Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1987-02-05
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Transformers: robots in disguise collection
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · San Francisco, California, USA
Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee (2010–2015) and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018). He has also appeared on Broadway and in film and has released several…
Known for
- MISCAST262026
- Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story — Self2025
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One — Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)2024
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two — Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)2024
- Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three — Superman / Earth-2 Superman (voice)2024
- Babes — Doula as a Man2024
- Maybe Happy Ending: A new Musical — Oliver2024
- Hazbin Hotel — St. Peter (voice)2024
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self - Guest2023
- Justice League: Warworld — Superman / Agent Kent (voice)2023
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 146,242
- Total plays
- 4,454,280
Tags
singer-songwritertotally awesomegleepopacoustic
Multi-charting musician and composer Darren Criss recently wrapped his first-ever sold out North American solo tour. Entitled LISTEN UP, the tour visited seventeen cities including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and Nashville, giving fans a sneak peek of what he’s been working on for his forthcoming album. He made his theatrical debut this summer in the film Girl Most Likely, opposite Kristen Wiig, Annett Benning and Matt Dillon. The film follows <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Darren+Cris
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
- Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer
· 2002 · cited 8,572x
- UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2023
· 2022 · cited 6,296x
- UniProt: the universal protein knowledgebase in 2021
· 2020 · cited 5,944x
- Dapagliflozin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
· 2019 · cited 5,381x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Darren Everett Criss , ( 1987-02-05 ) February 5, 1987 (age 39) , San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Education
- University of Michigan ( BFA )
- Occupations
- Actor singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1997–present
- Spouse
- Mia Swier ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2019 )
- Genres
- Pop
- Instruments
- Vocals piano guitar violin drums mandolin harmonica
- Labels
- Sony Columbia
- Website
- www .darrencriss .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 5 February 1987
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Darren
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
Article
Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee (2010–2015) and received a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for his leading role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018). He has also appeared on Broadway and in film and has released several musical albums.
A founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Los Angeles, Criss first garnered attention playing the lead role of Harry Potter in (and writing most of the music and lyrics for) StarKid's musical production of A Very Potter Musical. Criss has also starred on Broadway as a replacement in both How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In 2015, Criss co-founded Elsie Fest which is touted as "New York City's first outdoor music festival celebrating tunes from the stage and screen".
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