Tituss Burgess

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{{Infobox person
| name = Tituss Burgess
| image = Tituss Burgess.jpg
| caption = Burgess at the 2008 NYS ARTS Fall Gala
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|02|21}}
| birth_place = [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], US
| occupation = Actor, singer
| alma mater = [[University of Georgia]]
| years_active = 2005{{dash}}present
}}
'''Tituss Burgess''' (born February 21, 1979)<ref name="playbill">{{cite web| url= http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/50839/Tituss-Burgess|title=Tituss Burgess |work=[[Playbill|Playbill Vault]]|accessdate=March 20, 2015}}</ref> is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in four [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[musical theatre|musicals]] and is known for his high [[tenor]] voice. He is a main cast member on the [[Netflix]] original series ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'', for which he received nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

==Personal life==
Born and raised in [[Athens, Georgia]], he attended [[Cedar Shoals High School]] where he was active in the theatre program. He graduated from the [[University of Georgia]] with a BA in music.<ref>{{cite web|work=UGA Alumni Association|date=February 13, 2015|title=Alumni Spotlight: Tituss Burgess (AB '01)|url=http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/index.php/site/blog/31597}}</ref> Burgess is openly gay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/tituss-burgess-comfortable-_n_2119583.html|title=Tituss Burgess, '30 Rock' Actor, Talks Being 'Comfortable' As A Gay Man On New Album|date=November 13, 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=October 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
Burgess made his Broadway debut in the musical ''[[Good Vibrations (musical)|Good Vibrations]]'' as Eddie in 2005, and then appeared in ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' in 2005 as Hal Miller. He originated the role of "Sebastian the Crab" in the musical ''[[The Little Mermaid (musical)|The Little Mermaid]]'' in 2007 and went on to the role of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in the revival of ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' in 2009. He has also performed in several regional theater productions, including ''[[The Wiz]]'' and ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''.

Burgess performed at the "Broadway for Obama" benefit concert held at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]] on October 20, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first= Andrew|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122130|title=Broadway for Obama Concert to Feature Lopez, Burgess, Hicks, Dixon and More| website= playbill.com| date=October 8, 2008}}</ref> He performed at the "Broadway After Dark" benefit concert on October 26, 2008 in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122699|title=Broadway After Dark Features Braxton, Burgess, Dandridge, Sengbloh and More Oct. 26|website=playbill.com|date=October 26, 2008}}</ref>
He performed in a solo concert at [[Birdland (jazz club)|Birdland]] in New York City on July 27, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130396 |title=Guys and Dolls' Burgess to Play Birdland in July|website=playbill.com|date=June 19, 2009}}</ref>

In July 2009, he was a performer on the [[R Family Vacations]] Summer Cruise.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/130996|title=All Aboard!: R Family Vacations Summer Cruise, with McArdle, Burgess, Jackson, Departs July 11|website=playbill.com|date=July 11, 2009}}</ref> Three months later, he was featured on an episode of the popular web show ''The Battery's Down''. He appeared in [[30 Rock (season 5)|Season 5]] of ''[[30 Rock]]'' as D'Fwan, a member of [[Tracy Jordan]]'s wife's entourage. He reprised the role in [[30 Rock (season 6)|Season 6]].{{cn|date=December 2016}}

In March 2013, Burgess performed "And I Am Telling You..." from the Broadway musical ''[[Dreamgirls]]'' at [[Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS]] fundraising concert Broadway Backwards.<ref>{{cite av media| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qoOtUMQ12k|title="And I Am Telling You..." Tituss Burgess – 2013 Broadway Backwards|date=March 26, 2013|work=YouTube}}</ref>

Burgess was the first male actor ever to be cast in the role of The Witch in ''[[Into the Woods]]'' in a 2015 production by DreamCatcher Theatre which performed in Miami's [[Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts|Carnival Studio Theater]] at the Adrienne Arsht Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/tituss-burgess-will-be-the-witch-in-miami-into-the-woods-sondheim-gives-blessing-338577|title=Tituss Burgess Will Be The Witch in Miami Into the Woods; Sondheim Gives Blessing|work=Playbill|accessdate=December 1, 2016}}</ref>

On March 6, 2015, [[Netflix]] released the first season of ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' which stars Burgess in a main role as Titus Andromedon, Kimmy's roommate. Burgess received universal acclaim for his performance, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' stating that the role was tailor made for him.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Tituss Burgess on a Role Tailor-Made for Him on ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’|last= Drumming|first=Neil|date=March 20, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/arts/television/tituss-burgess-on-a-role-tailor-made-for-him-on-kimmy.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/television/2015/3/03/tituss-burgess|title=Why Tituss Burgess Makes Tina Fey Laugh|work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|date=March 4, 2015|first=Michael|last=Martin|accessdate=April 20, 2016}}</ref> For his performance in the first season, he received a nomination for [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] at the 2015 [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]] and an Emmy nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] at the [[67th Primetime Emmy Awards|2015 ceremony]].{{cn|date=December 2016}}

In June 2016, Burgess reprised his role of "Sebastian the Crab" during the Hollywood Bowl concert event of ''[[The Little Mermaid (musical)|The Little Mermaid]]''.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets/lease-event-little-mermaid-concert/2016-06-04-0 LEASE EVENT: Disney's The Little Mermaid in Concert], hollywoodbowl.com; accessed December 1, 2016.</ref>

==Theatre credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date !! Title !! Role !! Venue/Location
|-
| || ''[[The Wiz]]'' || || Regional
|-
| || ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' || Judas ||Regional
|-
| February 2 – April 24, 2005 ||''[[Good Vibrations (musical)|Good Vibrations]]'' || Eddie || Broadway
|-
| November 6, 2005 – July 31, 2006 || ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' || Hal Miller || Broadway
|-
| November 3, 2007 – December 7, 2008 ||''[[The Little Mermaid (musical)|The Little Mermaid]]'' || [[Sebastian (Disney)|Sebastian]] || Broadway
|-
| March 1 – June 14, 2009 || ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' || Nicely-Nicely Johnson || Broadway
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Into the Woods]]'' || The Witch || [[Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts|Arsht Center]], Miami, Florida
|}

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''Are You Joking?'' || Hank Trenton ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Angry Birds Movie]]'' || Photog (voice) ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Catfight (film)|Catfight]]'' || John ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]'' || Vanity Smurf (voice) ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2009 || ''The Battery's Down'' || Mr. Z || 2 episodes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[A Gifted Man]]'' || Larry the Guard || Episode: "In Case of Discomfort"
|-
| 2011–2012 || ''[[30 Rock]]'' || D'Fwan || 4 episodes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' || Priest || Episode: "The Life We Chose"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Royal Pains]]'' || Kristoff || Episode: "Bones to Pick"
|-
| 2015–present || ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' || [[Titus Andromedon]] || Series Regular, 39 episodes [[Webby Awards|Webby Award for Best Actor]] [[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt|Gold Derby TV Award for Best Comedy Supporting Actor]] (2015, 2016) Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] (2015, 2016) Nominated—[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] (2015, 2016) Nominated—Online Film and Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated—[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt|Gold Derby TV Award for Breakthrough Performer of the Year]] Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series]] Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Pending—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2017)
|-
|2016
|''[[Match Game]]''
|Himself
|Regular panelist
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
| Charoca (voice)
| Episode: "All Heated Up"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Julie's Greenroom]]'' || Himself
| Episode: "Costumer Service"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' || Barber || Credited under "The Local Population"
|-
|}

== Discography ==
*''Jersey Boys'' (2005) Original Cast Recording
*''Here's To You'' (2006) Studio Album
*''Here's To You'' (2006) debut solo album, available on iTunes
*''[[Disney's The Little Mermaid (2008 album)|Disney's The Little Mermaid]]'' (2008) Original Cast Recording
*''Keys'' (2008) Scott Alan
*''Thirteen Stories Down'' (2010) Jonathan Reid Gealt
*''Comfortable'' (2012) Studio Album

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
| align="center"| 2008
| Broadway.com Audience Award
| Favorite Featured Actor in a Musical
| ''The Little Mermaid''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| align="center" | 2015
| [[Webby Award]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| align="center"| 2015
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| align="center"| 2015
| Gold Derby TV Award
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
| ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| align="center"| 2015
| [[Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| align="center"| 2015
| [[Dorian Award]]
| TV Performance of the Year, Actor
| ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| align="center"| 2016
| [[Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''
| {{nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carol-earns-multiple-mentions-as-855069| title= 'Carol' Earns Multiple Mentions as Dorian Award Nominees Are Unveiled| date= January 12, 2016 |first= Gregg |last= Kilday| work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]| accessdate= April 20, 2016}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]
[[Category:African-American male actors]]
[[Category:American male musical theatre actors]]
[[Category:American male stage actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American tenors]]
[[Category:Gay actors]]
[[Category:LGBT African Americans]]
[[Category:LGBT entertainers from the United States]]
[[Category:American male singers]]
[[Category:LGBT people from Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:People from Athens, Georgia]]
[[Category:University of Georgia alumni]]

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