Tim Flavin (born January 13, 1959) is an American actor. Flavin was the first American to be presented with a
Laurence Olivier Award, for his 1984 performance in
Rodgers and Hart
Rodgers and Hart were an American songwriting partnership between composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and the lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895–1943). They worked together on 28 stage musicals and more than 500 songs from 1919 until Hart' ...
's ''
On Your Toes
''On Your Toes'' (1936) is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. It was adapted into a film in 1939.
While teaching music at Knickerbocker University, Phil "Junior" Dolan ...
'' at the
Palace Theatre in London's West End.
Early life and education
Flavin was born in
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...
in 1959. He graduated from the
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA, HSPVA or PVA) is a secondary school located at 790 Austin Street in the Downtown Houston, downtown district of Houston, Texas. The school is a part of the Houston Independent ...
and earned a certificate in education from the
Manchester College of Arts and Technology
Manchester College of Arts and Technology (or for short MANCAT) is a former network of further and higher education campuses in the city of Manchester, England specialising in courses in the Arts and Technology, however courses in many other fiel ...
in 2016.
Career
Flavin has performed extensively on
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
,
West End, film, television, and as a voice artist for almost forty years. His theatre career prompted one critic to say, "When God created musicals, it was because he knew that Tim Flavin would come along."
From 2013 to 2021, Flavin worked as the director of musical theatre at the
Arden School of Theatre
The Arden School of Theatre, also known as The Arden, is a drama school which is part of the Performing Arts faculty at UCEN Manchester in England, United Kingdom.
History
The school was founded jointly by the Royal Exchange Theatre and South ...
. He also taught and directed at the
Guildford School of Acting
Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is an academic school in the University of Surrey. It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools
The Federation of Drama Schools functions to facilitate ...
,
London School of Musical Theatre
London School of Musical Theatre (LSMT) is a training academy of performing arts, that was founded by Glenn Lee in 1995. The school is located on Borough Road, central London.
It was originally housed at The Old Vic and then Her Majesty's Theat ...
, and the
BRIT School
The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dan ...
. In 2021, Flavin joined Autistry Studios in
San Rafael, California
San Rafael ( ; Spanish for " St. Raphael", ) is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's populatio ...
, as a mentor.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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External links
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1959 births
Living people
American male stage actors
People from Houston
Actors from Houston
Actors from Texas
Male actors from Texas
American musical theatre directors
American musical theatre actors
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