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Richard White (born 1953)[1] is an American actor and opera singer best known for voicing the character of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He also voiced the character in the early 2000s animated TV series House of Mouse.

Richard White
White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019
Born	1953 (age 68–69)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, tenor opera singer vocalist
Years active	1979–present
Notable work	Voice of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Career

White also played the character of Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat at Paper Mill Playhouse and Robert Mission in The New Moon, at the New York City Opera. White also created the title role of Erik in the world premiere of Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston's musical, Phantom and sings the role on the cast recording.[2] White has performed on Broadway as Joey in The Most Happy Fella and has had roles in New York revivals of Brigadoon, South Pacific, and Auntie Mame.[2][3] He was nominated for a 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Musical for "Carousel" at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.^{[citation needed]} From 2012 to 2013, White starred as Sir Danvers Carew in the national tour and Broadway revival of Jekyll & Hyde.[4]

Filmography

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Great Performances	Gaylord Ravenal / Robert Mission / Himself	Episodes: "The New Moon" "Show Boat" "An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner"
1991	Beauty and the Beast	Gaston (voice)
1992	The 64th Annual Academy Awards	Himself	(TV special)
1993	Kill Zone	Medic
2001-2003	House of Mouse	Gaston (voice)	Episodes: "Daisy's Debut" "Clarabelle's Big Secret" "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner" "Humphrey in the House" "Halloween with Hades"
2016	King's Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon A Climb	Whisper	video game[5]

Theatre work

Broadway

• 1979 – The Most Happy Fella – Neighbor
• 2013 – Jekyll and Hyde – Sir Danvers Carew
• 2015 – Gigi[6]

Off-Broadway

• 1980 – Elizabeth and Essex – Performer
• 1987 – The Desert Song – Pierre Birabeau/The Red Shadow

Regional

• 1984 – The Desert Song – Pierre Birabeau/The Red Shadow
• 1985 – Show Boat – Performer
• 1985 – Carousel – Performer
• 1987 – Annie Get Your Gun – Performer
• 1989 – Show Boat – Gaylord Ravenal
• 1991 – Phantom – Erik/The Phantom
• 1991 – The Merry Widow – Performer
• 1992 – Oklahoma! – Performer
• 1993 – Phantom – Erik/The Phantom
• 1994 – Camelot – Lancelot
• 1996 – Gigi – Performer
• 1998 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Dr. Jekyll
• 2004 – Chasing Nicolette – Count de Valence
• 2013 – A Christmas Carol – Ebenezer Scrooge

Soundtrack

Year	Artist/Writer	Song	Film	Role
1989	Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II	"Where's The Mate For Me?" "Make Believe" "You Are Love" "Act I Finale" "Why Do I Love You?" "Nun's Processional" "Make Believe" "You Are Love"	Great Performances	Gaylord Ravenal
1991	Howard Ashman & Alan Menken	"Belle" "The Mob Song" "Gaston" "Gaston Reprise"	Beauty and the Beast	Gaston

References

External links

• Richard White at IMDb
• Richard White at the Internet Broadway Database
• The San Diego Drama King - An Interview with Richard White

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