Curt Hansen (born August 14, 1987) is an American actor and singer.

Early life

He was born in 1987 in

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and is a native actor, singer and dancer. Hansen graduated from Hartford Union High School in

in 2005.

Career

He starred in the National Tour of '' Kinky Boots'' in the role of Charlie. He also performed in the first national tour of ''

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'' in the role of Fiyero. In 2010, Hansen was the Gabe understudy/cover in the Tony award-winning Broadway musical '' Next to Normal'' and continued in the role of Gabe in the First National Tour of the show through 2010–2011. December 2012 he starred in the Pasadena Playhouse's ''A Snow White Christmas'' with Neil Patrick Harris and

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. February 2013 found Hansen in Louisville starring as Mike in Todd Almond's musical ''Girlfriend''. Curt was a member of the final cast of ''

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'' on Broadway, as well as other Broadway readings and workshops. He also performed in the

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production of Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical ''

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''. He studied with the BFA Musical Theatre program at the

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. Hansen took over the role of Fiyero from Ashley Parker Angel in the Broadway production of ''Wicked'', beginning on July 16, 2018. He departed the show on September 9, 2018, and was succeeded by

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. Since 2019, he has been performing the role of Fiyero in the musical's second national tour.

Filmography

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Curt 1987 births American male stage actors Living people People from Hartford, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni Male actors from Wisconsin Musicians from Wisconsin American male television actors 21st-century American male actors