Andrew Kober is an American stage and screen actor, best known for playing the role of Margaret Mead in the 2009 Broadway revival of ''

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Early life

Kober grew up in

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. His granduncle

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was born to a

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family in Eastern Europe, before immigrating to the United States. He studied at

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, graduating with a degree in Acting in 2006. He moved to

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later in the year, and continues to reside there today.

Career

Theatre

In 2008, Kober was cast in the Off-Broadway Revival of ''

,'' in the featured role of Margaret Mead. He stayed with the production in its 2009 transfer to Broadway, as well as its 2010 transfer to the West End. Following ''

'', Kober was cast in multiple small roles in the Second Broadway Revival of ''

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,'' and performed with the company until late 2015. After that, he was cast in the ensemble of the ''

She Loves Me ''She Loves Me'' is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The musical is the third adaptation of the 1937 play '' Parfumerie'' by Hungarian playwright Miklós László, following the 1940 fil ...

'' Broadway Revival, which had the distinction of being the first Broadway show to be

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internationally online. Kober also performed in regional productions of ''

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'',

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's ''Baskerville'', ''

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,'' and ''

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.'' Kober performed in a musical adaption of ''

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'' from September 2–5, 2016 at the Delacorte Theatre. In 2017, Kober appeared in the Broadway revival of ''

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'' and the Los Angeles premier of ''

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.'' In October 2017, began performing on Broadway in the cast of ''

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.'' Kober took a hiatus from ''School of Rock'' in summer 2018 in order to perform as Malvolio in a

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production of ''

.'' Following the show's closing, he returned to the cast of ''School of Rock.''

Film and TV work

Kober has also made multiple guest appearances on popular television shows, such as ''

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, Blue Bloods,'' and ''

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''. He has been featured in the short film ''Chin Up'', and can be seen in the filmed performance of ''

''.

Other work

Kober is also a part of the comedy group, ''

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'', along with three fellow Broadway actors and writers:

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, F. Michael Haynie, and

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Personal life

Kober is married to Farra Kober, the director of social media and community for

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Early life

Career

Theatre

Film and TV work

Other work

Personal life

Credits

New York and West End theatre

Filmography

References

Further reading