Josh Groban
Josh Groban | |
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.jpg) Groban, February 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joshua Winslow Groban |
| Born | February 27, 1981[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Easy listening, vocal, operatic pop, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | 143, Reprise |
| Website | joshgroban |
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. He has won many Tony and Grammy awards throughout his career, including one for Natasha, Pierre and the great Comet of 1812. He is playing Sweeney Todd now.
Early life and education
[change | change source]Groban was born in Los Angeles, California, to Jack Groban, a businessman, and Lindy Groban (née Johnston), a school teacher.[2] His father is a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Ukraine,[3][4] but converted from Judaism to Christianity upon marrying his mother.[5] His mother's ancestry includes English, German, and Norwegian; one of her own grandfathers had also been Jewish.[6][7][8][4] His parents are Episcopalians.
Groban first sang in public when he was in the seventh grade. His music teacher chose him to sing a solo of "S'wonderful" at the school's cabaret night, where he sang alone on stage for the first time.[9] At this time, he was more focused on acting, playing Tevye in his high school's production of Fiddler on the Roof.[10] In the summers of 1997 and 1998, he also attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts Camp in Michigan,[3] majoring in musical theater, and began taking vocal lessons. He went on to attend the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts as a theater major and graduated in 1999.[3] He was admitted to and briefly attended Carnegie Mellon University, intent on studying musical theater. Four months into his first semester, Groban was offered a recording contract and left college to pursue a singing career.[3] He is playing Sweeney Todd, and he claims to be a pescetarian… because of meat pies
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1248. Mar 1, 2013. p. 25.
- ↑ "That Josh Groban Guy". That Josh Groban Guy. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Josh Groban – Biography". Biggeststars.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Smolenyak, Megan (October 18, 2011). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Josh Groban's Family Tree". HuffPost. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Dave 'Til Dawn". Groban Archives. December 13, 2002. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ↑ Cidoni, Michael (January 21, 2008). "Josh Groban to sing at Sundance festival". USA Today. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ↑ "Josh Groban article". Grobanarchives.com. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ↑ Miller, Victoria (April 19, 2015). "Five things you didn't know about Josh Groban". AXS.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ "That Josh Groban Guy". That Josh Groban Guy. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Bio". AJT Enterprises. Joshgrobanlive.com. April 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010.
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