Happy birthday, Darren Criss! In honor of the singer's special day, let's take a look at his early beginnings, successes, net worth, his off-Broadway project, and more. Get to know more about the actor below.
Born Darren Everett Criss on February 5, 1987, in San Francisco, California, the musician is now 37 years old! He is the youngest child of his parents Cerina and Charles William Criss.
His brother, Chuck Criss, also took the path of music as he was a member of the group Freelance Whales.
For the first few years of his life, Criss lived in San Francisco, but they later resided in Honolulu, Hawaii, as his father needed to move for work as an investment banker.
In 2009, he got his diploma after studying Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Michigan where he majored in Theater Performance and minored in Musicology and Italian.
His love for music began at the age of five as he started taking violin lessons in which he mastered for the next 15 years.
He started writing music when he was 15 years old and thanks to his determination, he was able to release his first EP titled "Human" in 2009.
Darren Criss Career, Net Worth
Darren Criss' career skyrocketed when he played the role of Blaine Anerson on the popular Fox TV series "Glee." His character appeared in the second season in 2010 and fans were immediately captured by his charm and talent in singing.
From there, the singer continued having a successful career as he went on to star on his first-ever show in Broadway, replacing Daniel Radcliffe on the show "How to Success in Business Without Really Trying."
He then made his film debut on "Girl Most Likely."
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Some of his awards were the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Giffoni Film Festival, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
Thanks to his success, his estimated net worth is now $5 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Darren Criss Update 2023
Accorting to The Hollywood Reporter, Darren Criss and Evan Rachel Wood are the latest actors to star in the off-Broadway show "Little Shop of Horrors."
Both of them are in the Westside Theatre to star as the characters based on Roger Corman's horror comedy from the 1960.
This marks as Darren Criss' major comeback on the big stage as the last time he performed in a musical theater production was in 2015 in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."
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