Darren Criss Biography

Fast Facts

• Mother is a native of the Philippines
• Made professional stage debut at age 10 in a San Francisco production of Fanny
• Played drums in his brother Chuck's rock band as a teenager; also plays violin, guitar and piano
• Had the lead role (Harry Potter) in the send-up A Very Potter Musical, a theater production created by University of Michigan students that went viral on YouTube
• Sang in L
• A
• cafés before making TV debut in the ABC series Eastwick in 2009
• Billboard-chart accomplishments include first student musical ever to make a Top Cast Musical chart (Me and My D
• ) and first performance on Glee to debut at No
• 1 on any chart (Katy Perry's Teenage Dream)
• Is a founding member of Team StarKid, the theater company (now based in Chicago) behind A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel
• Older brother Chuck is a member of the New York-based rock group the Freelance Whales