Chad Joseph Doreck (born November 19, 1978) is an American actor. He is the voice of Crackle for
Rice Krispies
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, and was the voice of the supporting role of Brad on the
Nickelodeon
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series, ''
My Life as a Teenage Robot
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''. In 2007, he was one of the final 12 contestants on ''
Grease: You're the One That I Want!'', a televised competition to choose the leads for the revival of ''
Grease'' by
Kathleen Marshall
Kathleen Marshall (born September 28, 1962) is an American director, choreographer, and creative consultant.
Life and career
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1980 and ...
.
Early life and education
Doreck is the son of Stephan Doreck and Catherine Doreck, and has a brother and sister. A native of
Southern California
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, Doreck first became interested in singing as part of a church congregation. His career began with the help of his aunt.
He took his first acting role at the age of six in the music video for
Oingo Boingo
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Weird Science Weird Science is the name of:
* ''Weird Science'' (film), a 1985 film directed by John Hughes
** ''Weird Science'' (TV series), a television series based on the film
** "Weird Science" (song), the theme song to the film and the TV series by Oing ...
". Doreck graduated from the
Orange County School of the Arts
Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA, ), is a 7th–12th grade public charter school located in downtown Santa Ana, California. The school caters to middle and high school students with talents in the performing, visual, literary arts, cul ...
, majoring in musical theatre. He briefly attended the
University of Southern California
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, religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist
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, accreditation = WSCUC
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.
Career
Doreck wrote and produced a CD, which was released in 2005. In 2007, he released a seven-song album called ''Awake and Sing''. He has also modeled for Sketchers, ''
Vogue Italia
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Name
''Vogue Italia'' was first published as ''N ...
'', and
Nordstrom
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, and has been the narrator on various programs televised on
E!.
He played Matthew in the award-winning
off-Broadway
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musical ''
Altar Boyz
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'' from September 3, 2007 to March 30, 2008.
''Grease: You're the One That I Want!''
In 2007, Doreck was one of the final 12 contestants on ''
Grease: You're the One That I Want!'', a televised competition to choose the leads for the revival of ''
Grease'' by
Kathleen Marshall
Kathleen Marshall (born September 28, 1962) is an American director, choreographer, and creative consultant.
Life and career
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1980 and ...
. On
duet
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night (February 18, 2007), Doreck performed alongside fellow competitor Allie Schulz. The two were both praised for their chemistry and for their high-energy performance; judge
David Ian referred to their performance as "theatrical
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".
On February 25, 2007, he was in the bottom four along with Kevin. The judges chose to save Doreck, putting him in the final four male contestants competing for the lead role of
Danny Zuko. On March 11, 2007, Doreck was eliminated from the competition. His performances included:
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Hound Dog" by
Elvis Presley
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# "
Signed Sealed Delivered" by
Stevie Wonder
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My Eyes Adored You
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" by
Frankie Valli
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, an ...
" by
Marvin Gaye
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and
Tammi Terrell
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...
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Don't Stop Me Now
"Don't Stop Me Now" is a song by the British rock band Queen featured on their 1978 album ''Jazz'' that was released as a single in 1979. Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, it was recorded in August 1978 at Super Bear Studios in Berre-le ...
" by
Queen
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** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
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Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
*
Grease: You're the One That I Want!from NBC.com
Chad Doreck
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1978 births
Living people
American male voice actors
Male actors from California
University of Southern California alumni
Orange County School of the Arts alumni