Harrison Chad (born July 17, 1992) is an American actor known for his roles in Broadway musicals, television, and film.

Early life and education

Chad was born in

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and started performing when he was six years old. He has performed in four Broadway shows: '' Peter Pan'', '' Beauty and the Beast'', '' Les Miserables'', and he starred opposite Tonya Pinkins in '' Caroline, or Change''. He graduated from

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in 2014.

Career

His roles include young Tarzan in the film '' Tarzan 2'', the original voice for Boots the Monkey on '' Dora the Explorer'' for the first four seasons from 2000–2007 and '' Go, Diego, Go!'', the singing voice of Leo on ''

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'' (2005–2009), and Cardigan from '' Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure''. He also has performed live-action roles, including as the Comedy Central film '' The Hebrew Hammer'' and the Showtime film ''Carry Me Home''. He has guest starred on television, in '' Ed'', '' Smash'', '' Blue Bloods'', ''

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'', and '' Murphy Brown''. He received a 2004 Young Artist Awards nomination for his role as Boots, in the category "Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor". He then went on to perform in the

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production of ''

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'' performing opposite Christine Baranski in 2006. In 2013, he was in the Joe Iconis musical, ''The Black Suits'' at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. He also appeared in the workshop of ''The Black Suits'' at the Barrington Stage Company in 2012.Murray, Larry
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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Internet Broadway DatabaseInternet Off-Broadway Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chad, Harrison 1992 births Living people American male voice actors American male child actors American child singers American male stage actors American male film actors Male actors from New York City Brown University alumni