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Gavin Creel at an event for The 71st Annual Tony Awards (2017)

Biography

Gavin Creel

Overview

  • Born
    April 18, 1976 · Findlay, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    September 30, 2024 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma)
  • Birth name
    Gavin James Creel

Biography

  • Gavin Creel was born on April 18, 1976 in Findlay, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Delicate Medium, Submissions Only (2010) and Eloise at Christmastime (2003). He died on September 30, 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Trivia

  • Graduated from the University of Michigan w/ a B.A. in musical theater (1998).
  • In July 2024, Creel was diagnosed with a metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma.
  • Creel was a co-founder of Broadway Impact, the first and only grassroots organization to mobilize the nationwide theater community in support of marriage equality.
  • In 2009, Creel dated fellow actor Jonathan Groff.
  • He was also one of the founders, with Rory O'Malley and Jenny Kanelos, of Broadway Impact, an LGBT activist group that mobilized the New York theatre community in the pursuit of marriage equality.

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