Christian Hoff
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Christian Hoff | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse | Melissa Hoff |
Children | 5 |
Website | http://www.christianhoff.com |
Christian Hoff(born April 21, 1968) is an Americanactor.
Biography
[edit]Hoff was born inSan Francisco, California,and later moved with his family toSan Diego.At eight years old he began acting at the San Diego Junior Theater, and not long after was playing Winthrop inThe Music Man.
Career
[edit]Since then he has appeared on numerous television, big screen and Broadway shows. Most recently, he had a guest role as Marty onAll My Children.
He starred until 2008 in the original cast production ofJersey Boyswhich opened at the August Wilson theater on Broadway in 2005. His dynamic portrayal ofTommy DeVito,one of the founding members ofFour Seasonsmusical group, won him the "Best Featured Actor in a Musical" Tony award in 2006. He was scheduled to return toBroadwayin theRoundabout Theatre's 2008 production ofPal Joeyin the title role; however due to an injury he was forced to leave the production.
He is currently with The Midtown Men, a group that consist of four former cast members ofJersey Boyswho perform music from the 1960s. Hoff holds the world record for "Most Character Voices in an Audio Book" forTell Me How You Love the Picture,based on the career of movie producer Ed Feldman. In it, he performs 241 separate voices.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He is married to the actress Melissa Hoff and together they have three daughters: Elizabeth, Evelyn and Ella.[citation needed]Christian has two children from a previous marriage: Eli and Erika.[citation needed]
Filmography
[edit]Stage
[edit]- Jersey Boys(Tommy DeVito, Original Cast Album)
- Pal Joey(Joey Evans, injured during previews)
- The Who's Tommy(Pinball Lad, Original Cast Album)
- Jesus Christ Superstar(King Herod)
- George M!(George M. Cohan)
- The Will Rogers Follies(Will Rogers)
References
[edit]- ^Dave Karger (23 March 2007)."Christian Hoff is the Master of Mimicry".Entertainment Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon April 20, 2007.Retrieved2008-07-10.