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| Born | John Howard Gallagher, Jr. June 17, 1984 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001—present |
John Howard Gallagher, Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American Tony Award winning actor, singer, and musician perhaps best known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's hit rock musical Spring Awakening.
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Gallagher was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware with his older two sisters. Both of his parents were musicians and he eventually went on to play guitar for numerous bands, including Not Now Murray, What Now, Annie's Autograph, and Old Springs Pike.
Gallagher has appeared in three plays by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. He originated the role of Jeff in Abaire's hit play Kimberly Akimbo, appeared in the illfated United Kingdom production of Fuddy Meers, and he received critical acclaim for his role in Rabbit Hole. Rabbit Hole was his Broadway debut. He also appeared in the Manhattan Theatre Club Production of the David Marshall Grant play Current Events. [1] He originated the role of and won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Moritz Stiefel in Spring Awakening, which opened on Broadway on December 10, 2006. He previously played Moritz in the Off-Broadway production and the Lincoln Center workshops. [2]On December 16th, 2007, he left Spring Awakening. The role was eventually taken over by Blake Bashoff.[3]
He has appeared in such television programs as The West Wing, Law & Order: SVU, NYPD Blue, Ed, Love Monkey, and Hallmark Hall of Fame’s The Flamingo Rising. Film credits include Pieces of April, Woody Allen's "Whatever Works," the upcoming Jonah Hex, and Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret.
He was most recently, and throughout his Spring Awakening run, in the band, Old Springs Pike. On January 23, 2008, his fellow band members announced his departure. The next day, Gallagher made an official announcement confirming his departure on his MySpace page. Old Springs Pike later officially changed their name to The Spring Standards[4].
Gallagher starred in productions of the plays Port Authority, by Conor McPherson and Farragut North by Beau Willimon[5]. Both plays were productions of the Atlantic Theater Company, the same theater that premiered Spring Awakening.
He is now involved in the show American Idiot, a musical based on the Green Day album of the same name, along with Spring Awakening cast members Brian Charles Johnson and Gerard Canonico[6]. American Idiot premiered in Berkeley, California at the Berkeley Repertory Theater on September 4, 2009[7]. The show's run ended on November 15, 2009 with the plan of transferring to Broadway. [8].
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  | Farragut North, Backstage Political Tale, With Noth and Gallagher, Begins in NYC - Playbill News: Farragut North, Backstage Political Tale, With Noth and Gallagher, Begins in NYC |
| | MySpace - Johnny Gallagher on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads |
| | Bashoff Joins Broadway's Spring Awakening Dec. 18 - Playbill News: Bashoff Joins Broadway's Spring Awakening Dec. 18 |
| | The Spring Standards on Myspace - The Spring Standards on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads |
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