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Author Description Anthony (Deane) Rapp is an American stage and film actor and singer.<br /><br />Rapp first performed on Broadway in 1981 in the flop <i>The Little Prince and the Aviator</i>, a musical based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel <i>The Little Prince</i>. The show closed during previews. He also appeared in the 1987 movie <i>Adventures in Babysitting</i>, which was directed by Chris Columbus. Columbus would later direct Rapp in the film version of <i>Rent</i>.<br /><br />Rapp has gone on to appear in several movies and Broadway shows, most notably as intellectuals. His notable work includes films <i>Dazed and Confused</i>, <i>A Beautiful Mind</i>, <i>School Ties</i>, <i>Road Trip</i>, the stage and film versions of <i>Six Degrees of Separation</i>, and <i>An American Family</i>.<br /><br />Rapp is probably best known for playing Mark Cohen in the off-Broadway and original Broadway casts of Jonathan Larson's musical <i>Rent</i>. For his audition for the musical, Rapp sang R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." He reprised that role in the film adaptation, which was released in November of 2005. Rapp has embraced his role as an unofficial spokesperson for the musical and has given numerous television and print interviews regarding the show and its development. Some of Rapp's photographs from rehearsals of <i>Rent</i> have been published.<br /><br />In 2000, Rapp released a solo CD, entitled <i>Look Around</i>.<br /><br />Rapp and Pascal, along with fellow original cast member Gwen Stewart, reprised their roles of Mark and Roger in a national tour of <i>Rent</i> beginning January 6, 2009.<br /><br />Rapp recently worked on a production of <i>Without You</i>, a one man show based on his memoirs concerning <i>Rent</i>, the death of Jonathan Larson and the death of his mother. It premiered at City Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA. He recently presented this piece in New York at Joe's Pub on September 29, 2009.

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