Kevin Carolan (born May 22, 1968, in Bronx, NY) is an American actor and comedian. During his career, he has had roles on television, stage, and film.
Career
Carolan studied theatre at
Montclair State University
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in New Jersey in the late 1980s.
His Broadway/National Tour credits include: '' Newsies'' (Roosevelt), ''
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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'' (Amos), '' Dirty Blonde'' (Charlie). '' City Center Encores!: Pardon My English'', '' The Ritz'' and most recently, Come From Away.
His regional theater credits include: Baloo in the world premiere of ''
The Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...
'' musical directed by
Mary Zimmerman
Mary Zimmerman (born August 23, 1960) is an American theatre and opera director and playwright from Nebraska. She is an ensemble member of the Lookingglass Theatre Company, the Manilow Resident Director at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinoi ...
(Goodman Theatre/Huntington Theatre), ''Lips Together, Teeth Apart (George Street Playhouse); A Thousand Clowns (Studio Arena); Dirty Blonde (GSP, Wilma Theatre, Hangar Theatre); Kudzu (Ford's Theater, Goodspeed).'', '' Happy Days the Musical'', ''
A Streetcar Named Desire
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pers ...
Sonny With a Chance
''Sonny with a Chance'' is an American teen sitcom created by Steve Marmel that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between February 2009 and January 2011. The series centers on Sonny Munroe (portrayed by Demi Lovato), a teenage comedian ...
'', ''
Fringe
Fringe may refer to:
Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
Spin City
''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996 to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a semi-fictionalized version of the New York City mayor' ...
'',
Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God th ...
'' (recurring), '' Orange Is the New Black'', and the '' Law & Order'' franchise.
He was named Newark Star-Ledger's Best Featured Actor, 1999; nominee, 2004.
Private life
Carolan was married to writer Maryann Carolan. They have two children together, Kate and Jack.
Kevin Carolan was raised in