Christian Hoff (born April 21, 1968) is an American actor.

Biography

Hoff was born on April 21, 1968, in

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, and later moved with his family to

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...

. At 8 years old, he began acting at the San Diego Junior Theater, and not long after was playing Winthrop in ''The Music Man''.

Career

Since then he has appeared on numerous television, big screen and Broadway shows. Most recently, he had a guest role as Marty on ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...

''. He starred until 2008 in the original cast production of ''

Jersey Boys ''Jersey Boys'' is a jukebox musical with a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and breakup of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group The Four Seasons. The mus ...

'' which opened at the August Wilson theater on Broadway in 2005. His dynamic portrayal of Tommy DeVito, one of the founding members of Four Seasons musical group, won him the "Best Featured Actor in a Musical" Tony award in 2006. He was scheduled to return to Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre's 2008 production of '' Pal Joey'' in the title role; however due to an injury he was forced to leave the production. He is currently with The Midtown Men, a group that consist of four former cast members of ''Jersey Boys'' who perform music from the 1960s. Hoff holds the world record for "Most Character Voices in an Audio Book" for ''Tell Me How You Love the Picture'', based on the career of movie producer Ed Feldman. In it, he performs 241 separate voices.

Personal life

He is married to the actress Melissa Hoff and together they have three daughters: Elizabeth, Evelyn and Ella. Christian has two children from a previous marriage: Eli and Erika.

Filmography

* ''

'' * '' In Love and War'' * '' ER'' * '' Evening Shade'' * ''

Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that ran on ABC for seven seasons from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The series follows the misadventures of the Seaver family, including psychiatrist and fathe ...

'' * '' JAG'' * ''

Kids Incorporated ''Kids Incorporated'' (also known as ''Kids Inc.'') is an American children's television program that began production in the mid-1980s and continued airing into the mid-1990s. It was largely a youth-oriented program with musical performances as ...

'' * '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' * ''

Millennium A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...

'' * ''

Party of Five ''Party of Five'' is an American teen and family drama television series created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox from September 12, 1994, to May 3, 2000, with a total of six seasons consisting of 142 epis ...

'' * '' Richie Rich'' * '' The Commish'' * '' Quincy, M.E.'' * '' Quantum Leap'' * ''

Who's the Boss? ''Who's the Boss?'' is an American sitcom television series created by Martin Cohan and Blake Hunter, that aired on ABC from September 20, 1984, to April 25, 1992, with a total of 196 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. It was produce ...

'' * ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

'' * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''

Stage

* ''

'' (Tommy DeVito, Original Cast Album) * '' Pal Joey'' (Joey Evans, injured during previews) * '' The Who's Tommy'' (Pinball Lad, Original Cast Album) * ''

Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Gospels' accounts of Passion of Jesus, the Passion, the work interprets ...

'' (King Herod) * ''

George M! ''George M!'' is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Franci ...

'' (George M. Cohan) * ''

The Will Rogers Follies ''The Will Rogers Follies'' is a Musical theatre, musical with a book by Peter Stone (writer), Peter Stone, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Cy Coleman. It focuses on the life and career of humorist and performer Will Rogers, ...

'' (Will Rogers)

References

External links

Christian Hoff official website

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoff, Christian 1968 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male television actors Male actors from San Diego Male actors from San Francisco Tony Award winners