Curtis John Cregan (born January 18, 1977) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. Cregan appeared in the American version of the Australian children's television show ''Hi-5'', and also appeared in 2013's ''The Lone Ranger''.

Early life

Cregan was born in

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, Pennsylvania and raised in

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, where he attended

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. He studied with choral director Frank K. DeWald. He attended the

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College-Conservatory of Music.

Career

His first performing job was as an emcee for the

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show at

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. After college, he made his

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debut in ''

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.'' From there, he went on to play such roles as Doody from '' Grease'', Dickon from ''

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'' and one of the Von Trapp Family from ''

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''. In 2003, he joined the American version of the Australian children's television show '' Hi-5''. His role is similar to that of Tim Harding,

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and Joe Kalou's in the original Australian version. In the series, his segment is "Making Music", where he explains the fundamentals of music and making musical instruments from everyday objects. Cregan also provides the voice of Kimee Balmilero's mischief-making friend Jup-Jup. Cregan first appeared in 2013's ''The Lone Ranger''. Curtis married Broadway actress Jenn Gambatese on June 30, 2007. They have one child, a daughter, born 2009.

References

External links

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Hi-5 US Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cregan, Curtis American male television actors American children's musicians 1977 births Living people People from Okemos, Michigan