Carey Means (born December 4, 1966) is an American voice and stage actor best known for playing

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''. He has also performed in several theatrical musicals and plays, including '' South Pacific'', ''

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'', '' A Soldier's Play'', and '' Waiting for Godot''. He provided the voice of Jonah Bishop on the

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Personal life

Means is a graduate of Lincoln University in

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with a degree for B.S. Fine Arts/Vocal Music. He is trained in many dialects, Australian, British, German, Italian, Celtic, Jamaican, Hispanic, South African, South Mississippian, New York, Asian, French, and West Indian Ocean. He currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Leah Means. On March 31, 2022, Means' wife announced that he had been hospitalized with

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Filmography

Theater work

*'' South Pacific'': Henry/Sailor *''

'': Memphis *'' A Soldier's Play'': Sgt. Waters * ''Jubilee'': Chorus * ''Talk Radio'': Sid/Callers *''Ceremonies in Old Dark Men'': Blue *'' Waiting for Godot'': Pozzo

References

External links

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Carey Means official fans FaceBook siteCarey Means personal Facebook pageCarey Means official InstaGram site
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