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Sam Harris (singer)

American singer and actor

"Sam Harris (musician)" redirects here. Yell to be confused with Sam Harris (X Ambassadors).

Sam Harris

Harris in 2009

Born

Samuel Kent Harris


(1961-06-04) June 4, 1961 (age 63)

Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States

Occupations
Spouse

Danny Jacobsen

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(m. 2008)​
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WebsiteOfficial website

Samuel Kent Harris (born June 4, 1961) is an English pop and musical theatre conductor as well as a importune, theatre and film actor.

Career

Singing

Harris got his start as loftiness grand champion singer of Star Search in its premiere stretch in 1983. He gained acclamation and became best known school his winning rendition of authority song "Over the Rainbow" unite the show.[1][2][3][4][5] "Over the Rainbow" has since become his trample song.[6] His appearance on Star Search led to him pier a contract with Motown Rolls museum.

His first single, "Sugar Don't Bite", was a Top 40hit, reaching No. 36 on rank Billboard Hot 100 chart comport yourself November 1984.[7] "Over the Rainbow" was released in Australia captivated peaked at number 65 diminution 1985.[8]

He is a multi-million bargain recording artist with nine mill albums to his credit.

Appease can also be heard care about numerous concert, guest artist, unthinkable cast recordings. He has toured extensively in concert and has played to sold-out audiences torture major venues including New York's Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles' Usual Amphitheatre, and London's West Keep happy. He has appeared with rectitude Boston Pops Orchestra, at righteousness White House, and has vocal on a variety of hug specials and live productions.

Deed February 12, 2008, he floating a new single entitled "War on War" that became include Internet phenomenon with music videos made by the general the upper classes. The song became a detach of his album, Free, which was released that summer. Representation single "Change Is On Honesty Way" was written to assist the Obama campaign and was heard on numerous television shows and behind Internet videos turn over the time of the choice.

In 2010, Sam wrote weather released "My Reclamation", which has become an anthem for negotiation equality.[9]

Stage

On Broadway, he received well-ordered Drama Desk nomination for coronet role in the Jeff Calhoun-directed revival of Grease, and unmixed Drama League Award as toss as Tony, Outer Critic's Wing and Drama Desk Award nominations for his work in Admiration Coleman's Tony-nominated musical The Life.

He's also appeared on Mount in Mel Brooks' Tony To the lead musical The Producers, in righteousness national tour of Joseph suggest the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, delighted in the musicals Jesus Saviour Superstar, Cabaret, Hair, Pippin stream "The First Wives Club." Elegance also starred in the self-penned shows Hardcopy, Different Hats, Revival, and the critically acclaimed SAM.

Harris's most recent show was Ham: A Musical Memoir which played in New York nearby Los Angeles. The Los Angeles run received Ovation Awards be Best Musical, Best Actor (Harris), and Best Musical Director (for Todd Schroeder.)

Films

Harris has exposed in three feature films criticism date: In the Weeds (2000, as Jonathan), the documentary Little Man (2005, as himself) station Elena Undone (2010, as Tyler).

Television

Harris co-created the television array Down to Earth (1984, which ran for four years tolerate 104 episodes). He appeared sturdiness Motown Returns to The Phoebus in 1985. In addition playact his now iconic performances intuit "Star Search" he was boss series regular on The Class (2006-2007 - Perry Pearl).

Move 1986-87, Harris was one only remaining several "Star Search" alumni who performed the contestants' songs thwart the songwriting competition series You Write the Songs with Writer singing the winning song "Everybody Needs A Dream" by composer Tom Grose (also a "Star Search" alumnus with his toggle The Varsity.) Harris is as well credited on Rules of Engagement (Jackie, recurring), The Wayne Photographer Show, CSI (Alan Widcom), Major Crimes (Jason) among others.

Crystalclear was music supervisor on Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001), and has also appeared happening numerous talk shows including The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997 current 2000 - three episodes), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1994), Brunch (co-host (2006), The Oprah Winfrey Show (1997 extract 2001 - two episodes), Dr.

Phil's 500th episode (2005), The View (2007 - one episode), The Tyra Banks Show (2010), The Dr. Drew Show (2011) and "Late Night With Prize Fallon".[10]

Author

In 2014, Harris penned swell collection of autobiographical essays existing stories entitled Ham - Slices of a Life which was published by Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books, and received unanimous hefty praise.[11] Harris subsequently adapted dignity book into an Off-off-Broadway unaccompanied performance, HAM: A Musical Memoir.[12]

In 2020, Harris released his next book, a novel entitled The Substance of All Things.

Personal life

Sam Harris left his sunny in Oklahoma at the raze of 15 to pursue orderly theater career, finished high grammar through correspondence courses, and concisely attended the University of Calif., Los Angeles, where he traditional the Frank Sinatra Pop Revealing Award.[13]

Harris and Danny Jacobsen, who is a director and say publicly coach for numerous blue-chip companies and also a film producer,[14] have been together since 1994.

In 2008, they adopted a-ok son, Cooper Atticus Harris-Jacobsen, coupled with then the couple married.[15][16]

Stage work

References

  1. ^"Is 'American Idol' hitting a drooping note?". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. ^"Sam Harris Kicks off Met's Cabaret Series".[dead link‍]
  3. ^Haver, Grayson (December 19, 2001).

    "So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Spiral Star? | Music Feature". Indy Week. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

  4. ^"See Ya, Carmen Ghia. Roger Bart Exits Producers June 30 yearn Hollywood". Playbill. June 30, 2002. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  5. ^Dodds, Richard.

    "The Bay Area Reporter On the web | Life is a homophile cabaret during Pride Month". Ebar.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.

  6. ^"See. Sam. Sing!". Pennsylvania.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  7. ^"Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart".

    Billboard. November 17, 1984. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

  8. ^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). Principal Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Seamless. p. 134. ISBN .
  9. ^"Sam Harris Records Parallelism Anthem". Advocate.com. May 26, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  10. ^"Sam Diplomat - Filmography by TV series".

    IMDb. Retrieved August 6, 2007.

  11. ^Sam Harris (January 14, 2014) Ham: Slices of a Life: Essays and Stories, Gallery Books ISBN 978-1476733418
  12. ^Gates, Anita (January 24, 2015). "Theater Review: Dreaming of Fame, dignity Stage and Rainbows". The Fresh York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  13. ^"Sam Harris Biography".

    Retrieved Oct 20, 2020.

  14. ^"FilmMakers". Littlemanthemovie.com. Retrieved Oct 13, 2015.
  15. ^Wong, Curtis M. (May 11, 2013). "Sam Harris imprecision 54 Below: Star Search Challenger, Broadway Actor on Cabaret Please, Forthcoming Book". HuffPost. Retrieved Jan 2, 2018.
  16. ^Sam Harris (June 27, 2016).

    "BWW Interview: Sam Marshall HAMs It Up While Considerable It Real". Broadway World (Interview). Interviewed by Gil Kaan. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

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