John Lloyd Young
Actor, Theater Actor
1975 –
Who is John Lloyd Young?
John Lloyd Mills Young is an American actor and singer. In 2006, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys. He is the only American actor to date to have received a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Award for a Broadway debut. Young sang lead vocals on the Grammy-award winning Jersey Boys cast album, certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In 2013, director Clint Eastwood cast Young to reprise his role as "Frankie Valli" in Warner Brothers' film adaptation of JERSEY BOYS.
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- Born
- Jul 4, 1975
Sacramento - Also known as
- John Lloyd Mills Young
- JLY
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Americans
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Brown University
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on July 23, 2013
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