Aaron Scott Lazar is an American actor, artist and entrepreneur.

Early life and education

Lazar was born in

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census.

. Lazar is of

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descent. He graduated from

Cherry Hill High School West Cherry Hill High School West (also known as Cherry Hill West or CHW) is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth grade through twelfth grades in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating ...

where he first started singing and performing in musicals while excelling academically and in track and field as a discus and javelin thrower. Lazar attended

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

, where he earned a BA magna cum laude, while completing the prerequisite classes for medical school and taking the

MCAT The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT; ) is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students (both Allopathic M.D. and Ostepathic D.O.) in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Caribbean Islands. It is designed ...

. After being accepted as one of only two masters candidates at the elite

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

(CCM), he put plans for being a surgeon on hold, earning an MFA in

musical theater Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

before moving to New York City.

Career

Lazar's career spans theater, film, television, concert, cabaret, voice-over, and more recently producing.

Broadway & Concerts

Aaron has performed with some of the world's greatest symphonies from the

New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic, officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra based in New York City. It is ...

to the NYPops at

Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall ( ) is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street (Manhattan), 56th and 57th Street (Manhatta ...

to the Kennedy Center, to

Masada Masada ( he, מְצָדָה ', "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dea ...

as both a guest artist and soloist with his own critically acclaimed one man show ‘Broadway to Hollywood’. His voice can be heard on numerous Broadway and off-Broadway cast albums.

Film & Television

Currently plays Reverend Paul Luke Thomas on FOX's Gothic Southern drama '' Filthy Rich''. He played Barry Weissman in the black comedy film ''

This Is Where I Leave You ''This Is Where I Leave You'' is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Dax Shepard, and Jane Fonda. It ...

''.

References

External links

Official website
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lazar, Aaron Living people Male actors from New Jersey American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors Cherry Hill High School West alumni Duke University alumni Jewish American male actors People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American Jews