Darren Criss

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American actor and singer.

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Country: United States
Gender: Male
Education: University of Michigan
Place of birth: San Francisco
Birth date: 05 February 1987
Nationality: American

Part of StarKid Productions. Played Harry Potter in A Very Potter Musical and had a principal role in a mini series they did while in University called "Little White Lie".
Went to University of Michigan and graduated in 2009.
Grew up in San Francisco.
Has one older brother.
Darrens brother, Chuck Criss, is a member of the Freelance Whales.
Wrote every single song for Team Starkids A Very Potter Sequel and their fourth Production Starship.
Graduated the University of Michigan in 2009, a month after the premier of A Very Potter Musical .
Made his professional stage debut at age 10 in the 42nd Street Moon production of Harold Rome s Fanny 1997.
Darrens mother is from Cebu in the Philippines, and has Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish ancestry. Darrens father is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has English, and some German and Northern Irish, ancestry.
Before the show "Glee" , he sang his own rendition of some Disney songs at a Maggianos restaurant every Thursday.

[on his "Glee" (2009) character] As an actor you play different,parts and this one happens to be a gay character - and a strong one, so,really I lucked out.

Movies

All You Ever Wished For
2018
A young New York fashion executive's trip to Milan takes a bad turn when he is kidnapped and whisked off to an Alpine village to be held for ransom money.
Smitten!
2016
A young New York fashion executive's trip to Milan takes a bad turn when he is kidnapped and whisked off to an Alpine village to be held for ransom money.
Glee: The Final Curtain
2015
Glee: Looking Back Video Yearbook
2015
Live from the Red Carpet: The 2015 Tony Awards
2015
Stan Lee's Mighty 7
2014
Stan Lee encounters a group of actual aliens and teaches them to be a team of superheroes, using their "actual" exploits as comic book stories..
Big with Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss
2014
Michael Feinstein New Year's Eve at the Rainbow Room
2014
A Very Potter Senior Year
2013
Get ready for one last romp of magical, musical shenanigans because Harry and his pals are back for their senior year at Hogwarts!
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
2013
An old man makes a living by selling bamboo.
A Capitol Fourth
2013
Capital Cities: Kangaroo Court
2013
Girl Most Likely
2012
Kristen Wiig stars as Imogene, a failed New York playwright awkwardly navigating the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News.
Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2012 Academy Awards
2012
Life of Leopold
2011
A behind the scenes look into the world of star LOLCat, Leopold Bonar..
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
2011
A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live!
Katy Perry: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
2011
The music video for Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.
Katy Perry: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
2011
The music video for Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (T.
A Very Potter Sequel
2010
Picking up where A very Potter Musical left off Voldemort has been destoryed however the death eaters led by Lucuis Malfoy haven't given up.
Walker Phillips
2009
Walker Phillips, a shy but prolific artist hires a friend to be his public face, and finds himself getting jealous of his own success..
A Very Potter Musical
2009
A Very Potter Musical is a parody of the Harry Potter movies and it follows Harry (Criss), Ron (Richter) and Hermione (Gruesen) in their second year at school.
Charlene Kaye ft. Darren Criss: Skin and Bones
2009
Clowns on Earth
2009
Acting professor leads a class of young actors to a variety of locations on a college campus, encouraging them to improvise actions and create comedy based on the elements of the environment.
I Adora You
2005
A sweet, sentimental story about two pre-teen girls, Adora and Willa, and their first experiences with tampons, kissing boys, and pregnancy in this inspiring tale of youth and innocence..