Andrew Rannells Biography

Fast Facts

• Received Logo TV's Next Mega Star award at the New Now Next Awards in 2013
• He originated the role of Elder Price in the Broadway musical "The Book of Mormon" and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance
• He graduated from Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Neb․, and briefly attended Marymount Manhattan College
• Quote: "[on being nude in "Girls"] "If you're going to be on Girls, you have to be naked․ I mean, please․""
• Quote: "[on his sex scene in the HBO series "Girls"] "That was my first sex scene and nude scene․ I took that nudity waiver as a badge of honor․ I took a picture of it, I sent it to my friends․ I didn't even really read it․ That's the embarrassing part․""
• After his NBC-TV series "The New Normal" was canceled, he appeared onstage with Megan Hilty and Laura Benanti, whose NBC series also were canceled, at the 2013 Tony Awards to sing about their misfortune
• Has supplied voices for the English-language dub of the Pokemon anime series