Brian Chenoweth

I was born in a small town in northwest Missouri Bethany MO in 1963 We moved to Prairie Village KS suburb of Kansas City a couple years later My debut into show biz was playing the titular role of George Washington in Ridgeview Elementary Schools musical of the same name in which I belted out my solo song Cherry Tree Chop on the cafetorium stage We moved to Florida when I was in Jr High School and I continued my love for acting singing and dancing on high school stages all over the state we moved a lot After graduating High School I went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University and subsequently spent a year in Jupiter Florida at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Theatre Training where I earned my Actors Equity Card After my year in Jupiter I moved to NYC and embarked on my career as an actor making my living on the boards traveling all over the country doing stock regional and dinner theatre I received the Carbonell Award in Florida for playing Bill Snibson in Me and My Girl and was also nominated for playing Rooster in Annie After a decade of performing on stages around the country I jumped into sketch improv and standup comedy in NYC I spent time studying and performing with Gotham City Improv Upright Citizens Brigade and was a member of the award winning four man comedy a capella group Minimum Wage Backstage Bistro Award for Best Musical Comedy Group In 1999 I moved to LA and while pursuing a career in TV and Film I continued doing sketch comedy and improv performing with Improv Olympic West and taking classes at The Groundlings During the early 2000s I wrote and performed a solo autobiographical show entitled Good News Rising well above the glut of mediocre solo shows Brian Chenoweths Good News is a serious delight Brian is a deeply engaging performer who draws us right into the personal realities behind the gay rights culture wars Good News is a wonderful night of hilarious compelling and solidly theatrical personal storytelling Tony Award winner Lisa Kron Fun Home Well 25 Minute Ride Five Lesbian Brothers wwwlisakroncom I continue to work in TV Film and Commercials here in LA Keep an eye out and you just might catch me on a rerun of something