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Tony Vincent (born 1973) is an American artist, actor and producer based in New York City and Nashville.

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Tony Vincent
Background information
Born	1973 (age 48–49) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Genres	Alternative
Occupation(s)	Artist actor record producer
Years active	1993–present
Website	tonyvincent.com

Early career

Vincent was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His professional career began while attending Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Using the school's recording studio, he recorded what became his first single, "Love Falling Down". It was originally released only to his hometown radio station, KLYT in Albuquerque. The song proved popular. When it hit No. 1 on that station's charts, he and a college friend hastily organized a campaign to release the single nationally. The single was released nationwide in May 1993 and appeared for one week on the national CCM Billboard Hot 100 in July 1993, becoming the first independently released single ever to do so. After signing a recording contract with Star Song Records / EMI, Vincent spent six more years recording in Nashville. During that time, Vincent had six No. 1 songs on Billboard's radio charts and his song, "One Deed", from the album of the same name, was featured in a United Way of America campaign.

Musical theatre

In 1998, Vincent moved to New York, and by March 1998 had landed a role in the American touring production of Rent. In January 1999, Vincent returned to New York and made his Broadway debut in the cast of Rent at the Nederlander Theatre, understudying the role of Roger, and later took over the role of Mark.

In 2000, Vincent was cast in the role of Simon Zealotes in the film remake of Jesus Christ Superstar in London; he was one of two Americans to be cast in the film (along with Frederick B. Owens). This new production brought about a revival of the show on Broadway, and Vincent and several of his castmates from the film were asked to star in it. Vincent was again cast as Simon, understudying the lead roles of Jesus and Judas, but was moved up to the lead role of Judas in a change just three and a half weeks before opening night (due to Jason Pebworth, the initially cast Judas, leaving the show) at composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's request. Vincent's performance as Judas won him a nomination for an Outer Critics award for "Best Featured Actor".[1] Impressed with his Broadway performances, Webber selected Vincent to travel through China in 2001, introducing the composer's music in a cultural exchange production later released on DVD as Andrew Lloyd Webber-Masterpiece (Live in Beijing).

In 2001, Vincent landed the lead role of Galileo Figaro in Queen's musical, We Will Rock You on London's West End. He performed the role from May 2002 through November 2003. Vincent also performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" with Queen for the band's June 2002 appearance at Party at the Palace, a celebration of Queen Elizabeth's 50th anniversary as monarch.

The North American premiere of We Will Rock You opened in Las Vegas in 2004. Vincent remained with the show until July 2005, when he returned to New York City to resume work on his solo music career.

Vincent originated the role of St. Jimmy in American Idiot, the Tony award-winning stage musical based on Green Day's award-winning album of the same name. The production premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2009 and, after being extended twice, became Berkeley Rep's most popular and highest grossing production.[2]

When American Idiot opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 20, 2010, Tony Vincent received considerable praise for his portrayal of St. Jimmy. Charles Isherwood of the New York Times praised the show as "performed with galvanizing intensity by a terrific cast, … a pulsating portrait of wasted youth that invokes all the standard genre conventions … only to transcend them through the power of its music and the artistry of its execution," and describing performance as having "mesmerizing vitality and piercing vocalism."[3] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, in his review of American Idiot, wrote "the standout is vocal powerhouse Tony Vincent as St. Jimmy, Johnny's dealer and toxic id.... American Idiot...cuts its own path to the heart. You won't know what hit you. American Idiot knows no limits – it's a global knockout."[4]

In April 2010, Vincent, along with co-star John Gallagher, Jr., received a 2010 Drama League Award nomination for the Distinguished Performance Award.

Vincent played his final performance as St. Jimmy on December 30, 2010, and was succeeded by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. The show closed on Broadway on April 24, 2011, but continues to tour globally with tour-exclusive casts.

Vincent made his return to Broadway in the production of Rocktopia from March 20 to April 29, 2018.[5][6]

Music career

Vincent released three solo albums during the 90's – Love Falling Down (1993), Tony Vincent (1995) and One Deed (1997).^{[citation needed]}

In 2007 Vincent released a five-song EP entitled A Better Way, a collaboration with platinum-selling producer Adam Anders and songwriter Nate Campany, and in 2012, he released his highly anticipated studio project, In My Head, which he co-produced with Swedish artist Ulf Dernevik.^{[citation needed]}

Side projects

In 2005, the multi-platinum vocal group Il Divo included the song, Hoy Que Ya No Estas Aqui (As Far As Any Man Can See), co-written by Vincent and Jorgen Elofsson (translation by Rudy Perez), on their self-titled debut album.^{[citation needed]}

Tony has been successful in the voice over world, and, to date, has done voice over work for Pepperidge Farm, Mrs Fields and for the Fisher-Price interactive game, I Can Play Guitar.^{[citation needed]}

Vincent has been a guest artist with The SAS Band for several live concerts in the UK.^{[citation needed]} He is also a recurring guest artist at the Vanemuine Theater in Tartu, Estonia.^{[citation needed]}

Vincent supports the work of the Broadway Dreams Foundation and regularly participates in their intensive theatre training courses as a faculty member and guest instructor.^{[citation needed]}

The Voice

Vincent was a contestant on the second season of the hit reality talent show The Voice. Cee Lo Green was so impressed by Vincent's powerful (blind audition) performance of We Are The Champions that he snatched him up for his Team (TeamCeeLo) and commented that Freddie Mercury would have been proud. Vincent won his Battle Round against teammate Justin Hopkins singing Journey's "Faithfully".

During the Live round, Vincent sang Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", but received mixed reviews from the judges, who felt the song held back his true voice dynamic. Vincent ended up in the Sing-Off of the Last Chance Performances, singing Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams", but was eliminated from the competition.

Discography

Year	Title	Label	Producer
1993	Love Falling Down (EP)	LamCo	Tony Vincent
1995	Tony Vincent	EMI/CMG	Charlie Peacock and Brent Bourgeois
1997	One Deed	EMI/CMG	Dennis Matkosky
2001	Jesus Christ Superstar	Sony Music	Simon Lee
2004	We Will Rock You (The Original London Cast Recording)	EMI UK	Brian May
2005	Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen	Hollywood	Oliver Leiber
2007	A Better Way (EP)	Adobe Music	Adam Anders
2010	"21 Guns", featuring American Idiot cast	Warner Bros	Billie Joe Armstrong
2010	American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording	Warner Bros	Billie Joe Armstrong
2012	"We Are the Champions" (NBC The Voice)]	Universal Republic Records	Bill Appleberry
2012	""Faithfully"" (NBC The Voice)	Universal Republic Records
2012	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (NBC The Voice)	Universal Republic Records
2012	In My Head (EP)	Adobe Music	Tony Vincent / Ulf Dernevik

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2000	Jesus Christ Superstar	Simon Zealotes
2001	The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: Masterpiece Live in Beijing	Himself (concert film)
2007	Fable	Michael
2009	Freud's Magic Powder	El Conquistador
2013	Broadway Idiot	Himself (documentary)

Stage work

Year	Title	Role	Venue
1998	Rent	Swing	First National Tour
1999	Rent	Mark / Roger u/s	Broadway
2000	Jesus Christ Superstar	Judas Iscariot	Broadway
2002-03	We Will Rock You	Galileo Figaro	London
2004-05	We Will Rock You	Galileo Figaro	Las Vegas
2009	Dirty Dancing	Ensemble	Chicago
2009	American Idiot	St. Jimmy	Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2010	American Idiot	St. Jimmy	Broadway

Television

Date	Title	Episode	Network	Role
April 1, 2013	The Carrie Diaries	"A First Time For Everything" (#112)	The CW	Gate Keeper
November 25, 2015 – present	Nature Cat	Interlude segments, "Pet Sounds" (#104b), "Freezin' in the Summer Season" (#302a)	PBS Kids	Dog Gone male performer

References

External links

• Official website
• https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0898778
• Tony Vincent at the Internet Broadway Database

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