John Lloyd Young

Born: 1975-07-04

John Lloyd Mills Young (born July 4, 1975) is an American actor and singer.[1][2] In 2006, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his role as Frankie Valli in Broadway's Jersey Boys. He is the only American actor to date to have received a Lead Actor in a Musical Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Award for a Broadway debut.[citation needed] Young sang lead vocals on the Grammy-award winning Jersey Boys cast album, certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Young reprised his role as Frankie Valli in Warner Brothers' film adaptation of Jersey Boys, directed by Clint Eastwood and released June 20, 2014. Young was appointed by President Barack Obama to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. He was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on November 21, 2013.


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Jersey Boys

as Francis 'Frankie Valli' Castelluccio
Released: 2014-06-18

A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the...

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Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

as Nelson Hirsch
Released: 2010-12-24

A romantic comedy featuring a Jewish family who struggles coming to terms with their son's...

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Law & Order

as Cooper
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Glee

as Henri St. Pierre
First aired: 2009-05-19

In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own...

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