John Lloyd Young is an American actor and singer who was born on July 4, 1975 in San Francisco, CA. He is best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys, making him the first American actor to win the Tony for Lead Actor in a Musical. He also won a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut.
John Lloyd Young is a member of Stage Actor
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $75 million (2024)
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About
Tony Award winner in 2006 for his portrayal of Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys, making him the first American actor to win the Tony for Lead Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Theatre World Award for a Broadway debut.
Before Fame
He graduated with honors from Brown University before moving to New York to pursue a career in theatre. He failed to win the part of Frankie Valli in the pre-Broadway run of Jersey Boys, but landed the part a year later after several more auditions.
Trivia
Clint Eastwood cast him as Frankie Valli in the 2014 film adaptation of Jersey Boys, and President Barack Obama appointed him to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 2013.
Family Life
He was born in Sacramento, California to an English father and Italian mother. He graduated high school in Plattsburgh, New York.
Associated With
He has performed as Marius Pontmercy in the Hollywood Bowl rendition of Les Misérables, which was written by Victor Hugo.