Jeremy Kushnier

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Jeremy Kushnier
Born	September 30, 1975(1975-09-30) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Jeremy Kushnier (born September 30, 1975) is a stage actor and songwriter. He is most famous for his role in the Tony Award winning musical Jersey Boys in the role of Tommy Devito and was one of the "Top 10 Great Chicago Performances of 2007." He is currently in the Chicago cast, but will be opening the Vegas production in March. ^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Childhood and early life 1.2 The Brothers Kushnier 1.3 Bus Ride 1.4 Broadway Actor 1.5 Theatre Credits 1.6 Music 1.7 Movies 1.8 Education 2 See also 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Childhood and early life

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,

[edit] The Brothers Kushnier

Brother of actor Serge Kushnier.

Brother of Bryce Kushnier (VFU).

[edit] Bus Ride

Kushnier took a 12-hour bus ride from Toronto to NYC to audition for a role in "Footloose" in 1997.^[2]

[edit] Broadway Actor

Footloose [Original, Musical] Starring: Jeremy Kushnier [Ren McCormack] Oct 22, 1998 - Jul 2, 2000

Rent [Original, Musical, Drama] Starring: Jeremy Kushnier [Roger Davis] - Replacement (Nov 17, 2003 - January 17, 2005)

[edit] Theatre Credits

(1990) Performed in Say It With Music at the Rainbow Stage

(1995) Cast in the Toronto production of The Who's Tommy; later toured Canada

Performed as a swing in the Canadian production of Rent

(2000) Cast as one of the leads in The Rhythm Club; premiered at The Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia

(2001) Played Roger in the Benny Tour production of Rent^[3]

(2002-2003) Playing Radames in the national tour of Disney's Aida

Appeared in the workshops of the stage musicals "Summer of '42" and "Joe: The Musical"

Appeared in the Readings for Hamlet - The Musical, ROOMS, and Drift

Appeared in American Duet featuring Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish, in February 2004.

(2005) Played Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Kansas City Starlight Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

(2006) Played Roger in World Tour of Rent.

(2006) Played Jerry in Full Monty at Maine State Music Theater^[4]

(2007) Played Jamie in Bright Lights, Big City.

(2007) Stars in the hit play, Jersey Boys, as Tommy DeVito in the LaSalle Theatre in Chicago^[5]

[edit] Music

Released his debut CD "In Time" in 2002.

Jeremy's first CD, "In Time", is a celebration of relationships, life and love. Growing up, Jeremy's influences ranged from The Beatles (I know it's cliché, but it's true) to Billy Joel. Loving the singer/song writer genre he quickly developed his own style of writing, ranging from light ballads to edgy rock and roll.

1 angel light

2 randi

3 the ride's on me

4 brooklyn baby

5 your little tragedy

6 in time

7 back away

8 feminenemy

9 here for you

10 the smile in her eyes

Released his EP "Jeremy Kushnier" in 2006 produced by Jonathan Dinklage.

Jeremy's second album is a more grounded look at life through clearer glasses. This EP conceived and produced with his friend and musical director Jonathan Dinklage is an acoustic blend of rock and pop that gleans it's inspiration from an era of analog tape and tube warmth. A time when one good take could make an album. This album was recorded with a group of musicians with the feel and talent to pull this inspiration together in a truly creative and original way. There is an honesty in this recording that keeps it grounded without taking itself too seriously. Jeremy's writing continues to fuse his love of singer songwriters with his self proclaimed pop addiction. From the moody Allison to the B52's - esque Lullaby this follow up to his first release "In Time" is sure to leave you wanting more.

1 Why

2 Lullaby

3 Allison

4 The one about Drew

5 Stars

Soundtrack:

"One Tree Hill" (1 episode, 2006)

Can't Stop This Thing We've Started (2006) TV episode (performer: "Allison")

[edit] Movies

Actor: The Adulterer (2000) .... Aaron^[6]

[edit] Education

Royal Winnipeg Ballet - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Winnipeg School of Performing Arts - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

[edit] See also

Official Website of Jeremy Kushnier

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jeremy Kushnier at the Internet Movie Database
• Jeremy Kushnier at the TCM Movie Database
• Jeremy Kushnier at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jeremy Kushnier at TV.com |}