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My Take
John Cullum fascinates me as living theatre history. Born in Tennessee in 1930, he has outlasted entire generations of stars while remaining a name people still speak with reverence. Two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical, for Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century, mark a performer who could sing, act, write, and direct with rare command. What impresses me most is not the awards but the durability: a career built on live applause rather than fleeting screen fame. That kind of trust, earned night after night on Broadway, cannot be faked, and his longevity is the surest proof of the real thing.
Overview
John Cullum (born March 2, 1930) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in many stage musicals and dramas, including Shenandoah (1975) and On the Twentieth Century (1978), winning the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for each.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Cullum
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・カラム
- Reading
- じょん・からむ
- Born
- March 2, 1930 (age 96)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / television actor / film actor / film director / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Knoxville High School
- University
- University of Tennessee
Awards & achievements
- 1966 Theatre World Award
- 1975 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- 1978 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.aboutjohncullum.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.