Brian Love

Brian Love (born December 12, 1973) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and martial artist. he is from Lorain, Ohio. He has completed the first national tour of Whoopi Goldberg's Broadway hit musical Sister Act.

Love was a swing and Simba understudy in The Lion King.[1][2] He also originated the same role on the Gazelle National Tour. He has played the role of Benjamin Coffin III in the first and second national tours of Rent, where he performed in the United States and in Tokyo, Japan. In addition, he was a featured ensemble member in The Ten Commandments: The Musical at the Kodak Theater, starring Val Kilmer, Adam Lambert, Nita Whitaker, and American fitness star Shaun T.[3] Regionally, he has been a Guest Artist with the Great Lakes Theater Festival in the show Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, played Jim in Big River at Cain Park Theater, been a swing with the cabaret show The All Night Strut at Cleveland Playhouse Square, and has played Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Love resides in Hollywood, Florida.

Broadway credits

Other theatrical credits

Film & television appearances

Recordings

Martial arts

Love holds belts in three martial arts: Taekwondo - of which he is a second degree black belt, Okinawan Karate, and Kung Fu. He is also proficient in self-defense, weapons training, and Hapkido, a Korean martial art similar to that of Aikido. Love is a former California State Champion in Taekwondo in both sparring and forms with USA Taekwondo.

References

  1. ↑ The Broadway League. "The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Brian M. Love Theatre Credits". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  3. ↑ "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489853/"



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