He provided the singing voice of the character Aladdin, opposite Lea Salonga (Jasmine), in the 1992 film of the same name, as well as its sequels. In 1993, Kane and Salonga performed "A Whole New World" at the 65th Academy Awards.[1][2]

In 1993, he played Arpad Laszlo in the Broadway revival of She Loves Me. He also played Tucker Wells in the season three episode "The Prom" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and provided Jonathan Levinson's singing voice in the episode "Superstar". On September 11, 2005, Kane was invited to a ceremony at Hong Kong Disneyland, the night before the theme park's opening. He performed the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin with Cantopop star Joey Yung. As Caleb Kane, he released the song "This Close", which was played on the movie Devil's Pond. Then in 2004, he released his website with a message board to promote his album This Day in History with the first single "Go Mad" released in March 2006. Caleb has two versions of the video of this single and also another promotional video for "In Your Own Way", a song that was played on the show The Black Donnellys.

His first album, This Day in History, was released on July 1, 2008.[3] In Fall 2008, he joined the FOX science-fiction series Fringe as a writer and co-producer. After the completion of the second season, he left the show. He co-wrote the episodes: "The Cure" (co-written by co-executive producer Felicia D. Henderson), "The No-Brainer" (co-written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman), and "Inner Child" (co-written with Julia Cho). On June 7, 2011, it was announced that he was involved with the aborted reboot of Daredevil.[4] Since 2014 Kane is a producer on Black Sails.[5][6]

In 2018, Kane released a collection of ten songs on his Soundcloud site called NEGATIVE PICKUP. The project was abandoned by Kane, only releasing three songs. He has since retired from recording music professionally.[7]

Personal life

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Kane has been married to actress Sarah Thompson since July 28, 2007; together they have two daughters.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Six Weeks Nutcracker Dancer Uncredited
1984 The Flamingo Kid Mitch
1992 Aladdin Aladdin (singing voice)
1994 The Return of Jafar Direct-to-video
1996 Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996 Christmas in Cartoontown Jack, Pinocchio, Singing Elf (voice)
1997 Starship Troopers Lanny
2002 The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina Tom Thumb (singing voice) Direct-to-video

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 ABC Funfit Funfit Kid
1988–1990 Rated K Update Host
1991 Law & Order Buzz Collins Episode: "Out of Control"
1998 Tales from the Wild: Cain the Coyote Narrator
1999–2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Jonathan Levinson (singing voice), Tucker Wells 2 episodes
2017 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Grinkon (voice) Episode: "That Purple Guy"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 Aladdin: Activity Center Aladdin (singing voice)
2001 Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge

Theme parks

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Mickey's PhilharMagic Aladdin (voice) Archive recordings

Production credits

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Producer

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Writer

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Discography

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Albums

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  • Classic by The Misconceptions (Brad's College band) (1993)
  • This Day in History (July 1, 2008)
  • Negative Pickup (2018)[9]

Digital albums

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  • "Go Mad"
  • "In Your Own Way"
  • Selections

Other albums

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  • The Artist Lounge Album
  • Ahead of the Curve (EP)

References

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  1. ^ "'I'm part of a wonderful legacy': Brad Kane reflects on being the voice of Aladdin". 6abc Philadelphia. October 10, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Aladdin stars reunite to sing A Whole New World". Digital Spy. October 11, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  3. ^ This Day in History at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Fox's 'Daredevil' Relaunch Hires 'Fringe' Writer Brad Caleb Kane". The Hollywood Reporter. June 7, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "25 Secrets About the Making of Disney's Aladdin, Plus Major News for Robin Williams Fans". Glamour. August 16, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "WAMG Interview: Brad Kane – The Singing Voice of Disney's ALADDIN – We Are Movie Geeks". We Are Movie Geeks. October 12, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "Stream Negative Pickup music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud".
  8. ^ Karki, Ashmita. "Sarah Thompson Married to Brad Kane Since 2007, Are They Happy Together? Married Life & Child". Famousstardom.
  9. ^ "Stream Negative Pickup music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud".
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