Jarrod Spector is an American actor and singer.

Early life and education

Jarrod Spector was born in

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. He made his

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debut in ''

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'', playing

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. He then studied economics at

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, but returned to acting before completing his degree.

Career

In 2007, he joined the second San Francisco cast of ''

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''. Spector played

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, a role he would play later in

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and on Broadway. He appeared on Broadway in '' Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' as

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from January 2014 to February 2016."Jarrod Spector Broadway"
Playbill, retrieved April 28, 2018 He received a nomination for a 2014

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and a nomination for the 2014

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Award, Outstanding Featured Actor In A Musical for his portrayal of Barry Mann. In 2014 he participated in the recording of the demo English version of '' Death Note: The Musical''. He sang as L alongside Jeremy Jordan as

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. Spector and his wife Kelli Barrett perform a cabaret act together titled “This Is Dedicated: Music's Greatest Marriages”, in March 2017 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. From 2018 to 2019 Spector starred as

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in The Cher Show at the

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on Broadway. From September 12, 2023 until August 4, 2024, Spector played King

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in the Broadway musical

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Personal life

Spector married fellow actor,

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, on October 26, 2014.Spanner, Whitney
"Learn How Getting Together In Real Life Changed These Co-Stars' Onstage Chemistry Forever"
Playbill, October 19, 2015

Theatre credits

*Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Jarrod Spector
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spector, Jarrod Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Philadelphia American male musical theatre actors Living people Musicians from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Actors from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Germantown Academy alumni