Terrence Mann

Terrence Mann
Born	Terrence Vaughan Mann (1951-07-01) July 1, 1951 Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Theatre director, actor, dancer, choreographer, singer
Years active	1970–present
Spouse(s)	Charlotte d'Amboise (1996–present)
Children	2

Terrence Vaughan Mann (born July 1, 1951) is an American actor, director, singer, songwriter and dancer who has been prominent on the Broadway stage for the past three decades. He is a distinguished professor in musical theater at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Early life

Mann was born Terrence Vaughan Mann in Ashland, Kentucky, the eldest son of Helen and Charles Mann. Mann's mother was a concert pianist, and his father sang in a barbershop quartet. Music was always a part of his growing up, so singing came naturally to him. But it was the multiple pleasures of the stage that drew him to the world of theater.

In an interview with the Hartford Courant, in his own words, "When I was doing the junior class play — it was called 'In Deadly Earnest' — at the end of a scene, the script said, 'They kiss.' It was then that I honestly thought, 'I'm going to be in the theater!' I was fascinated with having words put in my mouth and that someone would say something back to me that would get us to a moment where we ended up in a kiss. I remember when my school counselor asked me what I wanted to do, I said without hesitation, 'Go into the theater!'"

Mann grew up in Largo, Florida and he is a 1969 graduate of Largo High School. His first professional gig came during his college years in Jacksonville University. For $35 a week, he was given an offer to perform in the annual outdoor theater spectacular "The Lost Colony," during the summers on the Outer Banks of Manteo, North Carolina It was here he met Joe Layton, who later was instrumental in getting him his first Broadway show.

Mann later on attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, where his mentor was Malcolm Morrison, former dean at The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. For many years Mann was a regular at Morrison's North Carolina Shakespeare Festival.

Career

He played the Bounty Hunter 'Ug' in the Critters movies, but has worked mainly on the stage and with musicals.

Mann made his Broadway debut in 1980 in the Tony Award-winning musical, Barnum, at the St. James Theatre. He played the supporting role of Chester Lyman. He made his true break-through performance in the original Broadway cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, in which he met and starred alongside his future wife, Charlotte d'Amboise. He created the memorable lead role of the "playful" cat Rum Tum Tugger. In 1985, Mann played assistant choreographer Larry in Richard Attenborough's film version of A Chorus Line.

In 1987, he won the role of Inspector Javert in the original Broadway cast of Les Misérables. His portrayal of Javert earned him his first Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a role which he would later reprise near the end of the musical's run at the Imperial Theater in 2003.

Mann earned his second Tony Award nomination in 1994 for his portrayal of the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and reprised his role in the Los Angeles production in 1995 along with many of the original broadway cast members. In 1997, Mann created the role of Chauvelin in the Frank Wildhorn musical The Scarlet Pimpernel.

He has also starred in other musicals including: Rags (1986), Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989), Getting Away with Murder (1996), and the 2000 Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show (in which he played Frank-N-Furter, replacing Tom Hewitt in the role after the production re-opened following the attack on the World Trade Center), in addition to the (then) off-Broadway show Assassins (1991). He also appeared in all four Critters films as an alien bounty hunter named Ug. He starred in the television soap opera All My Children as Earl Boyd in 1997. Mann played "Old Tom" in Paul Green's outdoor drama The Lost Colony in North Carolina, and later returned to his theatrical roots to direct the show for a few seasons.

He starred in the Broadway musical Lennon, which opened the summer of 2005, and closed soon afterwards. He then travelled to Costa Mesa, California to appear in the world premiere of The Studio, written and directed by his brother-in-law Christopher d'Amboise, at South Coast Repertory in March, 2006.

Mann has made guest appearances on The Equalizer, Gargoyles (voice of Oberon), The Tick (voice), and Law & Order. He was also a leading character on The Dresden Files as Hrothbert "Bob" of Bainbridge, a cursed ghost. He portrayed oceanographer Bob Ballard in the 30 Rock episode "TGS Hates Women".

He appeared in the 2008 films A Circle on the Cross as James Monroe Good, Eavesdrop as August, and the 2009 film The Mandala Maker as Museum Chief Curator. Other films completed include a small role in Jazz in the Diamond District and as Lt. Fox in Red Hook.

In November 2009, he originated the role of Mal Beineke opposite Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the Chicago tryout of a musical adaptation of The Addams Family. The show, along with Mann, transferred to Broadway, and opened in March 2010. He continued to play the role of Mal Beineke until April 2011, when he, along with several other members of the original cast, left the show. Mann played King Charles in the American Repertory Theatre production of Pippin, a role he first played in the 2004 World AIDS Day Concert. He reprised that role in the Broadway revival for which he received a 2013 Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

In 2015, he took over the role of Charles Frohman in the Broadway musical Finding Neverland, replacing Anthony Warlow, who left the show on September 27. He was to remain in the role until Kelsey Grammer's return in January 2016.

He recently appeared in the role of "Man in the Yellow Suit" in the Broadway musical, Tuck Everlasting.

Personal life

In 1996, he married performer Charlotte d'Amboise. The couple has two daughters, Josephine and Shelby.

Work

Filmography

Year	Production	Role	Format	Notes
2015	Sense8	Mr. Whispers	Series, Netflix	Regular
2011	30 Rock	Bobert "Bob" Ballard	Series, TV	Guest
2009	Red Hook	Lt. Fox	Movie, Film
2009	The Mandala Maker	Museum Chief Curator	Movie, Short
2008	A Circle on the Cross	James Monroe Good	Movie, Film
2008	Eavesdrop	August	Movie, Film
2007-2008	The Dresden Files	Bob (Hrothbert of Bainbridge)	Series, TV	Regular
1997	Liberty! The American Revolution	General John Burgoyne	Mini-Series, TV
1997	True Women	Captain Haller	Movie, TV	Uncredited
1997	All My Children	Earl Boyd	Series, TV	Guest
1996	Mrs. Santa Claus	Augustus P. Tavish	Movie, TV
1996	Gargoyles	Oberon	Series, TV	Guest
1995	Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical Comes to L.A.	Beast	Movie, TV
1992	Loving	Leland Osgood	Series, TV	Guest
1991	Critters 4	Ug / Counselor Tetra	Movie, Film
1991	The 10 Million Dollar Getaway	Richard Eaton	Movie, TV
1991	Critters 3	Ug	Movie, Film
1991	Bump in the Night	Ben Nicolaides	Movie, TV	Voice
1989	Stuck with Each Other		Movie, TV
1988	Big Top Pee-wee	Snowball the Clown	Movie, Film
1988	Critters 2: The Main Course	Ug	Movie, Film
1988	Gandahar	The Collective Voice	Movie, Film	Voice
1986	As The World Turns	Jester	Series, TV
1986	Solarbabies	Ivor	Movie, Film
1986	Critters	Ug / Johnny Steele	Movie, Film
1985	A Chorus Line	Larry	Movie, Film
1972	Spook!	Richard	Movie, School

Stage productions

Production	Year	Theater	Role	Notes	Awards
Tuck Everlasting	2016	Broadhurst Theatre	Man in the Yellow Suit	Broadway, Original Cast
Finding Neverland	2015	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre	Charles Frohman	Broadway Cast
Pippin	2013-2015	Music Box Theatre	Charles	Broadway, Original Cast	Nomination; Tony Award for Best Featured Actor
The Addams Family	2009-2011	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre	Mal Beineke	Broadway, Original Cast
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas	2006
The 24 Hour Plays 2005	2005
Lennon	2005	Broadhurst Theatre		Broadway, Original Cast
Pippin	2004	World AIDS Day Concert	Charlemagne
Les Misérables	2003	Imperial Theatre	Javert	Broadway, Reprised Role
The Rocky Horror Show	2000-2002	Circle in the Square Theatre	Frank N. Furter	Broadway Cast
Cats	2000	Winter Garden Theatre	Rum Tum Tugger / Admtus	Broadway, Reprised Role
The Scarlet Pimpernel	1997-2000	Minskoff Theatre	Citizen Chauvelin	Broadway, Original Cast
Getting Away with Murder	1996	Broadhurst Theatre	Gregory Reed	Broadway, Original Cast
Beauty and the Beast	1995-1996	Shubert Theatre	Beast	Reprised Role
Beauty and the Beast	1994-1995	Palace Theatre	Beast	Broadway, Original Cast	Nomination; Tony Award for Best Actor
Assassins	1990-1991	Playwrights Horizons	Leon Czolgosz	Off-Broadway, Original Cast
Jerome Robbins' Broadway	1989-1990	Imperial Theatre	Various
Camelot	1989	Candlewood Playhouse	King Arthur
Les Misérables	1987-1988	The Broadway Theatre	Javert	Broadway, Original Cast	Nomination; Tony Award for Best Actor
Rags	1986	Mark Hellinger Theatre	Saul	Broadway, Original Cast
Cats	1982-1985	Winter Garden Theatre	Rum Tum Tugger / Admtus	Broadway, Original Cast
Barnum	1980-1982	St. James Theatre	Chester Lyman	Broadway, Original Cast

External links

• Terrence Mann at the Internet Broadway Database
• Terrence Mann at the Internet Movie Database
• Terrence Mann – Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing