Draft:James Kall

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James Kall (born October 6, 1961) is an American actor. He began his career in the 1970s and has done works in television, film and theater to critical acclaim.[1][2][3]

James Kall
Kall and his dog Molly in Columbus, Ohio while on tour with "Mamma Mia"
Born
James Kall

(1961-10-06) October 6, 1961 (age 62)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University's School of Speech (Bachelor of Science degree)
Yale University School of Drama (MFA)
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1978–present

Early life and education

Kall was born in Columbus, Ohio[4] on October 6, 1961 to John and Billie Kall. He has three sisters and one brother. Kall was raised in Maple Heights, Ohio, he attended Holy Name High School and St. Wenceslas Grade School.[5]

Kall graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Speech at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He also graduated from Yale University School of Drama with an MFA in acting.[5]

Career

Kall first worked professionally in the 1978 TV miniseries The Dark Secret of Harvest Home. He has made appearances in a wide range of TV series, motion pictures, and advertisements, such as "Schitt's Creek",[6] "Christmas in Washington", "It Takes a Christmas Village", "Mayday", "Suits", "Murdoch Mysteries", "Terror in the Country", "Salvation", "Life With Judy Garland", "Queer as Folk", "Impulse", "Quints",[6] and "The Christmas Market".

He has worked in theaters across the United States and Canada. With more than 100 professional theater credits, he has starred in national tours of "Mamma Mia", "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"[4][7][8] (Which after getting cast, Kall slept with a dictionary next to his bed for months to prepare for the roll)[4] and "Fiddler on the Roof", in addition to the Broadway production of "By Jeeves" which was directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourne.[9][3][10][1] Kall had a small role in Stan Wojewodski’s production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II at the Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut from March 12th to April 11th 1992. His performance was reviewed by Randall Louis Anderson of the Johns Hopkins University Press as a “strong performance”. [11] He was in the cast of “The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov.[12] Kall starred as the great American songwriter George M. Cohan in the a production of “Georgie Boy!”.[2] He appeared in the Tony Award-winning Canadian original casts of musicals, "Kinky Boots" and "Come From Away". [13][14][15][16]


Personal life

Kall’s father John Kall, was a professional baseball player and scout for the Cleveland Indians.[17][18]

Kall helped to organize a fundraiser to help save the life of an Ottawa child who suffers from an advanced form of epilepsy heightened by Crohn’s Disease. Kall was part of the effort to start a pay-it-forward school campaign & raise $10,000.[19]

Kall has dual citizenship in the United States and Canada. He currently resides in Toronto with his husband Randy.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "THEATER REVIEW; It's Jeeves Again, to the Rescue of the Feckless British Upper Class". The New York Times. October 29, 2001.
  2. ^ a b "Review: Dancers are at center of The REP's 'Georgie Boy!'".
  3. ^ a b "'BY JEEVES,' JOLLY GOOD SHOW! WODEHOUSE THE MUSICAL: GREATEST TWITS". Washington Post. 2024-01-08. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  4. ^ a b c Writer, Staff. "A show with buzz". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ^ a b "James Kall: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  6. ^ a b "James Kall". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. ^ "Theater: 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'". Orange County Register. 2006-12-21. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  8. ^ HANDELMAN, JAY. "'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' hits with audience interaction". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  9. ^ Millward, Tom (2020-05-05). "The Show Must Go On! to stream Andrew Lloyd Webber's By Jeeves". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  10. ^ "James Kall". Playbill.
  11. ^ Anderson, Randall Louis (1993). "Review of Edward II". Theatre Journal. 45 (1): 106–108. doi:10.2307/3208590. ISSN 0192-2882.
  12. ^ Willis, John (February 2000). Theatre World 1993-1994. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-236-8.
  13. ^ "Come From Away actors feeling the Newfoundland spirit after St. John's debut". CBC News. January 24, 2019.
  14. ^ Bergen, Jane M. Von (February 6, 2023). "The biggest takeaway from 'Come From Away'? Unexpected friendships". Inquirer. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "While Come From Away took a break, its Toronto cast visited Gander". www.thestar.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  16. ^ "Toronto cast of Come From Away visits the place it all began". CBC News. January 28, 2019.
  17. ^ "John Kall Obituary (2009) - Sagamore Hills, OH - Cleveland.com". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  18. ^ "'They were our boys'". Kentucky New Era. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  19. ^ "Teaching how to 'pay it forward' for young Ottawa boy in need". Ottawa Citizen. November 12, 2021.
  20. ^ ""Theatre Conversation in a Covid World" with Toronto's 'Come from Away' James Kall". OnStage Blog. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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