Sam Harris (singer)
Sam Harris | |
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Born | Samuel Kent Harris June 4, 1961 Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States |
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Spouse |
Danny Jacobsen (m. 2008) |
Children | 1 |
Website | Official website |
Samuel Kent Harris (born June 4, 1961) is an American pop and theater musician as well as a television, theater and film actor.
Career
Singing
Harris got his start as the grand champion singer of
He is a multi-million selling recording artist with nine studio albums to his credit. He can also be heard on numerous concert, guest artist, and cast recordings. He has toured extensively in concert and has played to sold-out audiences at major venues including New York's
Stage
On Broadway, he received a
Films
Harris has appeared in three feature films to date: In the Weeds (2000, as Jonathan), the documentary Little Man (2005, as himself) and Elena Undone (2010, as Tyler).
Television
Harris co-created the television series
Author
In 2014, Harris penned a collection of autobiographical essays and stories entitled Ham - Slices of a Life which was published by Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books, and received unanimous critical praise.[11] Harris subsequently adapted the book into an Off-off-Broadway solo performance, HAM: A Musical Memoir.[12]
In 2020, Harris released his second book, a novel entitled The Substance of All Things.
Personal life
Sam Harris left his home in Oklahoma at the age of 15 to pursue a theater career, finished high school through correspondence courses, and briefly attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received the Frank Sinatra Pop Singing Award.[13]
Harris and Danny Jacobsen, who is a director and presentation coach for numerous blue-chip companies and also a film producer,[14] have been together since 1994. In 2008, they adopted a son, Cooper Atticus Harris-Jacobsen, and then the couple married.[15][16]
Stage work
- Jesus Christ Superstar (1990)
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1994)
- Grease (1994)
- The Life (1997)
- The Producers (2002)
- SAM. (2003)
- The Jazz Singer (1998) (workshop)
- Hair (2000)
- Funny Girl (2002) (benefit concert)
- Mack & Mabel(2003) (benefit concert)
- Pippin (2005)
- The First Wives Club (2009)
- Ham: A Musical Memoir (2014-2015)
References
- ^ "Is 'American Idol' hitting a tired note?". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Sam Harris Kicks off Met's Cabaret Series".[dead link]
- ^ Haver, Grayson (December 19, 2001). "So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star? | Music Feature". Indy Week. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "See Ya, Carmen Ghia. Roger Bart Exits Producers June 30 for Hollywood". Playbill.com. June 30, 2002. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ Dodds, Richard. "The Bay Area Reporter Online | Life is a gay cabaret during Pride Month". Ebar.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "See. Sam. Sing!". Pennsylvania.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. November 17, 1984. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Sam Harris Records Equality Anthem". Advocate.com. May 26, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Sam Harris - Filmography by TV series". IMDb. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
- ISBN 978-1476733418
- ^ Gates, Anita (January 24, 2015). "Theater Review: Dreaming of Fame, the Stage and Rainbows". The New York Times. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Sam Harris Biography". Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "FilmMakers". Littlemanthemovie.com. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Wong, Curtis M. (May 11, 2013). "Sam Harris at 54 Below: Star Search Champ, Broadway Actor on Cabaret Act, Forthcoming Book". HuffPost. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ Sam Harris (June 27, 2016). "BWW Interview: Sam Harris HAMs It Up While Telling It Real". Broadway World (Interview). Interviewed by Gil Kaan. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Sam Harris at IMDb
- Sam Harris at the Internet Broadway Database