Andrew Rannells is best known for his breakout role as Elder Price in Broadway’s smash hit musical The Book of Mormon, which was created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame along with Robert Lopez of Avenue Q. The Book of Mormon received 9 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and on the Tony Awards telecast Rannells brought down the house with his performance of “I Believe.” For his work in The Book of Mormon Rannells received nominations from Tony Awards, Drama Desk and the Drama League. He also won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album for the cast recording of The Book of Mormon. Variety called his performance in The Book of Mormon “the brightest of a uniformly fine cast,” and Entertainment Weekly noted Rannells as “a breakout star.”
He is currently filming his third season of HBO’s Golden Globe winning comedy series Girls, with producers Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow. Rannells starred as Bryan Collins in Ryan Murphy's groundbreaking series The New Normal for NBC.
Rannells is a native of Omaha, Nebraska.
Andrew Rannells
Performer
August 23
Omaha, Nebraska
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Andrew Rannells, actor, Girls and The New Normal
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