Will Chase

infobox actor


birthdate=birth date and age|1970|9|12
birthplace=Frankfort, Kentucky
occupation=Stage, television actor
parents=Jerry&Betty Chase
children=Daisy, Gracie Chase

Will Chase (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor.

Born in Frankfort, Kentucky to Jerry and Betty Chase. Will is the youngest of three boys. After graduating from Western Hills High School he trained at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied conducting with Robert Spano and percussion with Michael Rosen. He landed his first Broadway show in 1998 as the "Squeegee Man" and "Roger" understudy in "Rent", now he currently stars as the last Roger in "Rent". His subsequent Broadway credits include "Miss Saigon" (with the original star Lea Salonga playing Kim to close the Broadway production), "The Full Monty", "Lennon", and "Aida", (in which he reprised the role of Radames at The Muny in St. Louis in July, 2006). He recently starred in the short lived "High Fidelity" on Broadway, and starred as Valentin in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA.

Chase's television guest appearances include "Canterbury's Law", "Law & Order", "Third Watch", "Conviction", and "Queens Supreme". He had a small role in the 2000 film "Shaft".

He has two daughters, Daisy and Gracie.

External links

*imdb|0153855
*ibdb|79108
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=516391 Will Chase Interview by Beth Stevens on Broadway.com]
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=32640 Star File on Broadway.com]