Todd Graff
Biography
Todd Graff is an American actor and filmmaker who performed as a camper and later a counselor at the Stagedoor Manor performing arts camp in upstate New York, and he sang on the cast albums for Sesame Street and Sesame Street 2. He broke through in 1975 as Jesse on the PBS children's series The Electric Company, a role he played until production ended in 1977. On stage he earned a 1984 Tony Award nomination for Baby and won a Theatre World Award for the same musical, and he starred Off-Broadway in Birds of Paradise in 1987. His supporting turns in The Abyss (1989) and Strange Days (1995) came alongside writing work on films such as Used People and The Vanishing. He wrote and directed Camp (2003), which brought a Sundance Grand Jury Prize nomination, followed by Bandslam (2009) and Joyful Noise (2012), and he developed the miniseries The Crowded Room.
67years old
Turns 68 on October 22in 345 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: LibraLast day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 8 years1987 to 1995
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Early training
Graff was a camper and later a counselor at Stagedoor Manor, a summer camp for the performing arts located in upstate New York.
Big break
Graff joined the cast of the PBS children's series The Electric Company in 1975 as Jesse, a member of the Short Circus, replacing Stephen Gustafson, and stayed until production ended in 1977.
Beyond film
Graff's singing can be heard on the original-cast albums for Sesame Street, released in 1970, and its follow-up Sesame Street 2, released in 1971.
Behind the camera
At the Mark Taper Forum in 2006, Todd Graff took on directing duties for 13, a stage musical with book and songs by Jason Robert Brown and Dan Elish.
Todd Graff movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Films together
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Also two films together5 more actors
- John Bedford LloydUnder Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) and The Abyss (1989)
- Kimberly ScottUnder Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) and The Abyss (1989)
- Rose GregorioCity of Hope (1991) and Five Corners (1987)
- Adam NelsonUnder Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) and The Abyss (1989)
- Pierce Oliver Brewer, Jr.Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss' (1993) and The Abyss (1989)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1984 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
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