Josh Groban

Josh Groban

Born 1981-02-27 (age 45) Los Angeles, California, USA
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Biography

Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records. As of 2012, he had sold over 25 million records worldwide.

David Foster called Josh to stand in for an ailing Andrea Bocelli to rehearse a duet, "The Prayer", with Celine Dion at the rehearsal for the 1998 Grammy Awards. Rosie O'Donnell immediately invited him to appear on her talk show. Foster asked him to sing at California Governor Gray Davis' 1999 inauguration.

He was cast on Ally McBeal by the show's creator, David E. Kelley, performing "You're Still You" for the 2001 season four finale.

After his appearance in two professional productions of the musical Chess, he made his Broadway debut in 2016 as Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, to critical acclaim and nomination for a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. His performance at the 72nd Tony Awards earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations, one for Outstanding Live Variety Special and one for Original Music and Lyrics for the song "This One's for You".

Groban co-starred as Tony Caruso Jr. in the Netflix original series,The Good Cop. He was also the host of Rising Star, he also appeared in the films, Coffee Town, Muppets Most Wanted, The Hollars, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. He also appeared on TV as Danny Chase in The Crazy Ones, as well as Walter Bernard Jr. in The Office.

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Known For

Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011

as Richard

Muppets Most Wanted
Muppets Most Wanted

2014

as Maximum Security Prisoner

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
The Hollars
The Hollars

2016

as Reverend Dan

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

2022

as Beast / Prince Adam

Coffee Town
Coffee Town

2013

as Sam

Live 8
Live 8

2005

as Self

The Disney Family Singalong
The Disney Family Singalong

2020

as Self - Performer

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular

2018

as Self - Performance

David Foster: Off the Record
Chess in Concert
Chess in Concert

2009

as Anatoly Sergievsky

Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
Concert for Diana
Concert for Diana

2007

as Self