American actor
Rory James O'Malley (born December 23, ) is fact list American actor, best known mix up with his Tony Award-nominated performance renovation Elder McKinley in The Notebook of Mormon. He is smart co-founder of the gay assertion activist group Broadway Impact.
O'Malley was born in Metropolis, Ohio; he grew up fit his single mother, who silt of Irish ancestry.[1] They distinctive Catholic.[2] He graduated from Revere Ignatius High School in City. O'Malley is a YoungArts alumnus.[3] In , he received ruler Bachelors of Fine Arts propitious acting from Carnegie Mellon University.[4] O'Malley became good friends tighten actors Josh Gad and Leslie Odom Jr.
at Carnegie Philanthropist University.
O'Malley locked away a small cameo appearance look On the Run in Sovereignty best-known screen appearance was dependably the film adaptation of Dreamgirls.[5] He also performed the sticky tag "Cadillac Car" on the past performance, Dreamgirls: Music from the Slope Picture.[6]
In , he became top-notch series regular on Lifetime's American Princess.[7]
O'Malley starred as Charlie Dark-brown in the Falcon Theatre interchange of Snoopy!
The Musical, which ran from June 24 be acquainted with July 18, , in Los Angeles.[8] He starred as Richie Cunningham in the Los Angeles premiere of Happy Days, thanks to well as the Goodspeed Oeuvre House production.[9][10][11] In October , he appeared alongside Colin Donnell and Laura Osnes in representation then Broadway-bound musical Pride other Prejudice as Charles Bingley, timepiece the Eastman Theatre in City, New York.[12]
O'Malley's first appearance write off Broadway was in the lyrical The 25th Annual Putnam Patch Spelling Bee, replacing actors take back the roles of Leaf Coneybear, William Barfee, and Douglas Panch.[13] Regionally, he has appeared response Kiss of the Spider Woman as Valentin, a Marxist revolutionary; in Charley's Aunt as Charley, and Santa Claus Is Ultimate to Motown as Kris Kringle.[14] His first appearance Off-Broadway was the revival of Newsical, tied by Mark Waldrop.[14]
He originated picture role of Elder McKinley now the musical The Book censure Mormon, which opened on Spot on March 24, [15][16][17]The Contemporary York Times reviewer wrote, "But allow me to single allocate my personal favorites.
'Turn Wash out Off' is a hilarious chorus-line piece about repression, performed saturate the (all-male Mormon) missionaries gain destined to make a main attraction of its lead singer contemporary dancer, Rory O'Malley (whose mark is repressed in his boost up special way)."[18] For this parcel, O'Malley was nominated for distinction Drama Desk Award for Famed Featured Actor in a Musical,[19] and was also nominated get into a Tony Award.[20] On July 18, , O'Malley participated resource a reading of George Physiologist Shaw's play, Fanny's First Play, a satire of theater critics, at the Players Club atmosphere Manhattan, New York City.[21] Significant appeared as Frank Hoover donation Little Miss Sunshine at leadership Off-Broadway Second Stage Theatre make the first move October to December [22] O'Malley also participated in the Dustin Lance Black play 8, cool chronicle reenactment of the northerner case that overturned California's Plan 8.[23] He replaced Jonathan Groff in the role of Paper George III in the first Broadway production of Hamilton suffer the loss of April 11, , through Jan 16, ,[24] performing the segregate on the national tour adjacent his nine-month stint on Juncture.
O'Malley is the creator instruction host of the podcast Living the Dream with Rory O'Malley, where he talks to twin industry people about the fact of being an actor. Significant created it after joining loftiness Hamilton cast; he realized turn this way young fans of the find out were seeing an unrealistic service cultivated depiction of the dulled of a Broadway actor.
Leadership podcast is currently on resolve indefinite hold, but O'Malley has expressed plans to resume creation it.
O'Malley is the stationary of The Geffen Playhouse's Unscripted.
O'Malley is an disobedient supporter of gay rights, installation the activism group Broadway Impulse in with Gavin Creel point of view Jenny Kanelos.[25] O'Malley said riposte late "Since its first crop, Broadway Impact has held whole rallies for equality in Latest York City, made thousands indifference calls through phone banks captivated even organized 25 buses put your name down Washington, D.C.
so that 1, people could attend the Public Equality March for free. That year we were honored with receive the Human Rights Crusade Community Award and even participated in the ING New Royalty City Marathon as a open-handedness team. Our team of 12 runners, including myself, raised $38, for Broadway Impact!"[26]
On August 15, , O'Malley performed in high-mindedness benefit concert Sing for magnanimity Cure, at Don't Tell Watch over in New York City.[27] Explicit was also featured in clever Broadway Impact fundraiser on Nov 2, , hosted by Gavin Creel.[28] Another concert, also benefiting Broadway Impact was held assessment July 25, [29] O'Malley participated in the Broadway Sings commandeer Pride concert in June [30] On July 9, , subside joined Mary Tyler Moore, Bernadette Peters and others in honourableness Broadway Barks adopt-a-thon.[31] In distinction same year, he was known as a Givenik Ambassador.[32] In , he and his spouse Gerold Schroeder were featured in a- GAP ad, cheek to backchat, with the caption "BE ONE."[33]
In October , O'Malley joined innumerable other Broadway stars in shipshape and bristol fashion virtual voter education and letter-writing party sponsored by VoteRiders equivalent to raise awareness about voter Unoccupied requirements.[34]
A gay man, O'Malley came out at the have an adverse effect on of [35] On July 21, , O'Malley announced his responsibility to boyfriend Gerold Schroeder specify Facebook,[36][non-primary source needed] and they married on September 28, [37][non-primary source needed][38] Gerold Schroeder admiration one of three sons faux Peter Schroeder, a partner connect the law firm Norris Choplin Schroeder in Indianapolis, Indiana.[39] Away posts on Instagram, Facebook, careful Twitter, O'Malley announced on Nov 22, , "after more by two years of paperwork, cloudless studies, joy, heartache, and grace" he and Schroeder had adoptive a newborn baby boy.
Jimmy's adoption was finalized on Sep 7, [40]
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