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Lenny Wolpe (born 1951) is an American musical theatre actor who has appeared in Broadway musicals including ''Wicked'' and ''The Drowsy Chaperone''. ==Biography== Wolpe was born in Newburgh, New York. Wolpe majored in American history at George Washington University and was active in the university's theatre department. Upon graduation, Wolpe attended graduate school at the University of Minnesota to teach theatre. Wolpe made his Broadway debut in ''Onward Victoria'', which closed on opening night.〔Fitzgerald, TJ. (A "Drowsy" Chat with Lenny Wolpe ), Broadway World, September 11, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2008.〕 Other Broadway appearances include ''Copperfield'' (Mr. Dick), ''Into the Light'' (Peter Vonn), and ''The Sound of Music'' (replacement for Max Dettweiler). While in a national tour of ''Little Shop of Horrors'', Wolpe was asked to audition for ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' by producer Roy Miller, with whom he had worked at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey. Wolpe was cast as Feltzeig, a producer.〔 Wolpe created the role of the Wizard in ''Wickeds original workshops in Los Angeles. Beginning July 10, 2007, he played the Wizard on Broadway.〔Kuchwara, Michael. (Lenny Wolpe Is Broadway's New Wizard ), Associated Press, July 3, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2008.〕 Wolpe played his final performance as the Wizard in the Broadway company on July 27, 2008 and was replaced by P.J. Benjamin.〔Broadway.com Staff.(P.J. Benjamin Will Be Broadway's Wizard in Wicked ), broadway.com July 28, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2008.〕 Wolpe recently reprised the role as The Wizard in the first US National Tour of Wicked, where he replaced Lee Wilkof. His run started on September 6, 2008 and ended exactly a year later. Wolpe was succeeded by Richard Kline.〔(Richard Kline, Randy Danson Join Chandra Lee Schwartz and Donna Vivino on Wicked Tour )〕 In addition to ''Little Shop'', Wolpe has appeared in National tours of ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' and ''South Pacific''. Off-Broadway, Wolpe has appeared in ''Mayor'' (Mayor Koch),'' Brownstone'', ''Company'', and ''The Wonder Years''. His regional theatre credits include ''The Baker's Wife'' (Baker), ''Gypsy'' (Herbie opposite Betty Buckley), ''The Tale of the Allergist's Wife'' (Paper Mill Playhouse), ''A Class Act'', ''Radio Gals'' (Pasadena Playhouse), ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (Tevye in six productions), ''Fiorello!'', and ''She Loves Me'' (Reprise! L.A.).〔(Playbill biography of Wolpe )〕 On television, he was a series regular on ''Baby Talk'' and ''You're the One''. Wolpe has guest starred on more than 80 television programs including ''L.A. Law'' (on which he played a victim of Tourette's Syndrome), ''ER'', ''Six Feet Under'', ''The Golden Girls'', ''The King of Queens'', ''Ally McBeal'', and ''Chappelle's Show''.〔 In May 2012, Wolpe premiered in the role of Morty in a new off-Broadway show based on the eponymous (Old Jews Telling Jokes ) podcast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lenny Wolpe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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