Tyler Jonathan Hanes (born October 12, 1982) is an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer best known for his work in Broadway musicals.

Early life

Hanes was born in

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and was raised in

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. The fifth of seven children, Tyler was raised by his mother, Bonnie Hanes. He started dancing at the age of seven after following the influence of his sisters. He attended

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, The Cobb County Center for the Performing Arts, as well as

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Career

Hanes was discovered by

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while attending Broadway Theater Project in

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. She cast him in the first national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical, ''Fosse''. He left the tour to attend Carnegie Mellon University but left after a year to make his Broadway debut in the 2002 Broadway revival of '' Oklahoma!'' Soon after, he appeared in the original Broadway companies of ''Urban Cowboy'', '' The Boy From Oz'', ''The Frogs'', ''

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'', and as Larry in the original revival company of '' A Chorus Line''. Hanes also appeared in the Broadway companies of ''Hairspray'' and ''On the Town''. Off-Broadway, Tyler has starred in the musical ''

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'', and Stephen Sondheim's ''A Bed And A Chair: A NY Love Affair''. Tyler starred as

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in the Broadway Revival of ''

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''. He recurred as Jerry Orbach on ''

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'' on FX. Hanes is also one of the stars and producers of the web series "Ms. Guidance". As a choreographer, his work includes ''

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'', Kristin Chenoweth's ''

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'' World Tour, the Latin American premiere of ''El Chico De Oz'' in Lima, Peru, and '' Kristin Chenoweth: For The Girls'' on Broadway.

Personal life

Hanes is gay and has been in a relationship with fellow actor Van Hansis since 2007.

References

External links

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. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanes, Tylor American male stage actors American gay actors 1982 births Living people LGBT people from Florida 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Jacksonville, Florida