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">Gavin James Creel (born April 18, 1976) is an American actor, singer and song writer.
Born in Findlay,
Ohio, Creel received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre at the
University
of Michigan in 1998. He released his debut CD, GoodTimeNation, in
March 2006. Creel, who is openly gay,[1] is a regular on the
LGBT RFamilyVacations cruise with Rosie O'Donnell.[2] He is also one of the founders of Broadway Impact, an organization fighting for
equality and the LBGT community. He recently released his second album, a six
song EP titled Quiet. Upon release, Quiet climbed the itunes
charts snagging No. 41 in albums. In addition, for the first time, Gavin entered
the Billboard [3] "Heatseekers Albums" at No. 44 with the Quiet.
He is currently starring in Hair at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End.[4]
Broadway
- 2002 - Thoroughly Modern Millie as
Jimmy Smith (Tony Award nomination for Best Actor) - 2004 - Hair (Actors' Fund Concert)
- 2004 - La Cage aux Folles as
Jean-Michel - 2009 - Hair as Claude (Tony nomination for
Best Actor) - Left March 7th 2010 to begin run on the West end - Was slated to star as "Jesus" in the ill-fated production of Godspell[5] until it was postponed [6] in August 2008.