Anthony Dean Rapp was born on the 26th October 1971, in Chicago, Illinois USA, and is an actor and singer, perhaps best known for his role as Mark Cohen in the musical “Rent” on Broadway in 1996, and later for the same role in the musical film release. He also portrayed Charlie Brown in the Broadway production of the musical “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” (1999). Rapp has been active in the entertainment industry since 1981.
So how much is the net worth of Anthony Rapp? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $1.5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Acting and singing are the major sources of Rapp’s modest fortune.
Anthony Rapp Net Worth $1.5 Million
To begin with, Anthony was raised by his mother Mary Lee Rapp, who worked as a nurse, as his parents divorced when the boy was two years old. He was educated at Joliet West High School in the small town of Joliet, with his brother Adam, who is a novelist and filmmaker.
Concerning his professional career, he first appeared on Broadway at the age of 10 in “The Little Prince and the Aviator”, based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “Little Prince”, but it was closed before full release. Then Anthony was cast in the musical “Precious Sons” (1986) for which he won and Outer Critics Circle Award. In 1987, Rapp appeared in the movie “Adventures in Babysitting directed” by Chris Columbus, but really rose to fame after he played the main in the coming of age comedy film “Dazed and Confused” (1993) by Richard Linklater, which was included on the list of the 10 best films of all time by Quentin Tarantino. His net worth was now well set.
In the new millennium, Anthony was in the main cast of the comedy film “Road Trip” (2000) by Todd Phillips, and other notable roles include Bender in the biographical drama film “A Beautiful Mind” (2001) directed by Ron Howard, which film grossed $313 million at the box office and won four Oscars. From 2014 to 2015, he starred in the musical “If / Then” in the role of Lucas, winning the Broadway.com Audience Award for the role. In addition, he has guest starred in a number of TV series including “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (2012), “Psych” (2013), “Stop the Bleeding” (2015) and others. Currently, he is a regular cast member of the series “Star Trek: Discovery” (2017 – present).
In addition to being an actor, Rapp released the solo album “Look Around” (2000), and in 2006 published his memoir “Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent”, his mother’s struggle against cancer and his own struggle to find himself; later, the book was turned into a musical, and the CD of the same name was released in 2012.
Also musically, Anthony is the leader of the band Albino Kid.
Finally, in his personal life, Rapp openly admits to being bisexual, yet he wants to be called queer, not gay.
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