Biography
Making a splash on Broadway in the musical adaptation of John Waters' "Hairspray," Matthew Morrison would go on to become one of the hottest young talents on Broadway in the first years of the 21st century. A rare musical theater specialist able to parlay his skills into television stardom, Morrison found his voice amidst an itinerant youth as a proverbial "Army brat," eventually passing through the foremost cauldron of theatrical talent, …
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Career Milestones
1998 | Cast in minor role in the film "Primary Colors" |
1998 | Debuted on Broadway in the musical version of "Footloose" |
1999 | Appeared on an episode of "Sex and the City" (HBO) |
2000 | Joined the revival of "The Rocky Horror Show" on Broadway |
2002 | Earned a Tony nomination for playing Fabrizio Nacarelli in Adam Guettel's "The Light in the Piazza" on Broadway |
2002 | Played Link Larkin in the Broadway production of "Hairspray" |
2003 | Appeared in the film "Marci X" |
2005 | Cast as Sir Harry in the ABC production of "Once Upon a Mattress" |
2006 | Briefly joined the cast of "As the World Turns" (CBS) as Adam Munson; left due to a scheduling conflict |
2007 | Joined the off-Broadway show "10 Million Miles" at the Atlantic Theater Company |
2008 | Appeared in the Broadway production of "South Pacific" |
2009 | Played the lead role of glee club teacher Will Schuester on the Fox series "Glee"; earned Golden Globe (2009) and Emmy (2010) nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
2010 | Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series ("Glee") |
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy ("Glee") |
2012 | Joined ensemble cast of romantic comedy "What to Expect When You're Expecting" |
Awards
2009 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Glee |
2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Glee |
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2011 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Glee |
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Glee |