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On this episode I talked with Jared about how he’s always been into entertaining people since he was little, why he chose to study theatre at Elon University and how earning a BFA in Musical Theatre from Elon kickstarted his career, making his National Tour Debut in Dear Evan Hansen almost immediately after he graduated from college, what the audition process for Dear Evan Hansen was like for him, what he knew about how popular Dear Evan Hansen was before taking the show on it’s First National Tour, when he found out he’d be making his Broadway debut as Jared in Dear Evan Hansen, how he separates himself from the character when the character he’s playing share his name, his favorite fan memories, celebrities he’s met who have come to see him in Dear Evan Hansen, the original musical he wrote “Mazkapan”, what he’s been up to over the past year, and MORE!
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Born in Livingston, New Jersey, Jared has been performing since the age of 5. As a child, Jared had his start in commercials for Quaker Oats (2003), Wendy's (2004) and Charmin (2004). He then began a voice-over-career on the Nickelodeon TV series Blue's Clues and its spinoff series Blue's Room. Jared went onto voice characters in the Warner Bros. film The Ant Bully (2006) and also landed a minor spot in the film Spider-Man 3 (2007). Jared has recorded many book series' such as Roscoe Riley Rules, Dan Gutman's My Weird School and Timmy Failure, for which Jared received the EarPhones Award by AudioFile Magazine (2015). Jared earned his BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University in May 2018. In August of that same year Jared began rehearsals for the First National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen, which officially opened on October 5, 2018. After playing Dear Evan Hansen to 25 cities, Jared took his final bow on the First National Tour September 22, 2019. Jared joined the Broadway company of Dear Evan Hansen on October 22, 2019 at the Music Box Theatre, where he was performing until the pandemic hit Broadway.
Favorite Cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch...the taste you can see.
