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Brad Kane

American actor, singer and writer (born 1973)


Summary

American actor, singer and writer (born 1973)

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nameBrad Kane
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birth_nameBradley Caleb Kane
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years_active1982–present
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the singer/actor

  • Pop
  • musical theatre
  • Federal
  • Reprise
  • Walt Disney Bradley Caleb Kane (born September 29, 1973) is an American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter. He has performed the singing voice of Aladdin in the Disney franchise since its first film (1992).

Career

Kane began to act with a small role in the film Six Weeks. At the age of eight, he obtained the role of one of the four chorus boys in the Broadway musical Evita. He was in that production for four months before changing to the pre-Broadway workshop of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, in which he acted alongside such stars as Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin. When he was eleven, Kane participated in the "Very Special Arts" festival, a series of benefit concerts for disabled children's charities, which gave him an opportunity to sing for then First Lady Nancy Reagan in the White House and at the Kennedy Center.

Kane has appeared in many commercials and programs such as Law & Order, One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow, and Plaza Sésamo. He has also been a host on the Nickelodeon series Rated K Update and has been the assistant conductor of an interview program called Girl Talk. In theatre, his credits include the role of the young Lucius in the Public Theater's production of Titus Andronicus, and two roles in James Lapine's Lincoln Center production of The Winter's Tale. He provided the singing voice of the character Aladdin, opposite Lea Salonga (Jasmine), in the 1992 film of the same name, as well as its sequels. In 1993, Kane and Salonga performed "A Whole New World" at the 65th Academy Awards.

In 1993, he played Arpad Laszlo in the Broadway revival of She Loves Me. He also played Tucker Wells in the season three episode "The Prom" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and provided Jonathan Levinson's singing voice in the episode "Superstar". On September 11, 2005, Kane was invited to a ceremony at Hong Kong Disneyland, the night before the theme park's opening. He performed the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin with Cantopop star Joey Yung. As Caleb Kane, he released the song "This Close", which was played on the movie Devil's Pond. Then in 2004, he released his website with a message board to promote his album This Day in History with the first single "Go Mad" released in March 2006. Caleb has two versions of the video of this single and also another promotional video for "In Your Own Way", a song that was played on the show The Black Donnellys.

His first album, This Day in History, was released on July 1, 2008. In Fall 2008, he joined the FOX science-fiction series Fringe as a writer and co-producer. After the completion of the second season, he left the show. He co-wrote the episodes: "The Cure" (co-written by co-executive producer Felicia D. Henderson), "The No-Brainer" (co-written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman), and "Inner Child" (co-written with Julia Cho). On June 7, 2011, it was announced that he was involved with the aborted reboot of Daredevil. Since 2014 Kane is a producer on Black Sails.

In 2018, Kane released a collection of ten songs on his SoundCloud site called NEGATIVE PICKUP. The project was abandoned by Kane, only releasing three songs. He has since retired from recording music professionally.

Personal life

Kane has been married to actress Sarah Thompson since July 28, 2007; together they have two daughters.

Filmography

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982Six WeeksNutcracker DancerUncredited
1984The Flamingo KidMitch
1992AladdinAladdin (singing voice)
1994The Return of JafarDirect-to-video
1996Aladdin and the King of Thieves
1996Christmas in CartoontownJack, Pinocchio, Singing Elf (voice)
1997Starship TroopersLanny
2002The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaTom Thumb (singing voice)Direct-to-video

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985ABC FunfitFunfit Kid
1988–1990Rated K UpdateHost
1991Law & OrderBuzz CollinsEpisode: "Out of Control"
1998Tales from the Wild: Cain the CoyoteNarrator
1999–2000Buffy the Vampire SlayerJonathan Levinson (singing voice), Tucker Wells2 episodes
2017Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroGrinkon (voice)Episode: "That Purple Guy"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Aladdin: Activity CenterAladdin (singing voice)
2001Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge

Theme parks

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Mickey's PhilharMagicAladdin (voice)Archive recordings

Writing and producing credits

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

  • Extinction (2018) (screenplay)
  • The Banker (2020) (story)

Television

YearTitleCreatorWriterExecutive
ProducerNotes
2008–2009Crash
2008–2010Fringe
2014–2017Black Sails
2018Lodge 49
2019–2023Warrior
2022Moonhaven
2022–2024Tokyo Vice
2025–presentIt: Welcome to Derry
2026

Discography

Albums

  • Classic by The Misconceptions (Brad's College band) (1993)
  • This Day in History (July 1, 2008)
  • Negative Pickup (2018)

Digital albums

  • "Go Mad"
  • "In Your Own Way"
  • Selections

Other albums

  • The Artist Lounge Album
  • Ahead of the Curve (EP)

References

References

  1. (October 10, 2015). "'I'm part of a wonderful legacy': Brad Kane reflects on being the voice of Aladdin".
  2. (October 11, 2015). "Aladdin stars reunite to sing A Whole New World".
  3. {{allMusic. album. r1405554. This Day in History
  4. (June 7, 2011). "Fox's 'Daredevil' Relaunch Hires 'Fringe' Writer Brad Caleb Kane".
  5. (August 16, 2015). "25 Secrets About the Making of Disney's Aladdin, Plus Major News for Robin Williams Fans".
  6. (October 12, 2015). "WAMG Interview: Brad Kane – The Singing Voice of Disney's ALADDIN – We Are Movie Geeks".
  7. "Stream Negative Pickup music {{!".
  8. "Sarah Thompson Married to Brad Kane Since 2007, Are They Happy Together? Married Life & Child". Famousstardom.
  9. (November 9, 2022). "''It'' Prequel Series at HBO Max Taps Jason Fuchs, Brad Caleb Kane to Serve as Co-Showrunners (Exclusive)".
  10. Grobar, Matt. (2024-08-19). "''Crystal Lake'': Brad Caleb Kane Set As New Showrunner For Peacock's ''Friday The 13th'' Prequel Series From A24".
  11. "Stream Negative Pickup music {{!".
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