Matthew Morrison


Actor

About

Also Known As
Matt Morrison, Matthew James Morrison
Birth Place
Fort Ord, California, USA
Born
October 30, 1978

Biography

Life Events

1998

Cast in minor role in the film "Primary Colors"

1998

Debuted on Broadway in the musical version of "Footloose"

1999

Appeared on an episode of "Sex and the City" (HBO)

2000

Joined the revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" on Broadway

2002

Played Link Larkin in the Broadway production of "Hairspray"

2002

Earned a Tony nomination for playing Fabrizio Nacarelli in Adam Guettel's "The Light in the Piazza" on Broadway

2003

Appeared in the film "Marci X"

2005

Cast as Sir Harry in the ABC production of "Once Upon a Mattress"

2006

Briefly joined the cast of "As the World Turns" (CBS) as Adam Munson; left due to a scheduling conflict

2007

Joined the off-Broadway show "10 Million Miles" at the Atlantic Theater Company

2008

Appeared in the Broadway production of "South Pacific"

2009

Played the lead role of glee club teacher Will Schuester on the Fox series "Glee"; earned Golden Globe (2009) and Emmy (2010) nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

2010

Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series ("Glee")

2011

Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy ("Glee")

2012

Joined ensemble cast of romantic comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting"

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