Years active 2008–Present Role Actor | Name Wesley Taylor Home town Orlando, Florida Movies Kicking & Screaming | |
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Born August 13, 1986 (age 37) ( 1986-08-13 ) New Jersey, United States Alma mater Dr. Phillips High SchoolNorth Carolina School of the Arts Occupation Actor, singer, and writer Albums The Beatles On Guitar, Celebration of Life, Theme Park Soundscapes, Guitar Chillout, Unashamed Similar People Lauren Molina, Megan Hilty, Christian Borle, Stephanie J Block, Leslie Odom Jr Profiles | ||
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Wesley Taylor (born August 13, 1986) is an American stage actor and writer, probably best known for his work on Broadway, Television, and his original web content.
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- Wesley taylor gideon glick baby it s cold outside frank loesser
- Jared s broadway boo s 60 with smash s wesley taylor
- Personal life
- Acting and singing career
- Other projects
- Filmography
- References
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Personal life
Born in New Jersey, but raised in Orlando, Florida, Taylor graduated from the theatre magnet at Dr. Phillips High School and holds a BFA in acting from North Carolina School of the Arts. At the latter, Taylor performed as Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2 and Action in West Side Story.
Taylor's parents once resided in China, where they taught at a university: "[I]t's kind of hard for them to come and see the shows I'm in. I always get a little jealous of other people's families ... But my parents – I love them and I totally respect them. They kind of didn't want to settle into being bored in middle age, and they wanted to start over and move to a different country."
He is openly gay. He and Matt Doyle dated, but broke up in 2012. During their relationship, they performed at each other's concerts, dueting Jason Mraz's "Lucky", The Beatles' "Across the Universe", and "Are You There" from bare: A Pop Opera.
Acting and singing career
In summer 2008, Taylor performed in Barrington Stage Company's production of the musical See Rock City and Other Destinations. The show won Richard Rodgers and Jerry Bock Awards. Taylor made his Broadway debut in the rock musical Rock of Ages, where he originated the role of the German city developer Franz. He won a Theatre World Award for this role, and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award.
His second major role on Broadway was as Lucas Beineke in the musical The Addams Family, a role he originated after previously playing the role in the 2009 Chicago production of the show. The show premiered on Broadway in April 2010, with Taylor appearing alongside Krysta Rodriguez, who plays Wednesday Addams, Lucas' love interest. He left the role on March 8, 2011.
Taylor also participated in a reading for a play called A Dog's Tale (or The Thing About Getting) at the Kennedy Center. On March 7, 2011, Taylor played the title role alongside Lauren Molina in a reading for a stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, penned by playwright Michael Raver. He has appeared on television in ABC's One Life to Live, Live! with Regis and Kelly, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
On April 2, 2011, Taylor, Erin Davie, Ann Harada, Kendrick Jones, and Burke Moses performed the concert, Broadway Tribute in Northport, Long Island at the Engeman Theater. The concert performance featured "the performers re-creating songs they performed on Broadway."
He then starred as Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the world-premiere musical Tales of the City (based on the book series by Armistead Maupin), which began performances on May 18, 2011, in San Francisco at the American Conservatory Theatre, directed by Jason Moore. After three extensions, Tales of the City closed on July 31, 2011.
Taylor played Bobby on NBC series Smash.
Taylor is set to play the role of Sheldon Plankton in "SpongeBob SquarePants" when it premieres on Broadway in November 2017.
Other projects
Since early 2009, Taylor and former Rock of Ages co-stars have maintained a YouTube web series entitled Billy Green. The series deals with an up-and-coming actor Billy Green, who arrives in New York City but has no idea how to act around established performers, constantly giving away his resume. Billy Green's main cast stars Taylor as Billy and Jackie Hoffman as his over-protective mother. The idea came about during Taylor's senior year at drama school:
"...I was looking for a short comic scene for the showcase, our presentation for casting directors and agencies. I could not find anything that I thought was funny enough or not overdone. My classmate E.J. Cantu and I wrote a scene called "The Audition," revolving around a guy named Carson who is auditioning for Death of a Salesman and a clueless, brand-new-to-the-city boy named Billy who sits next to Carson in the waiting room. That sketch became the premise for the pilot of Billy Green."In addition, Taylor has written several short plays: Star-Crossed, The Game, and The Delivery Boy. His latest project, What's So Funny?, received a developmental reading on August 12, 2011, at Ripley-Grier Studios in Manhattan.