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Aaron Maximillian "Max" Crumm (born October 8, 1985) is an American actor and singer known for their work on the
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stage. They have originated starring roles on
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in both the revival of '' Grease'' as Danny Zuko, after winning NBC's talent search competition, '' Grease: You're the One That I Want!'', and in
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's ''
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'' as Scott, after playing the role
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. Crumm also played starring roles in ''
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'' as Matt, ''The Evolution Of Mann'' as Henry Mann, ''Hot Mess'' as Max, ''Brooklyn Crush'' as Christian Mohammed Schwartzelberg, and in ''Jersey Shoresical'' as The Situation.


Early life and education

Crumm was born in
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and grew up in
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. They were cast in their first musical, ''
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'', at the age of 6, as a tap dancing sailor with their parents' theatre company, Ahwatukee Foothills Theatre. Also with their parents' company, Crumm played Jack in ''
Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story ...
'' and the Wizard in '' The Wizard of Oz''. Once they were older, Crumm ventured into children's theatre in Downtown Phoenix, and started out in a children's sketch comedy group at
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. Crumm then went on to be cast in ''Grease'' (twice; once as Doody, once as Kenickie), ''
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'' and ''
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'' in the main stage productions at The Herberger, also with
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. At Desert Stages Theatre, they played the Grinch in ''
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'', the Prince in ''
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'', Linus van Pelt in ''
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'' and numerous roles in original musicals created by owner Gerry Cullity. Crumm was also part of a traveling group of performers affiliated with Desert Stages. They graduated from
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in 2003 and then moved to
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, with their best friend Kelly May, to pursue a career in acting, by attending the
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in
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.


Career

In March 2006, Crumm landed a principal role in the indie-film ''Echoboom''. On July 24, 2007, they made their Broadway debut in '' Grease'' as Danny Zuko, alongside the female winner
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as Sandy. After a year on Broadway, Crumm and Osnes played their final performances as Danny and Sandy on July 20, 2008. They were both replaced by '' Grease: You're the One that I Want!'' runner-up Ashley Spencer and Derek Keeling. While in
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, they took a temporary hiatus from theatre to appear in several films. Crumm appeared in the Screen Gems comedy, ''
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'', as Pontius; the film co-starred Max's childhood friend
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and
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, and was released in the fall of 2010. Shortly after returning to
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in 2011, Crumm starred in the original musical ''JERSEY SHOREsical: A Frickin' Rock Opera'' as "The Situation". The musical was written by
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, Hanna LoPatin and directed by
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. The cast also featured ''
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'' star
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. ''Shoresical'' ran from September 21 to September 24, 2011 at the New York Fringe festival. In March 2013, Crumm originated the lead role of Christian Mohammed Schwartzelberg in the off-Broadway rock musical ''F#%king Up Everything''. On July 29, 2013, Crumm took part in the reading of new comedy play, ''You're Really Not Helping'' alongside
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,
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, and Aaron Simon Gross. Crumm appeared on the popular web series "It Could Be Worse", created by fellow Broadway actors,
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and Mitchell Jarvis. In February 2014, Crumm joined the cast of the
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production of the musical, ''
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'' for 2 months until it closed in April 2014. On April 27, 2014, Crumm was cast as Hoover in the reading of "Brave New World: The Musical", which was adapted from the classic Aldous Huxley novel of the same name. The reading took place in Manhattan. The cast at this private reading included Colin Hanlon as Director Thomas Mond,
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as Bernard, Andrew Kober as John, Julia Mattison as Lenina and
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as Linda. Also, in April 2014, it was announced that Crumm would play Linus, a new series regular on season 2 of the popular web series WALLFLOWERS, shown on www.Stage17.tv (a new website for Broadway themed television shows). On July 8, 2014, Crumm took over the lead male role of Matt in ''
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''
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at the Snapple Theater Center complex in the heart of Times Square. They continued with ''
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'' as Scott through its Broadway production, which opened in March 2016.


Filmography


Film


Television


Personal life

In January 2021, Crumm publicly came out as non-binary, using the pronouns they/them.


References


External links

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