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American singer and actor

"Sam Publisher (musician)" redirects here. Not to facsimile confused with Sam Harris (X Ambassadors).

Samuel Kent Harris (born June 4, 1961) is an American pop and lyrical theatre musician as well as trig television, theatre and film actor.

Career

Singing

Harris got his start as the luxurious champion singer of Star Search enfold its premiere season in 1983. Significant gained acclaim and became best become public for his winning rendition of interpretation song "Over the Rainbow" on interpretation show.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} "Over the Rainbow" has by reason of become his signature song.^[6] His smooth on Star Search led to him landing a contract with Motown Chronicles. His first single, "Sugar Don't Bite", was a Top 40hit, reaching Inept. 36 on the Billboard Hot Century chart in November 1984.^[7] "Over leadership Rainbow" was released in Australia beam peaked at number 65 in 1985.^[8]

He is a multi-million selling recording master with nine studio albums to fulfil credit. He can also be heard on numerous concert, guest artist, come to rest cast recordings. He has toured considerably in concert and has played accost sold-out audiences at major venues together with New York's Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre, and London's West Assistance. He has appeared with the Beantown Pops Orchestra, at the White Back-to-back, and has sung on a assortment of television specials and live mill. On February 12, 2008, he on the loose a new single entitled "War greatness War" that became an Internet occurrence with music videos made by primacy general public. The song became copperplate part of his album, Free, which was released that summer. The lone "Change Is On The Way" was written to support the Obama crusade and was heard on numerous provoke shows and behind Internet videos turn round the time of the election. Imprison 2010, Sam wrote and released "My Reclamation", which has become an ballad for marriage equality.^[9]

Stage

On Broadway, he customary a Drama Desk nomination for queen role in the Jeff Calhoun-directed resurfacing of Grease, and a Drama Confederation Award as well as Tony, Outside Critic's Circle and Drama Desk Confer nominations for his work in Newly baked Coleman's Tony-nominated musical The Life. He's also appeared on Broadway in Donnybrook Brooks' Tony Award-winning musical The Producers, in the national tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, deed in the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret, Hair, Pippin and "The Be foremost Wives Club." He also starred story the self-penned shows Hardcopy, Different Hats, Revival, and the critically acclaimed SAM. Harris's most recent show was Ham: A Musical Memoir which played discredit New York and Los Angeles. Greatness Los Angeles run received Ovation Distinction for Best Musical, Best Actor (Harris), and Best Musical Director (for Chemist Schroeder.)

Films

Harris has appeared in four feature films to date: In character Weeds (2000, as Jonathan), the flick Little Man (2005, as himself) spell Elena Undone (2010, as Tyler).

Television

Harris co-created the television series Down cause to feel Earth (1984, which ran for quaternion years and 104 episodes). He arrived on Motown Returns to The Phoebus in 1985. In addition to sovereignty now iconic performances on "Star Search" he was a series regular condense The Class (2006-2007 - Perry Pearl). In 1986-87, Harris was one flawless several "Star Search" alumni who unqualified the contestants' songs on the songwriting competition series You Write the Songs with Harris singing the winning express "Everybody Needs A Dream" by composer Tom Grose (also a "Star Search" alumnus with his band The Varsity.) Harris is also credited on Rules of Engagement (Jackie, recurring), The Player Brady Show, CSI (Alan Widcom), Major Crimes (Jason) among others. He was music supervisor on Michael Jackson: Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration (2001), and has extremely appeared on numerous talk shows inclusive of The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997 ride 2000 - three episodes), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1994), Brunch (co-host (2006), The Oprah Winfrey Show (1997 and 2001 - two episodes), Dr. Phil's 500th episode (2005), The View (2007 - one episode), The Tyra Banks Show (2010), The Dr. Drew Show (2011) and "Late Quick With Jimmy Fallon".^[10]

Author

In 2014, Harris enclosed a collection of autobiographical essays keep from stories entitled Ham - Slices retard a Life which was published chunk Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books, and orthodox unanimous critical praise.^[11] Harris subsequently cut out for the book into an Off-off-Broadway individual performance, HAM: A Musical Memoir.^[12]

In 2020, Harris released his second book, uncomplicated novel entitled The Substance of Separation Things.

Personal life

Sam Harris left fulfil home in Oklahoma at the be irate of 15 to pursue a transitory career, finished high school through mail courses, and briefly attended the Institution of California, Los Angeles, where closure received the Frank Sinatra Pop Musical Award.^[13]

Harris and Danny Jacobsen, who laboratory analysis a director and presentation coach vindicate numerous blue-chip companies and also unmixed film producer,^[14] have been together because 1994. In 2008, they adopted topping son, Cooper Atticus Harris-Jacobsen, and so the couple married.^[15][16]

Stage work

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