What "X-Men" character is the star of the musical biopic "The Greatest Showman" famous for playing?
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Michael Gracey Michael Gracey is an Australian film and commercial director and visual effects artist. He is the director of the upcoming musical biopic "The Greatest Showman" starring Hugh Jackman.
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Hugh Jackman Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres. He is known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the "X-Men" film series, as well as for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy "Kate & Leopold" (2001), the action-horror film "Van Helsing" (2004), the magic-themed drama "The Prestige" (2006), the epic fantasy drama "The Fountain" (2006), the epic historical romantic drama "Australia" (2008), the film version of "Les Misérables" (2012), and the thriller "Prisoners" (2013). His work in "Les Misérables" earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013.
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Sabretooth (comics) Sabretooth (Victor Creed) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, the character first appeared in "Iron Fist" #14 (August 1977). Sabretooth was originally portrayed as a non-powered serial killer but was later written as a mutant possessing bestial superhuman abilities, most notably a rapid healing factor, razor-sharp fangs and claws, and superhuman senses. He is a vicious assassin, responsible for numerous deaths both as a paid mercenary and for his personal pleasure.
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Frank Novak Frank Novak (born March 4, 1945) is an American character actor who has made dozens of film and television appearances in "Independence Day", "Newsies", "Breast Men", "Seinfeld", "", "NYPD Blue", "Becker", "Charmed", "Diagnosis Murder", "Party of Five", "Monk", and "Las Vegas". He gave a memorable performance as General Douglas MacArthur in the miniseries "The Korean War" made for Chinese television, and played Henry Kissinger in the science fiction epic "Watchmen."
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I'm the Greatest Star "I'm the Greatest Star" is a popular song from the 1964 musical "Funny Girl", written by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne, and originally performed by Barbra Streisand in the role of Fanny Brice, first in the Broadway cast, then again in the 1968 film adaptation.
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Steve Austin (character) Steve Austin is a science fiction character created by Martin Caidin for his 1972 novel, "Cyborg". The lead character, Colonel Steve Austin, became an iconic 1970s television science fiction action hero, portrayed by American actor Lee Majors, in American television series "The Six Million Dollar Man", which aired on the ABC network as a regular series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978. In the television series, Steve Austin takes on special high-risk government missions using his superhuman bionic powers. The television character Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s.
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Harry Welchman Harry Welchman (24 February 1886 – 3 January 1966) was an English star of musical theatre. He made several appearances in non-musical plays, but was remembered as, in the words of "The Times", "perhaps the most popular musical comedy hero on the London stage in the years between the wars."
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High School Musical on Stage! High School Musical on Stage! is a musical based on the Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical", with music and lyrics by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Ray and Greg Cham, Drew Seeley, Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, Bryan Louiselle, David N. Lawrence, Faye Greenberg and Jamie Houston, and a book by David Simpatico. It has quickly become a very popular choice for high school musical theatre productions.
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Ultimate X-Men Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint. The Ultimate X-Men exist alongside other revamped Marvel characters in Ultimate Marvel titles including "Ultimate Spider-Man", "Ultimate Fantastic Four", and "The Ultimates".
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John Xintavelonis John Xintavelonis (also known as John X) is a Tasmanian actor and comedian, known in Australia for his performance as Pumbaa the warthog in the Australian production of the stage musical, "The Lion King".
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Tracy Jordan Tracy Jordan (full name: Ogbert Jordan) is a fictional character in the American television series "30 Rock", played by the actor Tracy Morgan. The character is a movie star whose personality traits and life events are taken from Morgan's own life. In the episode "Grandmentor", Jordan refers to himself as "Tracy Morgan". In 2010, "Entertainment Weekly" ranked him the 55th Greatest Character of the Last 20 Years.
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Michael Cerveris Michael Cerveris (born November 6, 1960) is an American actor, singer, and guitarist. He has performed in many stage musicals and plays, including several Stephen Sondheim musicals: "Assassins", "Sweeney Todd", "Road Show", and "Passion". In 2004, Cerveris won the Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for "Assassins" as John Wilkes Booth. In 2015, he won his second Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical for "Fun Home" as Bruce Bechdel.
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Theo Stockman Theo "Firecracker" Stockman (born December 27, 1984) is an American actor, singer, and disc jockey, known for his roles in Broadway musicals such as "Hair", "American Idiot", and "American Psycho", and for his role in the film "A Good Marriage".
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John Raitt John Emmet Raitt (January 29, 1917 – February 20, 2005) was an American actor and singer best known for his performances in musical theater.
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The Medicine Men (The Avengers) The Medicine Men is the ninth episode of the third series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series "The Avengers", starring Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman. It originally aired on ABC on 23 November 1963. The episode was directed by Kim Mills and written by Malcolm Hulke.
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Zorro (musical) Zorro is a musical with music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, a book by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson, and lyrics by Stephen Clark. It is inspired by the 2005 fictional biography "Zorro", the first original story of the pulp hero Zorro, written by Chilean author Isabel Allende (itself a prequel to the events of the original Zorro story, the 1919 novella "The Curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley). It also contains numerous references to earlier Zorro-related works, especially the 1998 film "The Mask of Zorro". The original musical did a trial run tour which proved to be successful, and led to a transfer to the West End (which included some minor changes such as the recasting of the roles of Luisa and Ramon).
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Peggy Ryan Margaret O'Rene "Peggy" Ryan (August 28, 1924 – October 30, 2004) was an American dancer, best known for starring in a series of movie musicals at Universal Pictures with Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean.
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Leslie Uggams Leslie Marian Uggams (born May 25, 1943) is an American actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child in the early 1950s, Uggams is recognized for portraying Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries "Roots" (1977), earning Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. She had earlier been highly acclaimed for the Broadway musical "Hallelujah, Baby!", winning a Theatre World Award in 1967 and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1968. Later in her career, Uggams received renewed notice with appearances alongside Ryan Reynolds in "Deadpool" (2016) and in a recurring role on "Empire".
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John Doe (musician) John Nommensen Duchac (born February 25, 1953), known professionally as John Doe, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet, guitarist and bass player. Doe co-founded LA punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical performances and compositions span rock, punk, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series "Roswell".
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Pete Campbell Peter Dyckman "Pete" Campbell (born February 28, 1934) is a fictional character on AMC's television series "Mad Men". He is portrayed by Vincent Kartheiser.
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Behind the Iron Mask Behind the Iron Mask is a musical with a book by Colin Scott and Melinda Walker and music and lyrics by John Robinson. It received unanimously unfavourable reviews which forced its early closure. The show draws inspiration from the Man in the Iron Mask
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Quicksilver (comics) Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the comic book "X-Men" #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series, and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title "The Avengers".