Robb Sapp (born June 1, 1978) (sometimes known as Rob Sapp, or Robbie Sapp) is an American actor and singer who has appeared in musicals, both on Broadway and Off-Broadway as well as in regional theatre.

Early life

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Sapp grew up in Solon, Ohio. Sapp's father, Robert Sapp and his uncle William Sapp were in the band, Fully Assembled. His mother is involved in an Italian food catering business. Sapp once worked at Sea World of Ohio, dressing as a whale along with Marc Sumerak. He attended Syracuse University. While there he participated in Damn Yankees, Anything Goes and Much Ado About Nothing. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, he was approached by Music Theater of Wichita and participated in shows including Singin' in the Rain, Evita and The Pajama Game. Sapp then relocated to New York City.

Career

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Other projects

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  • Robb and his friend Jason Weston also run a photography studio named Dirty Sugar.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Robb Sapp credits" playbill.com, retrieved April 14, 2010
  2. ^ "Internet Off-Broadway Database listing, 'Zanna Don't'" lortel.org, retrieved April 14, 2010
  3. ^ "Internet Off-Broadway Database Listing, 'Johnny Guitar'" lortel.org, retrieved April 14, 2010
  4. ^ Jones, Kenneth.William Finn Spoofs Spelling Bees in New Musical, Putnam County Spelling Bee, July 8-Aug. 1 in MA" playbill.com, July 8, 2004
  5. ^ a b "Internet Broadway Database listing, Robb Sapp" ibdb.com, retrieved April 14, 2010
  6. ^ [1] playbill.com
  7. ^ "Internet Off-Broadway Database listing, 'Happiness'" lortel.org, retrieved April 14, 2010
  8. ^ Gans, Andrew.Meet Me in St. Louis Plays St. Louis' Muny Beginning July 6" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, July 6, 2009
  9. ^ "Shrek The Musical: Robb Sapp to replace John Tartaglia as 'Pinocchio'" newyorktheatreguide.com, August 17, 2009
  10. ^ Chagrin Falls High School Chagrin Falls High School

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