Jonathan Groff Biography | Jonathan Groff Producer
Jonathan Drew Groff better known as Jonathan Groff is an American actor, producer and also singer. He was born on March 26th, 1985 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Jonathan GroffHe is the son to Julie and Jim Groff. He has a brother, David. He is the first cousin to James Wolpert, singer and semifinalist on the 5th season of The Voice. He grew up in Ronks, Pennsylvania. He attended Conestoga Valley High School and graduated in 2003 and wanted to go to Carnegie Mellon University but deferred his admission for a Non Equity national tour of The Sound of Music. After the tour, he went to New York City instead.
Jonathan Groff Age | Jonathan Groff Birthday
He was born on March 26th, 1985 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He is 34 years old.
Jonathan Groff Relationship | Jonathan Groff Partner
He came out publicly as gay in October, 2009 in the National Equality March in Washington. He dated Gavin Creel from 2009 to 2010. He then dated Zachary Quinto from 2010 t0 2013.Jonathan Groff
Jonathan Groff And Lea Michele | Jonathan Groff Lea Michele
Lea and Groff are just close friends and Groff was Lea’s maid of honor at her wedding.
Jonathan Groff Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $ 3 million.
Jonathan Groff Movies
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Taking Woodstock | Michael Lang |
| 2010 | Twelve Thirty | Jeff |
| 2010 | The Conspirator | Louis Weichmann |
| 2013 | C.O.G. | Samuel |
| 2013 | Frozen | Kristoff (voice) |
| 2014 | Russian Broadway Shut Down | Nikolai the Athlete |
| 2014 | Sophie | Ben |
| 2014 | American Sniper | Young Vet Mads |
| 2015 | Frozen Fever | Kristoff (voice) |
| 2017 | Olaf’s Frozen Adventure | Kristoff (voice) |
| 2019 | Frozen 2 | Kristoff (voice) |
TV Show
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | One Life to Live | Henry Mackler | 11 episodes |
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Patrick Fitzpayne | Pilot |
| 2010–15 | Glee | Jesse St. James | Recurring role; 15 episodes |
| 2012 | The Good Wife | Jimmy Fellner | Episode: “Live from Damascus” |
| 2012 | Boss | Ian Todd | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2014–15 | Looking | Patrick Murray | Lead role; 18 episodes |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Craig Donner | Television film |
| 2016 | Looking: The Movie | Patrick Murray | Television film |
| 2016 | LEGO Frozen Northern Lights | Kristoff | Television special; voice role |
| 2017–present | Mindhunter | Holden Ford | Lead role; 10 episodes |
| 2018 | The Simpsons | Actor Playing Bart | Episode: “Bart’s Not Dead” |
Internet
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Battery’s Down | Himself | Web series • Episode: “The Big Apple” |
| 2009 | Web series • Episode: “The Party’s Over” | ||
| 2015 | One True Pairing (Season 1) | Dennis | Web series • Episode: “What’s ‘Your’ Nickname” |
| 2016 | One True Pairing (Season 2) | Web series • 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | 36 Questions | Jase | Podcast Musical • Released through Two-Up podcast channel |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Kristoff |
Stage | Jonathan Groff Broadway
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Honk! | Ugly | The Ephrata Performing Arts Center |
| 2004 | Bat Boy: The Musical | Bat Boy | The Ephrata Performing Arts Center |
| 2005 | Fame | Nick Piazza | North Shore Music Theatre |
| In My Life | Understudy • Swing | Music Box Theatre • Broadway | |
| 2006 | Spring Awakening | Melchior Gabor | Atlantic Theater Company • Off-Broadway |
| 2006–08 | Eugene O’Neill Theatre • Broadway | ||
| 2007 | Hair | Claude Hooper Bukowski | Delacorte Theater |
| 2008 | |||
| Prayer for My Enemy | Billy Noone | Playwrights Horizons • Off-Broadway | |
| 2009 | The Singing Forest | Gray Korankyi • Walter Rieman | The Public Theater • Off-Broadway |
| The Bacchae | Dionysus | Delacorte Theater | |
| 2010–11 | Deathtrap | Clifford Anderson | Noël Coward Theatre • West End London, UK |
| 2011 | The Submission | Danny Larsen | MCC Theater • Off-Broadway |
| 2012 | Red | Ken | Mark Taper Forum |
| 2013 | L.A. Theatre Works | ||
| The Pirates of Penzance | Frederic | Delacorte Theater | |
| 2015 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | J. Pierrepont Finch | Royal Festival Hall • West End London, UK |
| Hamilton | King George III | The Public Theater • Off-Broadway | |
| A New Brain | Gordon Michael Schwinn | New York City Center • Lincoln Center | |
| 2015–16 | Hamilton | King George III | Richard Rodgers Theatre • Broadway |
| 2017 | Hair | Claude Hooper Bukowski | Jazz at Lincoln Center • Lincoln Center |
| Sondheim on Sondheim | Performer | Hollywood Bowl | |
| 2018 | The Bobby Darin Story | Bobby Darin | 92nd Street Y • Off-Broadway |
Jonathan Groff Songs
- Cast recordings
- 2006: Spring Awakening (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- 2010: Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
- 2010: Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
- 2010: Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals
- 2011: Glee: The Music, Volume 6
- 2013: Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- 2015: Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- 2016: A New Brain (2015 New York Cast Recording)
- 2017: 36 Questions: Songs from Act 1 – EP
- 2017: 36 Questions: Songs from Act 2 – EP
- 2017: 36 Questions: Songs from Act 3 – EP
- 2017: Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
- Other recordings
- 2007: “Now” from Dreaming Wide Awake: The Music of Scott Alan
- 2015: “Prayer” from A View of the River: 7 Songs by Will Van Dyke & Jeff Talbott
- 2015: “Making Today a Perfect Day” from Frozen Fever
- Audiobooks
- 2008: Broadway Nights by Seth Rudetsky
- 2013: Red by John Logan
- 2015: Frozen Fever by VA
- Featured singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | IRE | UK | |||
| 2010 | “Highway to Hell” | — | — | 88 | — | 89 | Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One |
| “Run Joey Run” | 61 | 64 | 45 | 12 | 27 | ||
| “Another One Bites the Dust” | 79 | — | 53 | 41 | 101 | ||
| “Bohemian Rhapsody” | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| “Hello” | 35 | 79 | 37 | 31 | 35 | Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers | |
| “Total Eclipse of the Heart” | 16 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 9 | ||
| “Like a Virgin” | 87 | 99 | 83 | 47 | 58 | Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna | |
| “Like a Prayer” | 27 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 2011 | “Rolling in the Deep” | 29 | — | — | — | 49 | Glee: The Music, Volume 6 |
| “—” denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in the region | |||||||
Jonathan Groff Hamilton | Jonathan Groff King George
He portrayed King George III in this play performed in the Richard Rodgers Theatre • Broadway. Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung-and-rapped through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by historian Ron Chernow.
First performance: 17 February 2015
Playwright: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Composer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lyricist: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Jonathan Groff Glee
He had a recurring role for 15 episodes portraying Jesse St. James. Optimistic teacher Will Schuester heads up McKinley High School’s glee club — New Directions — a place where ambitious and talented students can find strength, acceptance and their voice.
As the students find themselves, they also enjoy a respite from the harsh realities of life. Mr. Schuester hopes to help the kids in every way he can, and also dreams of taking the group to nationals. As Schuester and the glee club pursue their goal, they face opposition from a conniving cheerleading coach, Sue Sylvester, who tries to sabotage the group at every turn.
First episode date: 19 May 2009
Final episode date: 20 March 2015
Theme song: Time for Some Girl Talk
No. of episodes: 121 (list of episodes)
Jonathan Groff Frozen | Jonathan Groff Kristoff
In all the Frozen film series parts, he has played the voice role of Kristoff. Elsa the Snow Queen and her sister embark on an adventure far away from the kingdom of Arendelle.
Initial release: 22 November 2019 (USA)
Directors: Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck
Film series: Frozen
Music composed by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Screenplay: Jennifer Lee, Allison Schroeder
Jonathan Groff Blackish
He was among the producers for this show. Dre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) has it all – a great job, beautiful wife Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross), four kids and a big home in a classy neighbourhood – but as a black man, he begins to question whether all his success has brought too much cultural assimilation for his family.
With the help of his father (special guest star Laurence Fishburne), Dre begins to try to create a sense of ethnic identity for the members of his family that will allow them to honour their background while preparing them to embrace the future.
Network: American Broadcasting Company
Program creator: Kenya Barris
Jonathan Groff Mindhunter
He has been playing the lead role as Holden Ford since 2017 and has appeared in 10 episodes in this TV show up to now. Catching a criminal often requires the authorities to get inside the villain’s mind to figure out how he thinks. That’s the job of FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench.
They attempt to understand and catch serial killers by studying their damaged psyches. Along the way, the agents pioneer the development of modern serial-killer profiling. The crime drama has a strong pedigree behind the camera, with Oscar-nominated director David Fincher and Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron among the show’s executive producers.
First episode date: 13 October 2017
No. of episodes: 10 (list of episodes)
Production location: McKeesport
Music by: Jason Hill
Jonathan Groff How I Met Your Mother
He is among the writers of this TV show. Ted has fallen in love. It all started when his best friend, Marshall, drops the bombshell that he plans to propose to longtime girlfriend Lily, a kindergarten teacher. Suddenly, Ted realizes that he had better get a move on if he hopes to find true love.
Helping him in the quest is Barney, a friend with endless — often outrageous — opinions, a penchant for suits and a foolproof way to meet women. When Ted meets Robin, he is sure it’s love at first sight, but the affair fizzles into friendship. Voice-over by Bob Saget (“Full House”) tells the story through flashbacks.
First episode date: 19 September 2005
Narrated by: Bob Saget
Theme song: Hey Beautiful
No. of episodes: 208 (list of episodes)
Jonathan Groff What Comes Next
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Jonathan Groff You’ll Be Back | Jonathan Groff You’ll Be Back Live
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