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Skylar Astin
Astin in 2017
Born
Skylar Astin Lipstein

(1987-09-23) September 23, 1987 (age 37)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, fashion model and singer
Years active2006–present
Spouse
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(m. 2016; div. 2019)​

Skylar Astin Lipstein[1] (born September 23, 1987)[2][3] is an American actor, model and singer. He became known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). He was also in the original cast of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, and has since appeared in films such as Hamlet 2 (2008), Taking Woodstock (2009), Cavemen (2013), and 21 & Over (2013). He is also well known for his role as Greg Serrano on the last season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, a role originally played by Santino Fontana.

Early life

Astin was born in New York City, the son of Meryl and Barry Lipstein, a garment industry executive.[4][5] He grew up in New City, New York, in Rockland County. He has a sister, Brielle, and two brothers, Milan and Jace.[6] Astin is Jewish.[7] Having graduated from Clarkstown High School North, he attended Stagedoor Manor performing arts summer camp. He was also a student at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but he took a leave of absence when cast in Spring Awakening.[8][9] When he was 15, his agent selected his middle name, Astin, as his stage name.[1]

Career

Astin's first professional role was a minor role in the original Off-Broadway and Broadway casts Spring Awakening as Georg, a male student with a crush on his piano teacher. He had short solos in multiple songs, but the character is noted for his belting in the song Touch Me.[10][11][12] During his run as Georg, Astin filmed the role Rand Posin in the movie Hamlet 2.[13][14] He sang "Raped in the Face" on the soundtrack with Phoebe Strole, a Spring Awakening castmate, and his co-star in the film, and the film's star, Steve Coogan. Screenings of the film at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival led to Astin signing on with United Talent Agency.[15]

Astin joined the cast of the 2009 Adam Carolla sitcom Ace in the Hole on CBS. However, the show was not picked up by the network.[16][17]

In 2010, Astin took on the role of Mark Cohen in a production of Rent, directed by Neil Patrick Harris, at the Hollywood Bowl. The cast included Aaron Tveit and Vanessa Hudgens.[18] Also in 2010, he joined the cast of the Jere Burns sitcom Strange Brew on Fox, which like Ace in the Hole was not picked up.

Astin guest-starred as Ben in the July 2011 episode of Love Bites titled "Boys to Men" and, as Matt Kornstein, in the May 2012 episode of Girls entitled "Hannah's Diary". He also played a patient on House, Season 8, Episode 21, May 2012.

In 2012, Astin found his breakthrough starring in the comedy film Pitch Perfect (2012), as Jesse Swanson, and reprised the role in the 2015 sequel Pitch Perfect 2. Astin also starred in the comedy film 21 and Over (2013) as Casey.

Astin also starred in the TBS sitcom Ground Floor as Brody Moyer, a young ambitious money manager who falls for a girl on the ground floor. He also led an NBA comedy on ABC.[19]

Personal life

In 2006, Astin began dating Lauren Pritchard.[20] He then began dating Pitch Perfect co-star Anna Camp in 2013.[21][22] The couple were reported to be engaged in January 2016.[23] They married on September 10, 2016.[24] On April 19, 2019, the couple announced that they are filing for divorce.[25] As of late-August 2019, the divorce was finalized.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hamlet 2 Rand Posin
2009 Taking Woodstock John P. Roberts
2012 Love Written in Blood Henderson
Pitch Perfect Jesse Swanson Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor Comedy
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Anna Kendrick)
Wreck-It Ralph Roy (voice) BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film
2013 21 & Over Casey Altman
2014 Cavemen Dean Parker
The Oven Owen Miller Short film
2015 Pitch Perfect 2 Jesse Swanson Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor Comedy
2016 Monkey Up Monty (voice)
Flock of Dudes David
2017 Speech & Debate Walter Healy
2018 Hot Air Gareth Whitely
2019 Ghosts of War Eugene In post-production
2020 Secret Society of Second Born Royals Professor James Morrow[27] Disney+ film; in post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Love Bites Ben Episode: "Boys to Men"
2012 Girls Matt Kornstein Episode: "Hannah's Diary"
2012 House Derrick Episode: "Holding On"
2013–2015 Ground Floor Brody Moyer 20 episodes
2014 Glee Jean Baptiste Episode: "City of Angels"
2015 Halt and Catch Fire Jessie Evans 3 episodes
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Skylar Astin Wears Blue Jeans and Weathered Brown Desert Boots"
2016–2017 Graves Isaiah Miller 20 episodes
2017 Lip Sync Battle Himself Episode: "Skylar Astin vs. Metta World Peace"
2018 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Branch (voice) 9 episodes
2018–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Greg Serrano Regular cast member (10 episodes), replaced Santino Fontana
2019 Vampirina Frankenstein (voice) Episode: "Franken-Wedding"
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Max Regular cast member

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Online Gamer Mikey 3 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2006–2008 Spring Awakening Georg Zirschnitz Broadway
2010 Rent Mark Cohen Hollywood Bowl
2016 West Side Story Tony Wyzek Carnegie Hall
2016 God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Norman Mushari New York City Center Encores! Off-Center
2017 What We're Up Against Weber WP Theater McGinn/Cazale Theater
2019 Into The Woods Baker Hollywood Bowl

References

  1. ^ a b "Skylar Astin interview". Movieline.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Astin mentions his birthday on Twitter
  3. ^ Astin is stated as being 25, in October 2012 at People
  4. ^ Jackson, Brian Keith. "Broadways new teen heroes: Our own cast bios of the 'Spring Awakening' kids", New York 40 (9): 152–3.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ [1] was it supposed to be this? [2] Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Elkin, Michael (July 17, 2008). "Summer Awakening for Skylar?". The Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  8. ^ Lapowsky, Issie (April 24, 2007). "Putting NYU on hold for Broadway". Washington Square News. pp. nyunews.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  9. ^ Kalafatus, Greg (June 27, 2007). "New Spring Awakening Billboard Blooms Outside the O'Neill Theatre". playbill.com. Playbill. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  10. ^ Lemire, Christy (August 28, 2008). "Steve Coogan and 'Hamlet 2' have their funny moments, but that's all they are -- moments". goerie.com. Erie Times News. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  11. ^ Rooney, David (June 16, 2006). "Spring Awakening.(Off B'way)(Theater review)". accessmylibrary.com. Daily Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  12. ^ "Past , Present and Future Spring Awakening stars say hello and goodbye". broadway.com. July 19, 2008. Archived from the original on January 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  13. ^ Sanford, James (August 27, 2008). "'Hamlet 2': Hey, kids! Let's put on an offensive show!". mlive.com. Kalamazoo Gazette. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  14. ^ Ebert, Roger (August 22, 2008). "All Shakespeare needed was a gay men's chorus". newsbank.com. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  15. ^ Goldstein, Gregg; and Simmons, Leslie (February 7, 2008). "Seems Sundance did have deals", The Hollywood Reporter 403: 3–4.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 30, 2009). "Big Three cast leads on comedy", The Hollywood Reporter 409: 4.
  17. ^ Krannich, Michael (April 27, 2009). "Ace in the Hole: Pamela Adlon mit Hauptrolle ( Ace in the Hole: Pamela Adlon, with lead role)". serienjunkies.de (in German). Series Junkies. Retrieved 2009-05-16.(Google translation)
  18. ^ Brady, Tveit, Astin And Thoms Join RENT At Hollywood Bowl, broadwayworld.com; accessed May 17, 2015.
  19. ^ "'Pitch Perfect's' Skylar Astin to Star in ABC's NBA Comedy". Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  20. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZZZHn1J89M&t=548s
  21. ^ Co-Stars Anna Camp and Skylar Astin Are in Perfect Harmony, ABCNews.go.com; accessed May 17, 2015.
  22. ^ Celebrity, Huffington (September 5, 2013). "Skylar Astin and Anna Camp are the cutest". Huffington Post.
  23. ^ Mercedes Lara, Maria (January 2, 2016). "Pitch Perfect Costars Anna Camp and Skylar Astin Are Engaged – See Her Stunning Ring". People. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  24. ^ Nahas, Alli (September 11, 2016). "Pitch Perfect stars Anna Camp, Skylar Astin wed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  25. ^ Crabtree, Erin (April 20, 2019). "Anna Camp Files for Divorce From Husband Skylar Astin After Announcing Split". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  26. ^ Fernandez, Alexia (August 29, 2019). "Pitch Perfect Stars Anna Camp and Skylar Astin Finalize Their Divorce". People. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  27. ^ "Skylar Astin Joins Cast of Secret Society of Second-Born Royals on Disney+". BroadwayWorld. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
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