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John Treacy Egan (born July 10, 1962 in New York City) is an American actor and singer.
Early life
Egan attended the Rye Country Day School and graduated from SUNY Purchase .
Career
Egan first appeared off-Broadway in When Pigs Fly at the Howard Fairbanks Theater in 1996.In 1997 Egan made his Broadway debut in Jekyll & Hyde, playing the roles of Groom and Mike.He is also in the film version Broadway Television Networks/Atlantic Recordings.In 2001 Egan was in the Off-Broadway show Bat Boy: The Musical.Also in 2001 Egan appeared as Hortensio in Kiss Me, Kate at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles.Egan then starred in the musical The Producers.He played the role of Franz Liebkind from May 2002 to April 2003, and then took over the role of Roger De Bris from April to October.He returned to the show a year later, playing Max Bialystock for one week in December 2004. On November 1, 2005, he officially took over the role of Max, and played it through the end of the Broadway run in 2007 (except for a break of several months in 2006, in which sitcom star Tony Danza assumed the role). He is currently the only actor to have played three principal roles.Egan was also in the 2005 film The Producers with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, as First Nighter.Egan appeared with Josh Groban in the Actors' Fund Benefit Concert of Chess on September 22, 2003, at the New Amsterdam Theater.In 2007 Egan created the role of Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid.As of October 2009 Egan is back on Broadway, playing a parent and reporter in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Bye Bye Birdie. Currently on Broadway playing the role of "Joey" in the Tony Nominated musical, Sister Act.
John released his first solo CD Count The Stars in April 2008.His second solo CD, On Christmas Morning, was released in October 2009.
Egan was in the movie Last Night with Eva Mendes and Keira Knightley. He has appeared on 30 Rock, Law & Order, As the World Turns, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Egan can be heard on the cast albums of When Pigs Fly, Jekyll & Hyde, Bat Boy, and The Little Mermaid.He can also be heard on the 2005 soundtrack for film remake of The Producers, .
