American actor Kevin Chamberlin is best known for performing in high-profile theatre productions such as Wicked, Seussical and The Addams Family. He is the recipient of three Drama Desk Award nominations and three Tony Award nominations. Chamberlin has also been seen in a range of television shows and films.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland but raised in New Jersey, Chamberlin studied acting at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of Arts, graduating in 1985. Since then, he has made a name for himself as a versatile actor with talents that span both stage and screen. His first film roles came in the late ‘90s, when he appeared in the classic action flick Die Hard with a Vengeance and Letters from a Killer. This was followed by roles in a number of prominent Hollywood films, including Lucky Number Slevin, Taking Woodstock and The Emoji Movie. Chamberlin has also been seen in various television shows, including NBC’s Heroes, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Frasier.
Chamberlin is also an accomplished theatre actor who has been nominated for both Drama Desk and Tony Awards. His most notable roles have been Horton in Seussical, Charlie in Dirty Blonde, and Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. His most recent performances have seen him join the cast of Wicked on Broadway, playing the role of The Wizard of Oz, and take on the role of Mr. Mushnik in the Pasadena Playhouse production of Little Shop of Horrors.