Aaron Tveit
Aaron Tveit
Aaron Kyle Tveitis an American actor and singer. He is known for originating the roles of Gabe in Next to Normal and Frank Abagnale Jr. in the stage version of Catch Me If You Can on Broadway. He is also known for his recurring role as Tripp van der Bilt on The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl, his portrayal of Enjolras in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables, as Mike Warren on the USA Network series Graceland, and,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth21 October 1983
CityMiddletown, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Sometimes chemistry does the trick, and other times, you have to forge that with the people.
I was very unsure about what I wanted to do in high school.
It's every actor's dream to work in a hit show on Broadway and also shoot a television show.
Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.
After 9/11, the amount of applicants the FBI received increased exponentially. Whereas you used to require a college degree, and it was a small group of people who were just out of college, after 9/11, it changed.
Being onstage is just a feeling that you cannot duplicate anywhere else because the energy that the audience is giving you forces you to give more energy. It's such an output and exchange of energy. You can't do that anywhere else.
I was a very awkward high schooler, especially in early high school. I had the middle part with a swoop, all that. It was the late ’90s!
It's interesting, a lot of my friends and family thought that was the moment I kind of showed everyone my humor; the silly side of me that friends and family know, so that could be what people were responding to. I have a big sense of humor, and people who know me know that silly side of me, so moving forward, I think it gives me the freedom and confidence to do more of that.
I still sing every day - in the shower or on the set all day. I'm sure everyone will tell you that I never shut up. But it's not in the capacity that I would like to.
In an ideal world for me, I would like to go back and forth [between film and theater]. I kind of want to do it all
You always have to make positive choices as an actor, even when you're playing someone who may not be doing the best things.
Basically, I didn't want to sing anything for the sake of singing it. There were some songs where I really wailed, but because it's such an intimate space anything I chose to sing simply to make sound was going to come off an inauthentic. So I was really happy with where it landed - every song I sang, I loved for one reason or another. I didn't have to worry about selling a song.
What is wrong with you people?
I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over.