Davis Gaines
Biography
Davis Gaines is an American stage actor and baritone who has played the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera more than 2,000 times, on Broadway and in touring, Los Angeles and San Francisco productions, after earlier playing Raoul on Broadway. Born in Orlando, Florida, he won a Bay Area Critics' Award for Best Actor and sang the Phantom segment at the 1994 Kennedy Center Honors. He created the lead in Whistle Down the Wind in 1996 and was the singing voice of Chamberlain in The Swan Princess (1994). His concert work includes Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001) and a 2000 concert of The Frogs. He won a 2012 Ovation Award as Cervantes in Man of La Mancha and appeared in Parade at Lincoln Center in 2015.
72years old
Turns 73 on January 21in 101 days
- Born Orlando
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 8 years1993 to 2001
Every film, newest first
- 2001Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in ConcertIMDb rating 8.6
- 1994The Swan PrincessIMDb rating 6.5
- 1993Warlock: The ArmageddonIMDb rating 5.4
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A first
Davis Gaines performed as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera more than 2,000 times, across Broadway, touring productions, Los Angeles and San Francisco, after having played Raoul in the Broadway production.
A change of course
As a high school student, Gaines worked as a costumed character at the Walt Disney World theme park, playing J. Worthington Foulfellow from Pinocchio.
A first
In 1996, Davis Gaines was the first actor to play the lead part of The Man in the musical Whistle Down the Wind.
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Worked with
Davis Gaines made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Richard RichDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Richard Rich
All films by Anthony Hickox
All films by Lonny Price
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Ovation Awards | Won | ||
Online
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