David Bedella (born September , ) is an American actor. He is
currently based in London and is best known for his Olivier
award-winning role in the Jerry Springer â€" The Opera.Bedella was
born in Gary, Indiana and graduated from Merrillville High School in .
After performing in Showboat‘ at Opryland U.S.A. he began eight
years of theatre in Chicago from â€" during which, in , he won his
first professional acting award, the Joseph Jefferson Award (Actor in
a Supporting Role in a Musical) for his performance in A Chorus
Line.[citation needed] After several National Tours including
Dreamgirls, Jesus Christ Superstar and nd St., he relocated to New
York City in the autumn of and began what would be years of regional
and Broadway work which included Goodspeed Opera House in and a tour
of La Cage aux Folles starring Gene Barry and Leroy Reams.From to ,
he played Caiaphas in the th anniversary national tour of Jesus Christ
Superstar with Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Dennis DeYoung, Irene Cara
and Syrita Wright. In , he joined the original company of Smokey
Joe’s Café on Broadway which he played, on and off, for five years
before leaving to tour the United States with Diahann Carrol in Lerner
and Lowe’s Almost Like Being in Love.In , he and his boyfriend at
the time, Pressley Sutherland, relocated to the United Kingdom where
Bedella began his London career.
currently based in London and is best known for his Olivier
award-winning role in the Jerry Springer â€" The Opera.Bedella was
born in Gary, Indiana and graduated from Merrillville High School in .
After performing in Showboat‘ at Opryland U.S.A. he began eight
years of theatre in Chicago from â€" during which, in , he won his
first professional acting award, the Joseph Jefferson Award (Actor in
a Supporting Role in a Musical) for his performance in A Chorus
Line.[citation needed] After several National Tours including
Dreamgirls, Jesus Christ Superstar and nd St., he relocated to New
York City in the autumn of and began what would be years of regional
and Broadway work which included Goodspeed Opera House in and a tour
of La Cage aux Folles starring Gene Barry and Leroy Reams.From to ,
he played Caiaphas in the th anniversary national tour of Jesus Christ
Superstar with Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Dennis DeYoung, Irene Cara
and Syrita Wright. In , he joined the original company of Smokey
Joe’s Café on Broadway which he played, on and off, for five years
before leaving to tour the United States with Diahann Carrol in Lerner
and Lowe’s Almost Like Being in Love.In , he and his boyfriend at
the time, Pressley Sutherland, relocated to the United Kingdom where
Bedella began his London career.
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