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Jonathan Groff is a well-known actor and singer from the United States. Jonathan Groff rose to fame for his role as Melchior Gabor in the original production of “Spring Awakening” (2006-2008) for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance.
Early life
Jonathan Groff came into the world in March 26, 1985, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America. his age is 37 years as of 2022 and has American nationality.
Furthermore, his birth name is Jonathan Drew Groff and he has believed in Christianity. Likewise, he has the zodiac sign of Aries and belongs to German ethnicity. Talking about his family background, he is the son of Jim Groff (father) and Julie Groff (mother).
By profession, his father is a horse trainer and his mother is a teacher. He grew up with his older brother whose name is David Groff. Since his childhood, Jonathan was interested in the performing arts and appeared in several musicals at the ‘Fulton Opera House’ during his school days.
Caption: Childhood photo of Jonathan Groff (Source: Absolute Music Chat)
Education
After his academic qualification, he completed his graduation from Conestoga Valley High School in 2003. Later, he planned to join Carnegie Mellon University.
Additionally, the offer to join the national tour of the musical ‘The Sound of Music’ changed the course of Groff’s life. Later, he moved to New York City and began his career in the entertainment industry.
Career
Jonathan Groff began his acting career appearing in the 2005 musical “Fame” at the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly, Massachusetts, and earned his Actors’ Equity Association card.
In addition, he debuted on Broadway with the musical “In My Life” by Joseph Brooks. From October 20 to December 11, 2005 she gave 61 performances. She later appeared in the Broadway production of the rock musical “Spring Awakening” with Lea Michele from 2006 to 2008.
He next played the recurring role of Henry Mackler, appearing in eleven episodes of the 2007 ABC soap opera “One Life to Live.”
Subtitle: Jonathan Groff as Melchior Gabor in the original production of Spring Awakening (Source: Playbill)
He played the lead role of Claude in the 2008 Shakespeare in the Park production of “Hair”, a rock musical about the hippie counterculture during the Vietnam War that was directed by Diane Paulus. Later, he made his big screen debut after playing the role of Michael Lang in the 2009 comedy-drama film “Taking Woodstock.”
In 2010, she appeared as a recurring guest star on the musical comedy-drama “Glee” alongside her co-star and good friend Lea Michele. For the series, she appeared in a total of fifteen episodes during the first, second, third, and sixth seasons of the series.
Other film and television appearances
He made his West End debut in the London revival of “Deathtrap,” a play written by Ira Levin and directed by Matthew Warchus at the Noël Coward Theatre. This work ran from August 21, 2010 to January 15, 2011.
In the 2013 Disney animated film “Frozen,” he voiced the character Kristoff. Additionally, the film became the highest-grossing animated film of all time and earned him several awards and nominations for his role in the film.
In the HBO gay comedy series “Looking” he starred and played the role of Patrick Murray, a gay video game developer. And he was part of the series from 2014 to 2015.
He later played the role of Craig Donner in the 2014 drama film “The Normal Heart”, directed by Ryan Murphy, the film adaptation of Larry Kramer’s autobiographical work of the same name.
Recent works
He played the lead role of Holden Ford in the psychological crime thriller series “Mindhunter” which appeared in 19 episodes (2017-2019. Again, he voiced the same character Kristoff in the two short films; “Frozen Fever” and “Olaf’s Adventure frozen.”
And he reprized the same role in the sequel to the Frozen movie “Frozen II” (2019). He appeared in the ‘Bart’s Not Dead’ episode of the 2018 animated comedy “The Simpsons.” He played the role of former Agent Smith (replacing Hugo Weaving) in the 2021 film “The Matrix Resurrections.”
In the 2021 Netflix live-action/animation hybrid series “Lost Ollie,” he plays the role of Ollie, a lost toy searching for the boy who lost him. Additionally, he starred as Franklin Shepard in New York Theater Workshop’s 2022 off-Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along.”
Next projects
He will play Brian in “Molly and the Moon,” a musical film alongside Frozen co-star Kristen Bell. And he’s been cast in M. Night Shyamalan’s horror film “Knock at the Cabin.”
Awards
As of January 203, it has won 6 awards and 14 nominations. She has won two Behind the Voice Actors Awards, a CinEuphoria Award, a Grammy Award, a NewNowNext Award, and a Satellite Award so far.
Jonathan Groff – Net worth 2023
As an actor and singer, he has collected a huge sum of money in his career. As of 2022, his net worth is estimated to be $5 million, while his earnings and income are still missing. Mainly, he earns money from his roles in movies and television.
civil status
Talking about his personal life, Jonathan Groff is single and unmarried. However, in the past, he has dated several well-known celebrities. In 2009 he was linked to actor Gavin Creel.
Similarly, he dated actor Zachary Quinto from 2010 to 2013, and New Zealand choreographer Corey Baker from 2018 to 2020. Regarding his sexuality, he is gay.
When he was in his early 20s, he was diagnosed with melanoma and underwent surgery to remove it. He is also an LGBTQ+ activist.
Body measurements
Caption: Jonathan Groff posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Regarding his body statistics, he stands 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs around 70 kg. Furthermore, she has dark brown hair with green eyes and her body measurement measures 38-32-15 inches.
Jonathan Groff – Social Networks
On his Instagram page ‘@grofffsauce’ he has more than 66.7 thousand followers. There are more than 18.6k followers on his Twitter page ‘@dailyjgroff’ and 194 followers on his Facebook page.
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