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Anthony Rapp is a singer, stage actor and television actor, born on October 26, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. That puts Anthony Rapp at 54 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Joliet West High School and New York University.
My Take
Anthony Rapp is one of those performers where you can clearly see two distinct chapters: before Rent and after Rent, with that Broadway original cast role as Mark Cohen being the hinge point of everything. When the show opened in 1996, he was part of something that genuinely changed what musical theater could look like — raw, urgent, politically alive — and he carried that same energy into the 2005 film. What I love about Rapp is that he never felt like someone coasting on a legacy moment; the guy kept working across stage, screen, and television with a seriousness you can trace straight back to his NYU years and the discipline that Broadway demands. A quiet cornerstone of a generation of theater kids who grew up measuring seasons in sunsets.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Anthony Rapp
- Name (Japanese)
- アンソニー・ラップ
- Reading
- あんそにー・らっぷ
- Born
- October 26, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- singer / stage actor / television actor / film actor / film producer
2. Background
- High school
- Joliet West High School
- University
- New York University
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Anthony Rapp born?
Born October 26, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Anthony Rapp from?
Anthony Rapp is from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What does Anthony Rapp do?
Anthony Rapp works as singer, stage actor, television actor, film actor, film producer.
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