Steve Kazee

Actor

Birthday October 30, 1975

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Ashland, Kentucky, U.S.

Age 48 years old

Nationality United States

Height 6′ 2″

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1955

Kazee and the cast of Once won the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.

He is featured on Christina Perri's song "A Thousand Years, Pt. 2", which appears on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).

1975

Steven Michael Kazee (born October 30, 1975) is an American actor and singer.

2000

Kazee began his professional acting career in the mid-2000s, and from 2005 until 2013 acted in a series of Broadway productions including Spamalot, 110 in the Shade, and Once.

Following the success of Once, Kazee acted on multiple television series, most notably playing Gus Pfender in the fifth season of Shameless.

2002

Kazee moved to New York City in 2002 and received his MFA from the Graduate Acting Program at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2005.

2005

He appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival's As You Like It in June 2005.

He appeared in Seascape on Broadway in November 2005 as the Leslie understudy.

Kazee was previously in a relationship with actress Megan Hilty from 2005 until 2012.

2006

In January 2006, he appeared as Timmy Cleary in The Subject Was Roses, which played at the Kennedy Center.

He was later cast as a replacement for Sir Lancelot in Spamalot on Broadway in April 2006.

In 2006, Kazee played Dumas Shepherd in an episode of the television series Conviction.

2007

In 2007, he starred as Bill StarBuck in the revival of 110 in the Shade on Broadway, In 2008, he played Sobinsky in To Be Or Not To Be, which ran from September 16 through November 16 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

In 2007, he appeared as Michael Barlow in Medium and Mark Green in Numb3rs.

2008

In 2008, he appeared on NCIS as Michael Locke.

2009

In 2009, he played Dominic Humphreys on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

2011

Kazee starred as Guy in the stage adaptation of Once, He originated the role off-Broadway when it opened at the New York Theatre Workshop on December 6, 2011.

Kazee had a starring role on the CMT's Working Class (2011), in which he played Nick Garrett.

2012

He is best known for starring as Guy in the musical Once for which he was awarded the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

Once began previews on Broadway on February 28, 2012, and opened on March 18, 2012, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

Kazee made several TV appearances promoting Once, including Late Show with David Letterman and Today Show.

Kazee won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

2013

In 2013 he appeared on Elementary as Jeff Hines and on Drop Dead Diva as Dustin Wycott.

2015

In 2015, he played Gus Pfender in a recurring role in season 5 and 6 of Showtime's series Shameless.

2017

In 2017 it was announced that Kazee would star in the stage adaptation of the 1990 film Pretty Woman, opposite Samantha Barks in her Broadway debut.

2018

Kazee returned to theater in 2018, starring as Edward in the Chicago tryout of Pretty Woman: The Musical.

Kazee was born and raised in Ashland, Kentucky.

He is an alumnus of Fairview High School and Morehead State University.

The musical, titled Pretty Woman: The Musical, is directed by Jerry Mitchell and premiered in Chicago in March 2018 and later opened on Broadway in August 2018.

After performing as Edward in the Chicago production, Kazee left Pretty Woman: The Musical due to "family reasons."

He was replaced by Andy Karl when the production transferred to Broadway.

In October 2018, it was confirmed that Kazee is in a relationship with Jenna Dewan.

2019

In September 2019, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child together.

2020

In February 2020, he and Dewan became engaged.

He and Dewan welcomed their son on March 6, 2020.

In January 2024, it was announced that the couple were are expecting their second child together.

Sources: Playbill; BroadwayWorld

Sources: Playbill; IBDB