Will Chase
| Will Chase | |
|---|---|
| File:Chase, Will (2006).jpg
Chase performs "Desert Island Top 5 Break-ups" at Broadway on Broadway, September 10, 2006
|
|
| Born | September 12, 1970 Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Alyssa C1998 (m. 2008) Stephanie Gibson (m. 2009; div. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
Will Chase (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor and singer, best known for his work in Broadway musicals and in his current role as country superstar Luke Wheeler on ABC's Nashville.
Early life
Chase was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, and is the youngest of three boys. He graduated from Western Hills High School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied conducting with Robert Spano and majored in percussion.[1][2]
Career
He first performed in a Broadway show in 1998 as the Squeegee Man and Roger understudy in Rent; he also starred as the last Roger in the final Broadway company of Rent, which was recorded for the theatrical release entitled Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway.[3][4] His additional Broadway credits include Miss Saigon (with the original star Lea Salonga playing Kim to close the Broadway production), The Full Monty as Jerry Lukowski replacement (2001), Lennon (2005), and Aida (Radames replacement, 2003–04), another role originated by Pascal, and Tony in Billy Elliot the Musical.[5] He was also in A Little Princess the Musical as Captain Crewe.
In 2005, he played Neville Craven in the 2005 World AIDS Day The Secret Garden concert.[6] In 2006 he starred in the short lived High Fidelity on Broadway, and starred as Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, for which he received a nomination for the 2009 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor.[7] He appeared in The Pajama Game opposite Kate Baldwin at The Muny in July 2007.[8] He also starred in Oklahoma in 2007 at the Lyric Theatre opposite Kelli O'Hara, as well as the Broadway musical The Story of My Life, with Malcolm Gets in February 2009.[9] He was nominated for the 2013 Tony Awards for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as John Jasper / Mr. Clive Paget in the revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
Chase's television guest appearances include the recurring role of Pat Mahoney on Rescue Me, Cupid, Canterbury's Law, Law & Order, Third Watch, Conviction, and Queens Supreme. He had a small role in the 2000 film Shaft.[10] Chase guest-starred in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Passion" in July 2009.
His television appearances include Hallmark's The Lost Valentine alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt and Betty White, the 2011 season finale of Royal Pains (USA), Blue Bloods (CBS), and the ABC drama Pan Am. In 2012, he appeared on the series White Collar in the episode "Neighborhood Watch" and appeared on the series Unforgettable in the episode "The Comeback". He also guest starred as Michael Swift in the NBC series, Smash.[11] He currently plays the role of country superstar Luke Wheeler on the television series Nashville.
He plays the title role in the 2013 film Butterflies of Bill Baker.[12] Chase voices Angee in the English version of the film Savva: Heart of the Warrior (2015).[13]
Personal life
Chase has two daughters with Lori Chase, with whom he was married from 1998 to 2008.[14] He married Stephanie Gibson on November 15, 2009; they filed for divorce in January 2012.[citation needed]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
- Will Chase at the Internet Movie Database
- Will Chase at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Feldman, Ed.Spotlight on Will Chase Talkin'Broadway, accessed July 11, 2009
- ↑ BWW News Desk.The Story of My Life broadwayworld.com, January 8, 2009
- ↑ Rent Internet Broadway Database, accessed July 11, 2009
- ↑ "Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway" Appears on DVD and Blu-Ray Feb. 3
- ↑ Will Chase Internet Broadway Database, accessed July 11, 2009
- ↑ Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth."Chase, Pasquale, Cavenaugh and More Join All-Star Secret Garden Benefit Concert," playbill.com, November 11, 2005
- ↑ Will Chase on BroadwayWorld.com
- ↑ Gans, Andrew."Chase and Baldwin Play The Pajama Game at the Muny Beginning July 23," playbill.com, July 23, 2007
- ↑ The Story of My Life" Internet Broadway Database, accessed July 11, 2009
- ↑ Will Chase Internet Movie Database, accessed July 11, 2009
- ↑ Will Chase Joins the Cast of SMASH on NBC
- ↑ Butterflies of Bill Baker imdb.com, accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Savva. Heart of the Warrior imdb.com, accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Lori Chase to host fundraiser
- Pages with reference errors
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- Articles with unsourced statements from August 2015
- 1970 births
- American male musical theatre actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- People from Frankfort, Kentucky
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors from Kentucky
- American male film actors
- Singers from Kentucky
.jpg){kind=link}