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He has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994.
He has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994.

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Revision as of 22:01, 12 December 2004

Brian Stokes Mitchell (b. Oct 31, 1958, Seattle WA) is one of the leading actors on Broadway today. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central male star figures of the theatre in the last two decades.

His Broadway credits include Mail (1988), an all-black revival of Gershwin's Oh, Kay! (1990), Jelly's Last Jam (1992) based on the works of jazz artist Jelly Roll Morton, John Kander and Fred Ebb's Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), Ragtime (1998), the City Center Encores production of Jule Styne's Do-Re-Mi (1999), the 1999 revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate, King Hedley II (2001) and Man of La Mancha (2002).

He has a number of television and film credits, including the voice of Jethro in the animated feature The Prince of Egypt (1998) and a seven-year stint on Trapper John, M.D.,

He won the American Theatre Wing's Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for Kiss Me, Kate in 1999. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical for Ragtime in 1998 and Man of La Mancha in 2002, and for Best Actor in a Play for King Hedley II in 2001.

He has been married to actress Allyson Tucker since 1994.