David Amick Byram (born January 24, 1955) is an American singer and two-time

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nominee. Byram is the co-founder and Producing Director of the American Coast Theater Company. A native of

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, Byram is a well-known sessions artist in

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. He is best known for providing the singing voice of

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in ''

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''. He also contributed to the films ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Byram has acted in numerous professional stage productions, including ''

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'' on Broadway and in

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; ''

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'' as Joly and an understudy for

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; ''

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'' as Joe Gillis (playing opposite

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); and Jesus in ''

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''. He played Sir Archibald Proops in the 1994 recording of '' Jekyll & Hyde''. On television he played Ian Andrew Troi, the father of

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in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', and has appeared in ''

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'' and '' Quincy, M.E.''.Internet Movie Database entry
/ref> Around 2015 to 2016, he guested on '' Hour of Power with Bobby Schuller''. He is a 1977 graduate of

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, and was named ORU's 2014 ''Alumnus of the Year''."ORU Excellence Magazine", Winter 2015, pg.28 He is married to actress and singer Cassandra Byram and is the brother of gospel singer Danny Byram.

References

External links

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Full Biography on Byram's website
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