Who is Anthony Rapp?
Anthony Deane Rapp is a famous American professional actor and singer who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent. After his original performance of the role in 1996, he reprised it in the movie version of the show and then the show’s United States Tour in 2009. Rapp performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and originated the role of Lucas in the musical If/Then in 2014. He currently portrays Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets on the television series Star Trek: Discovery.
Anthony Rapp Career
In 1981, he first performed on Broadway in The Little Prince and the Aviator, a musical based on Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s novel The Little Prince. The show ended during previews. Rapp’s screen debut was as a member of the starring ensemble in the 1987 movie Adventures in Babysitting, directed by Chris Columbus, who would later direct him in the film version of Rent. He has also appeared in several films and Broadway shows. Rapp’s notable roles consist of those in films including Dazed and Confused, School Ties, A Beautiful Mind, Road Trip, Six Degrees of Separation (stage and film versions), The Beach Boys: An American Family, Danny Rose: First Time Director, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
He then went on to play the character of Mark Cohen in the off-Broadway and original Broadway casts of Jonathan Larson’s musical Rent. For his audition, he sang R.E.M.’s ”Losing My Religion” and earned his callback in September 1994. Following offering him the role, Jonathan Larson wrote new songs for the production with Rapp’s voice in mind. Rapp reprised the role in the film adaptation, which was launched on November 23, 2005. On July 30, 2007, he returned to Rent, for a six-week run together with original cast member Adam Pascal. The duo went on with their return to Rent until October 7, 2007. Rapp and Pascal alongside fellow initial cast member Gwen Stewart, reprised their roles of Mark and Roger in a national tour of Rent starting January 6, 2009.
2010 to 2015
Rapp launched a solo CD, entitled Look Around in 2000. In 2006, he published a memoir about Rent and his relationship with his mother, Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent. The manuscript took him six years to complete due to how personal it was. He then developed a one-man stage show with music based on the memoir starting in 2007, later performing it at locations such as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, On December 11, 2012, a recording of the show was launched by PS Classics.
He then played the doctor in the world premiere of Feeling Electric in 2005 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. During Next to Normal’s Off-Broadway run (2008), Rapp served as an assistant director to Michael Greif, who had directed him in Rent, and later wrote the introduction to the published script. Rapp then portrayed the role of Lucas in If/Then, which starred fellow Rent alum, Idina Menzel. If/Then played at the National Theatre in Washington D.C., started previews on Broadway on March 5, 2014, and opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theater on March 30, 2014.
2015 to present
He then had to miss performances because of a knee injury and surgery in July. On March 22, 2015, it closed, and he reprised the role in the 2015-2016 National Tour, together with Menzel and the rest of the main Broadway cast. He also appeared in ”Psych: The Musical”, an episode of the TV series Psych, which premiered on USA Network on December 15, 2013. Rapp was then cast in Star Trek: Discovery as Lt. Commander Paul Stamets, the first openly gay character in the Star Trek television series in 2016. This was his first television regular role, while he had watched some Star Trek as a child, he watched ”curated lists” of episodes from the many series to prepare for the role.
How old is Anthony Rapp?
Anthony Deane Rapp is aged 50 as of 2021, having been born on October 26, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He shares his birthday with famous people including Hillary Clinton, Drew Gooden, Seth MacFarlane, Ranger Ortiz, Keith Urban, CM Punk, Emilia Clarke, Uhuru Kenyatta, Rita Wilson, Dylan McDermott, Tom Cavanagh, and Allie DeBerry, among others.
Anthony Rapp Family
Who are Anthony Rapp’s parents?
Anthony Deane Rapp was born in Chicago, Illinois to Douglas Rapp and Mary Lee and brought up in nearby Joliet, Illinois. His parents divorced in 1974 and he was brought up by his mother, who was a trained nurse. His mother died in 1997 at the age of 55 from cancer, which she was battling for a very long time. Rapp had a very close relationship with his mother and credits her for instilling values of justice and respect in him.
Does Anthony Rapp have siblings?
Rapp was born into a family of three children the last born and youngest. He has two older siblings, a brother Adam Rapp and a sister Anne Rapp. Adam is a playwright, novelist, and filmmaker.
Anthony Rapp Education
Rapp studied at his hometown junior high school where he took part in community theater as a child, winning awards for his singing. He then joined Joliet West High School and theatre camp at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. In 1989, he went to New York to join New York University as a film student but dropped out following just one semester.
Anthony Rapp Interests
Rapp is also into music and singing apart from acting and has sung various songs in films and in theatres. He is a ”die hard” Chicago Cubs fan and co-hosts the podcast The Clubhouse about baseball. On August 29, 2016, at the Cubs game, Rapp threw the first pitch and sang the Star-spangled Banner. He also enjoys playing poker and video games.
Anthony Rapp Partner
Rapp explained his sexual identity as ”queer” rather than ”gay” during a 1997 interview with Oasis magazine. He also identifies as ”bisexual” and ”four-and-a-half” on the Kinsey scale. Rapp revealed his engagement to his partner, Ken Ithiphol in November 2019, having dated from 2016.
He is currently in a case of alleged sexual assault by actor Kevin Spacey, which happened in 1986 when he was 14, and Spacey was 26. Rapp came forward in 2017 after inspiration from his family, boyfriend, and representatives.
Anthony Rapp Children
Rapp is queer and has not been married in his life and does not have any children of his own to date.
Anthony Rapp Height
Rapp has a well-built, muscular, and physically fit body adding up to an impressive height of 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) and a weight of 65 kg (143 lbs).
Anthony Rapp Net Worth
American professional actor and singer, Rapp has been active in the film industry from 1981 to the present. He has appeared in numerous films and sang several songs gathering an accumulative net worth of approximately $6 million as of 2022.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Daryl Coopersmith | |
| 1989 | Grave Secrets | Jamie | |
| Far from Home | Pinky Sears | ||
| 1992 | School Ties | Richard “McGoo” Collins | |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Tony Olson | |
| Six Degrees of Separation | Ben | ||
| 1996 | Twister | Tony | |
| The Mantis Murder | Unknown | ||
| 1997 | David Searching | David | |
| 1999 | Man of the Century | Timothy Burns | |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Jacob Schultz | |
| 2001 | Cruise Control | Mirror Man | Short |
| A Beautiful Mind | Bender | ||
| 2002 | Paradisco | L’ami américain | Short |
| 2004 | Open House | Barry Farnsworth | |
| 2005 | Rent | Mark Cohen | |
| Winter Passing | Dean | ||
| 2006 | Danny Roane: First Time Director | Self | |
| 2007 | Let Them Chirp Awhile | Self | |
| Blackbird | Unknown | ||
| 2008 | Scaring the Fish | Gene | |
| 2009 | The Other Woman | Simon | |
| 2012 | Junction | Connor | |
| 2014 | Grind | Vincent | Short |
| 2015 | Not Again | Dr. Thom | Short |
| 2016 | Opening Night | Logan Joyce | |
| Do You Take This Man | Daniel | ||
| bwoy | Brad | ||
| 2022 | Scrap | Ben |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Sky High | Wes Hansen | TV movie |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Cadet Frederick G. Hodgson | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Lazarus Man | Verity | Episode: “Panorama” |
| 1997 | Spin City | Himself | Episode: “An Affair to Remember” |
| 1997 | The X-Files | Jeff Glaser | Episode: “Detour” |
| 2000 | The Beach Boys: An American Family | Van Dyke Parks | TV movie |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Matt Spevak | Episode: “Bound” |
| 2006–07 | Kidnapped | Larry Kellogg | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nathan Forrester | Episode: “Lessons Learned” |
| 2013 | Psych | Zachary Wallace Zander aka Z | Episode: “Psych: The Musical” |
| 2014 | It Could Be Worse | Casting Director | Episode: “Uncharted Territory” |
| 2015 | Stop the Bleeding | Buster | 2 episodes |
| The Knick | Dr. Thurman Drexler | 3 episodes | |
| 2017-2018 | The Good Fight | Glenn | 3 episodes |
| 2017–present | Star Trek: Discovery | Lieutenant/Lt. Commander Paul Stamets | Regular cast/Lieutenant Paul Stamets (Mirror) 1st and 3rd season |
| 2018 | 13 Reasons Why | Pastor | Episode: “Bye” |
| 2019 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Himself | One episode, with Star Trek: Discovery castmates Mary Wiseman, Doug Jones, and Sonequa Martin-Green |
| 2019 | Rent: Live | Himself | Cameo |
| 2020 | Equal | Harry Hay | Docuseries |
| 2021 | Celebrating America | Himself | Virtual Concert for the Inauguration of Joe Biden |