Andrew Kober
Kober at the stage door of Les Misérables
Born (1984-02-20) February 20, 1984
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2008–present
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​
Children2
FamilyArthur Kober (granduncle)
Websiteandrewkoberonline.com

Andrew Kober is an American stage and screen actor, best known for playing the role of Margaret Mead in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair.[1]

Early life

Kober grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. His granduncle Arthur Kober was born to a Jewish family in Eastern Europe, before immigrating to the United States.

He studied at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating with a degree in Acting in 2006. He moved to New York City later in the year, and continues to reside there today.

Career

Theatre

In 2008, Kober was cast in the Off-Broadway Revival of Hair, in the featured role of Margaret Mead. He stayed with the production in its 2009 transfer to Broadway, as well as its 2010 transfer to the West End.

Following Hair, Kober was cast in multiple small roles in the Second Broadway Revival of Les Misérables, and performed with the company until late 2015. After that, he was cast in the ensemble of the She Loves Me Broadway Revival, which had the distinction of being the first Broadway show to be live-streamed internationally online.[2]

Kober also performed in regional productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ken Ludwig's Baskerville, National Pastime, Sense & Sensibility, and Spamalot.[3]

Kober performed in a musical adaption of Twelfth Night from September 2–5, 2016 at the Delacorte Theatre.[4]

In 2017, Kober appeared in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George and the Los Angeles premier of Roman Holiday. In October 2017, began performing on Broadway in the cast of School of Rock.[5] Kober took a hiatus from School of Rock in summer 2018 in order to perform as Malvolio in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night. Following the show's closing, he returned to the cast of School of Rock.

Film and TV work

Kober has also made multiple guest appearances on popular television shows, such as Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, Blue Bloods, and Pan Am. He has been featured in the short film Chin Up, and can be seen in the filmed performance of She Loves Me.[6]

Other work

Kober is also a part of the comedy group, The (M)orons, along with three fellow Broadway actors and writers: Drew Gasparini, F. Michael Haynie, and Alex Brightman.[7]

Personal life

Kober is married to Farra Kober, the director of social media and community for MSNBC.[8] They married in 2012, and have a son born in 2016.[9][10][11]

Credits

Theatre

Year Production Role Category Location
2008 Hair Margaret Mead / Father / Tribe Member

u/s John Wilkes Booth

 Off-Broadway The Public Theater
2009 Broadway Al Hirshfeld Theatre
2010 West End Gielgud Theatre
2011 Spamalot Sir Dennis Galahad / Prince Herbert's Father / The Black Knight Regional Patchogue Theatre
2014-15 Les Misérables Innkeeper / Babet

u/s Factory Foreman
u/s Bamatabois

 Broadway Imperial Theatre
2015 Babet / Innkeeper / Factory Foreman
Babet / Innkeeper / Factory Foreman

u/s The Bishop of Digne

2016 She Loves Me Ensemble
u/s Georg Nowack
u/s Ladislav Sipos		 Studio 54
Twelfth Night Malvolio Off-Broadway Delacorte Theatre
2017 Sunday in the Park with George u/s Soldier / Alex
u/s Jules / Bob Greenberg
u/s Boatman / Lee Randolph
u/s Franz / Dennis
u/s Mr. / Charles Redmond		 Broadway Hudson Theatre
Roman Holiday Ensemble Regional Golden Gate Theatre
2017 School of Rock Bob / Cop / Mr. Hamilton / Ensemble

u/s Dewey

Broadway Winter Garden Theatre
2018 Twelfth Night Malvolio Off-Broadway Shakespeare in the Park
2019 Alice by Heart King of Hearts / Dr Butridge / Jabberwocky / Duck / Mock Turtle MCC Theater
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Don Kirshner Broadway Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Jean-Michel Regional Paper Mill Playhouse
2022-23 Beetlejuice s/b Beetlejuice
s/b Adam
s/b Charles		 Broadway Marquis Theatre

Filmography

Year Title Role Category Notes
2011 Boardwalk Empire Waiter TV series Episode: A Dangerous Maid
Pan Am Bob Operations Clerk Episode: Unscheduled Departure
2013 House of Cards Joe Taminini Episode: Chapter 7
2012-13 City of Dreams Tyler 2 episodes
2013 Blue Bloods Joey Marsh Episode: Growing Boys
2016 She Loves Me Various TV movie Live Performance

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Kober Theatre Credits". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. ↑ Romano, Aja (2016-06-30). "Tonight, Broadway will make history by live-streaming She Loves Me direct from the stage". Vox. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Kober". Andrew Kober. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Nikki M. James, Jose Llana and Andrew Kober to Lead the Public's TWELFTH NIGHT Musical Adaptation". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. ↑ Kober, Andrew (13 Sep 2017). "We've been practicing... I'm thrilled to be joining the Broadway company of @SoRmusical at the beginning of October. Cannot wait.pic.twitter.com/SXAPD498ck". @andrewkober. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Kober". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  7. ↑ "The (M)orons". www.wearethemorons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  8. ↑ "Farra Kober | MSNBC". MSNBC. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Kober on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  10. ↑ "Farra Kober (@Farrashley) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  11. ↑ "Broadway's Andrew Kober and His Wife Are Expecting! | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

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