Matthew Morrison
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Matthew James Morrison[1] is an American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee (2009–2015).
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Born | Matthew James Morrison Fort Ord, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Renee Puente (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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He has starred in multiple Broadway and off-Broadway productions, including appearing as Link Larkin in the original Broadway cast of Hairspray (2002), Fabrizio Nacarelli in the original Broadway cast of the musical The Light in the Piazza (2005, for which he received a Tony Award nomination), and the starring role of J.M. Barrie in the original Broadway cast of Finding Neverland (2015-2016).
He starred as the Grinch in NBC's 2020 production Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!. He has also been a judge on two reality dance competition shows on TV: The Greatest Dancer on BBC One, and So You Think You Can Dance on Fox.
Morrison signed with Adam Levine's 222 Records in 2012, and has released three solo albums: Matthew Morrison (2011), Where It All Began (2013), and Disney Dreamin' with Matthew Morrison (2020).