Curt Hansen (born August 14, 1987) is an American actor and singer.

Early life

He was born in 1987 in

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and is a native actor, singer and dancer. Hansen graduated from

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in 2005.

Career

He starred in the National Tour of '' Kinky Boots'' in the role of Charlie. He also performed in the first national tour of ''

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'' in the role of Fiyero. In 2010, Hansen was the Gabe understudy/cover in the Tony award-winning Broadway musical ''

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'' and continued in the role of Gabe in the First National Tour of the show through 2010–2011. December 2012 he starred in the Pasadena Playhouse's ''A Snow White Christmas'' with

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and

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. February 2013 found Hansen in

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starring as Mike in Todd Almond's musical ''Girlfriend''. Curt was a member of the final cast of ''

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'' on Broadway, as well as other Broadway readings and workshops. He also performed in the

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production of

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's acclaimed musical ''

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''. He studied with the BFA Musical Theatre program at the

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. Hansen took over the role of Fiyero from

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in the Broadway production of ''Wicked'', beginning on July 16, 2018. He departed the show on September 9, 2018, and was succeeded by

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. He later reprised his role as Fiyero in the musical's second national tour beginning in 2019.

Filmography

Stage

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Curt 1987 births American male stage actors Living people People from Hartford, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni Male actors from Wisconsin Musicians from Wisconsin American male television actors 21st-century American male actors