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Brian Stokes Mitchell (born October 31, 1957 in
Seattle, Washington) is an
American stage, film and television actor. He currently appears on Broadway. A
powerful baritone, he has
been one of the central male star figures of the theatre in the
last two decades.
Career
His Broadway credits include Mail (1988), an all-black
revival of George Gershwin's Oh, Kay!
(1990), Jelly's Last Jam (1992) based on the works of jazz
artist Jelly
Roll Morton, John
Kander and Fred Ebb's
Kiss of the Spider
Woman (1993), Ragtime (1998), the 1999 revival
of Cole Porter's
Kiss Me,
Kate, King Hedley II (2001) and Man of La
Mancha (2002). He appeared in the City Center Encores! productions of
Jule Styne's Do Re
Mi (1999), Bob
Merrill's Carnival! (2002), and Kismet
(2006), and in the title role in the 2002 Kennedy Center revival of
Sweeney
Todd, part of Stephen Sondheim's 70th birthday
celebration.
Mitchell has a number of television and film credits including
the singing voice of Jethro in
the animated feature The Prince of Egypt (1998),
Hilary Banks' news anchor fiancé Trevor Newsworthy/Collins on
The Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air, and a seven-year stint on Trapper John,
M.D.. He also guest-starred on Frasier as Dr. Frasier Crane's neighbor and nemesis Cam
Winston.
On June 9, 2005, Mitchell appeared in a concert version of the
Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
South Pacific, at Carnegie Hall. He
starred as Emile, alongside Reba McEntire as Nellie Forbush and Alec Baldwin as
Luther Billis. The production was taped and telecast by PBS on
April 26, 2006.
Prior to Ragtime, he had been known professionally as
Brian Mitchell. He is currently the President of the Actor's Fund,
and his debut CD Brian Stokes Mitchell was released on
June 6, 2006 on Playbill Records.
Mitchell has also performed in a Christmas concert with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
Personal
life
He has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994 and has
a son, Ellington.
Awards
and nominations
- 2003 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical Man of La
Mancha (nominee)
- 2001 Tony Award Best Actor in a Play King Hedley II
(nominee)
- 2000 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical Kiss Me Kate
(winner)
- 1998 Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical Ragtime
(nominee)
Discography
- Brian Stokes Mitchell, June 6, 2006
- Track Listing
- Something's Coming (West Side Story)
- The Best Is Yet to Come (Cy Coleman)
- Pretty Women (Sweeney Todd)
- Just In Time (Bells are
Ringing)
- Lazy Afternoon (The Golden
Apple)
- Another Hundred People (Company)/Take the A Train
- How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face)
- Life is Sweet (Wonderful Town)
- Losing My Mind (Follies)
- Being Alive (Company)
- How Glory Goes (Floyd Collins)
- Grateful
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