Brian Love
Brian Love (born December 12, 1973) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and martial artist. he is from Lorain, Ohio. He has completed the first national tour of Whoopi Goldberg's Broadway hit musical Sister Act.
Love was a swing and Simba understudy in The Lion King.[1][2] He also originated the same role on the Gazelle National Tour. He has played the role of Benjamin Coffin III in the first and second national tours of Rent, where he performed in the United States and in Tokyo, Japan. In addition, he was a featured ensemble member in The Ten Commandments: The Musical at the Kodak Theater, starring Val Kilmer, Adam Lambert, Nita Whitaker, and American fitness star Shaun T.[3] Regionally, he has been a Guest Artist with the Great Lakes Theater Festival in the show Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, played Jim in Big River at Cain Park Theater, been a swing with the cabaret show The All Night Strut at Cleveland Playhouse Square, and has played Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Love resides in Hollywood, Florida.
Broadway credits
- Sister Act, (National Tour)
- The Lion King, Swing/Simba Understudy (Replacement)
- The Lion King, Swing, Simba U/S, Banzai U/S (Gazelle Tour)
- RENT, Benjamin Coffin III (Replacement, Benny and Angel Tours)
Other theatrical credits
- The Ten Commandments: The Musical., (Kodak Theater), Ensemble, Featured Soloist (Original Cast)
- Brother Can You Spare A Dime, (Great Lakes Theater Festival), Guest Artist
- Kiss of the Spider Woman, (Beck Center for the Arts), Valentin
- Ain't Misbehavin' (Beck Center for the Arts)
- Big River (Cain Park), Jim
Film & television appearances
- The Ten Commandments: The Musical., (Kodak Theater), Ensemble, Featured Soloist
- Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, Soloist, (CBS Studios)
Recordings
- FIFA World Cup Theme, (Sony Studios), (ESPN World Cup), Lisle Moore, Composer
- The Ten Commandments: The Musical., (Kodak Theater), Ensemble, Featured Soloist (Original Los Angeles Cast Recording)
Martial arts
Love holds belts in three martial arts: Taekwondo - of which he is a second degree black belt, Okinawan Karate, and Kung Fu. He is also proficient in self-defense, weapons training, and Hapkido, a Korean martial art similar to that of Aikido. Love is a former California State Champion in Taekwondo in both sparring and forms with USA Taekwondo.
References
- ↑ The Broadway League. "The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ↑ "Brian M. Love Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ↑ "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489853/"