Chuck Cooper (born November , ) is an American actor. He won the Tony
Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, for his
performance as the pimp Memphis in The Life.Cooper made his Broadway
debut in in the musical Amen Corner, playing the role of Brother
Boxer. He was an understudy in the original Broadway casts of his next
three shows: Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (he eventually took over the
role of Adam), Passion, and Getting Away with Murder.Cooper won the
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, for
his performance as the pimp Memphis in the Broadway production of the
musical The Life.Cooper has also appeared in Chicago as Billy Flynn,
Caroline, or Change as the dual role of The Bus and The Dryer, and
Finian's Rainbow as Bill Rawkins, as well as benefit performances of
Hair and A Wonderful Life. In February he was the narrator in the
U.S. premiere of Seven Scenes from Hamlet, by the Spanish composer
Benet Casablancas, at the Miller Theatre in Manhattan.
Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, for his
performance as the pimp Memphis in The Life.Cooper made his Broadway
debut in in the musical Amen Corner, playing the role of Brother
Boxer. He was an understudy in the original Broadway casts of his next
three shows: Someone Who'll Watch Over Me (he eventually took over the
role of Adam), Passion, and Getting Away with Murder.Cooper won the
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, for
his performance as the pimp Memphis in the Broadway production of the
musical The Life.Cooper has also appeared in Chicago as Billy Flynn,
Caroline, or Change as the dual role of The Bus and The Dryer, and
Finian's Rainbow as Bill Rawkins, as well as benefit performances of
Hair and A Wonderful Life. In February he was the narrator in the
U.S. premiere of Seven Scenes from Hamlet, by the Spanish composer
Benet Casablancas, at the Miller Theatre in Manhattan.
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