Tyler Jonathan Hanes (born October 12, 1982) is an American actor, singer, dancer and choreographer best known for his work in Broadway musicals.

Early life

Hanes was born in

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and was raised in

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. The fifth of seven children, Tyler was raised by his mother, Bonnie Hanes. He started dancing at the age of seven after following the influence of his sisters. He attended

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, The Cobb County Center for the Performing Arts, as well as

Carnegie Mellon School of Drama The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama is the first degree-granting drama institution in the United States of America. Founded in 1914 and located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it is one of five schools within the Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Art ...

Career

Hanes was discovered by

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while attending Broadway Theater Project in

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. She cast him in the first national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical, ''Fosse''. He left the tour to attend Carnegie Mellon University but left after a year to make his Broadway debut in the 2002 Broadway revival of ''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...

'' Soon after, he appeared in the original Broadway companies of ''Urban Cowboy'', ''

The Boy From Oz ''The Boy from Oz'' is an Australian jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The book commissioned for the musical is by Nick Enright, based on Stephen MacLean's 1996 biography o ...

'', ''The Frogs'', ''

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Neil Simon, based on the screenplay for the 1957 Italian film '' Nights of Cabiria''. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse sta ...

'', and as Larry in the original revival company of ''

A Chorus Line ''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical conceived by Michael Bennett with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is cent ...

''. Hanes also appeared in the Broadway companies of ''Hairspray'' and ''On the Town''. Off-Broadway, Tyler has starred in the musical ''

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'', and Stephen Sondheim's ''A Bed And A Chair: A NY Love Affair''. Tyler starred as

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in the Broadway Revival of ''

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''. He recurred as

Jerry Orbach Jerome Bernard Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor and singer, described at the time of his death as "one of the last'' bona fide'' leading men of the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical and global celebrity on te ...

on ''

Fosse/Verdon ''Fosse/Verdon'' is a 2019 American biographical drama miniseries, developed by Steven Levenson and Thomas Kail. Based on the biography ''Fosse'' by Sam Wasson, the series charts the troubled marriage and professional relationship of director ...

'' on FX. Hanes is also one of the stars and producers of the web series "Ms. Guidance". As a choreographer, his work includes ''

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'',

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's '' Some Lessons Learned'' World Tour, the Latin American premiere of ''El Chico De Oz'' in Lima, Peru, and '' Kristin Chenoweth: For The Girls'' on Broadway.

Personal life

Hanes is gay and has been in a relationship with fellow actor

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since 2007.

References

External links

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