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Christian Borle

Christian Dominique Borle (born October 1, 1973) is an American actor and singer. He is a two-time Tony Award winner for his roles as Black Stache in ''Peter and the Starcatcher'' and as William Shakespeare in ''Something Rotten!''. Borle also originated the roles of Prince Herbert, et al. in ''Spamalot'', Emmett in ''Legally Blonde'', and Joe in ''Some Like It Hot'' on Broadway, earning Tony nominations for the latter two. He starred as Marvin in the 2016 Broadway revival of ''Falsettos'', which also earned him a Tony nomination. His first leading role on Broadway was Jimmy Smith in ''Thoroughly Modern Millie''. He would later also star as Bert in ''Mary Poppins'' and Willy Wonka in ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. He also portrayed Orin Scrivello in the Off-Broadway revival of ''Little Shop of Horrors''. Borle starred as Tom Levitt on the NBC musical-drama television series ''Smash'' and Vox in the adult animated black comedy musical series ''Hazbin Hotel''.

He has been nominated for five Tony awards and won twice, and he also won a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album for the original cast recording of ''Some Like It Hot'' in 2024. Provided by Wikipedia