Jeremy Pope

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Jeremy Pope
File:Jeremy pope 2019 1.jpg
Pope in 2019
Born (1992-07-09) July 9, 1992 (age 33)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2013–present

Jeremy Pope (born July 9, 1992) is an American actor and singer. Pope is the sixth person in Tony Award history to be nominated in two categories for separate performances during the same year, having received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role as Pharus Jonathan Young in Choir Boy and Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his role as Eddie Kendricks in Ain't Too Proud, the latter of which also earned him a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.[1][2]

In 2020, Pope starred in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood, which earned him a nomination for a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.[3] In 2023, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the film The Inspection.

Life and acting career

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A native of Orlando, Florida,[4] Pope attended Timber Creek High School and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[5] He made his Broadway debut in 2018 as Pharus Jonathan Young in the play Choir Boy, soon followed by a role as Eddie Kendricks in the jukebox musical Ain't Too Proud.[6] In 2019, he became the sixth actor in Tony Award history to be nominated in two categories during the same year, garnering nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role as Pharus Jonathan Young in Choir Boy and for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his role as Eddie Kendricks in Ain't Too Proud.[7] In 2019, he landed a lead role in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series Hollywood, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.[3][8] In 2021, he also had a main role as Christopher, Blanca's boyfriend in the third and final season of Murphy's TV series Pose. In 2022, Pope returned to the theater, starring as painter Jean-Michel Basquiat opposite Paul Bettany as pop artist Andy Warhol in The Collaboration.[9]

Personal life

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Pope began portraying Pharus Jonathan Young, his character in Choir Boy, at age nineteen. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he described the role's personal significance to him, "as he himself was growing up Black and gay".[6]

Acting credits

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Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Notes
2013 Choir Boy Pharus Jonathan Young New York City Center Off-Broadway
2014 Alliance Theatre Regional
Geffen Playhouse
2015 Invisible Thread Griffin Second Stage Theater Off-Broadway
2017 The View UpStairs Wes Lynn Redgrave Theater
Ain't Too Proud Eddie Kendricks Berkeley Repertory Theatre Regional
2017–18 The Kennedy Center
Ahmanson Theatre
Princess of Wales Theatre Toronto
2018–19 Choir Boy Pharus Jonathan Young Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Broadway
2019 Ain't Too Proud Eddie Kendricks Imperial Theatre
2022 The Collaboration Jean-Michel Basquiat The Young Vic London stage debut
2022–23 Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Broadway

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 The Ranger Jerk
2020 One Night in Miami Jackie Wilson
2022 The Inspection Ellis French
TBA The Collaboration Jean-Michel Basquiat Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Hollywood Archie Coleman Main role
2021 Pose Christopher Main role
2026 The Beauty Jeremy[10] Upcoming series; main role

Music

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A singer known for his passionate vocal style, Pope credits his music aspirations to his early years of singing in church, as well as during theater productions and talent shows at school. He also cites music as a constant mainstay in his life.[11] Outside of his acting and Broadway theatre work, he writes and records his own music. His music gained attention with his first independent single, the self-written, acoustic pop-oriented "Wait For You",[12] which also debuted as a YouTube video[13] in 2015. In 2018, he independently released his second single, the R&B-flavored "New Love",[11][14] for which he also produced its music video[15] in 2017. That same year, in 2018, he released his third independent single, "Feel So Good"[16] and produced its music video.[17] He is a featured vocalist on "Be Great",[18][19] the 2019 single by actress and singer Laura Dreyfuss (under her pseudonym Loladre). He is a principal soloist on Broadway cast recordings for The View UpStairs and Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, the latter of which garnered him a nomination for Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2020.[20] Though he has covered music by several artists, including Lady Gaga and Maroon 5, he is said to be working on an EP with accompanying production work from various producers.[11] On May 7, 2020, he released his fourth independent single, a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time".[21]

Singles discography

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Title Year
"Wait For You" 2015
"New Love" 2018
"Feel So Good" 2018
"Be Great" - Loladre (Laura Dreyfuss) (Jeremy Pope as featured vocalist) 2019
"Time After Time" (Cyndi Lauper cover) 2020
"September" (Earth, Wind & Fire cover) 2020

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Choir Boy Nominated
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2019 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Nominated
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Theatre World Award Outstanding Debut Performance Won
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Tony Award Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Nominated
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Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Ain't Too Proud Nominated
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Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Award Nominated
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2020 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Nominated
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Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Hollywood Nominated
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African-American Film Critics Association Breakthrough Performer Won
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2022 African-American Film Critics Association Best Actor The Inspection Won [30]
2023 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Actor Nominated [31]
Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actor Won [32]
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male Won
Golden Globe Award Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated [33]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance Nominated
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuosos Award Won [35]

In June 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first LGBTQ Pride parade, Queerty named him among the fifty heroes "leading the nation toward equality, acceptance, and dignity for all people".[36][37]

See also

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References

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