{{Short description|American actor and dancer}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox person | image = JasonTam-byPhilipRomano.jpg | image_size = | caption = Tam in 2026 | name = Jason Tam | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|28}} | birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | other_names = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2006–present | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | website = }}
'''Jason Woodward Kalei'ihauola Tam'''<ref>[https://playbill.com/article/playbillcoms-cue-a-lysistrata-jones-jason-tam-com-185776 PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Lysistrata Jones' Jason Tam] ''- Playbill.'' Retrieved August 2nd, 2024.</ref> (born June 28, 1982) is an actor and dancer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Tam {{!}} Actor, Music Department, Soundtrack |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2037581/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> He is of mixed Chinese, Hawaiian, and European descent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tam |first=Jason |date=2023-08-16 |title=Celebrate Mixed Asian Day in NYC with @mixedasianmedia, on September 16th! |url=https://www.instagram.com/jasonwtam/reel/CwBGCmkMMBi/?hl=en |website=Instagram}}</ref> He graduated from Punahou School for high school and went to CAP 21 in New York City for musical theatre. His most notable roles include Markko Rivera on the daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'', Paul in the 2006 revival of the Broadway musical ''A Chorus Line'' (he was also featured in ''Every Little Step'', a documentary about the auditions and casting for that production), the SQUIP in both the Off-Broadway and Broadway run of ''Be More Chill,'' of Xander in ''Lysistrata Jones'' on Broadway and Shoe on the teen drama ''Beyond the Break''. His other stage performances include ''Les Misérables'' on Broadway, ''She Loves Me'' at The Guthrie Theatre, ''West Side Story,'' ''Oklahoma!,'' ''Footloose'' the Sacramento Music Circus, and ''King and I'' at Casa Manana. He is also a frequent collaborator with musical theatre writer Joe Iconis. In 2014 he joined the original cast of the Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey collaboration ''If/Then'' at the Richard Rodgers Theater as David. He played the role for the entire run of ''If/Then''.<ref>{{cite web|title=If/Then: Opening Night Cast |url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Cast/14003/If-Then-at-Richard-Rodgers-Theatre |website=Playbill Vault |publisher=Playbill, Inc. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402150622/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/Cast/14003/If-Then-at-Richard-Rodgers-Theatre |archivedate=2015-04-02 }}</ref> He can be heard on the 2014 ''Broadway’s Carols for a Cure'' album.<ref name="Gans">{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/jessie-mueller-rema-webb-ryan-shaw-jason-tam-tamika-lawrence-jenn-colella-will-be-heard-on-annual-carols-for-a-cure-cd-331781|title=Jessie Mueller, Rema Webb, Ryan Shaw, Jason Tam, Tamika Lawrence, Jenn Colella Will Be Heard on Annual ''Carols for a Cure'' CD|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=30 September 2014|work=Playbill|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
On April 1, 2018, he appeared in the live televised concert rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' as the apostle Peter.<ref>[https://www.nbc.com/jesus-christ-superstar/credits/cast " ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' Cast"] nbc.com</ref> He starred as the SQUIP in the Off-Broadway run of Joe Iconis' ''Be More Chill'' from July through September 2018, and again on Broadway starting on March 10, 2019, and ending on August 11, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jason-tam-joins-off-broadways-be-more-chill|title=Jason Tam Joins Off-Broadway's Be More Chill {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref>
==Theatre credits== *''Les Misérables'', Gavroche (replacement) (1993) *''She Loves Me'', Arpad Laszlo (2005) *''King and I'', Prince Chulalongkorn (2006) *''A Chorus Line'', Paul San Marco (2006–2008) *''[https://mrjoeiconis.com/the-black-suits The Black Suits]'', John Amoroso (2008) *''Lysistrata Jones'', Xander Lee, (2011–2012) *''Marry Me A Little'', Man (2012) *''If/Then'', David, (2014–2015) *''Merrily We Roll Along'', Franklin Shepard (2015) *''Dear Evan Hansen'', Virtual Community Voices (2016–2022) * ''KPOP'', Epic (2017) *''Jesus Christ Superstar'', Peter (2018) *''Be More Chill'', The SQUIP (2018–2019) *''[https://www.theatricalrights.com/show/fairycakes/ Fairycakes: the Play]'', The Prince/Cupid (2021) *''Bigfoot! The Musical'', Doctor (2026)
==Discography== *''A Chorus Line'' (revival Broadway cast recording) – 2006 *''Marry Me A Little'' (Off-Broadway cast recording) – 2012 *''If/Then'' (original Broadway cast recording) – 2014 (#19 on US charts) * ''Broadway's Carols for a Cure: 2014'' – 2014 * ''Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original Soundtrack of the NBC Television Event)'' – 2018 *''Be More Chill'' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) – 2019 * ''[https://open.spotify.com/album/6ZRpsXuPbKiQSLZvJwVkSD?si=mUyNfb8jRX2C7Oirr-ecWQ Album]'' – 2022
== Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film and television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2006–2009 | ''Beyond the Break'' | Shoe | TV series, 35 episodes |- | 2007–2012 | ''One Life to Live'' | ''Markko Rivera'' | TV series, 280 episodes |- | 2008 | ''Every Little Step'' | Himself | Documentary |- | 2008 | ''Meet Dave'' | A Chorus Line Dancer | Film |- | 2010 | ''The In-Between'' | Trevor | Short |- | 2010 | ''A Lack of Gravity'' | Trevor | Short |- | 2013 | ''Guilty'' | Ian | TV Movie |- | 2013 | ''Hawaii Five-O'' | Eddie Thorne | TV series, 1 episode |- | 2013 | ''Do No Harm'' | Brandon | TV series, 4 episodes |- |2018 | ''The Blacklist'' | Zeke | TV series, 1 episode |- |2018 | ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' | Peter | NBC Live Televised Musical |- |2020 | ''FBI: Most Wanted'' | Bobby Kao | TV series, 2 episodes |- |2020 | ''Over the Moon'' | Background Vocals | Netflix |- |2021 | ''Law and Order: Organized Crime'' | Father Lin | TV series, 1 episode |- |2022 | ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10917204/ Flirting, with Possibilities]'' | Mike | Short |- |2023 | ''Soil'' | (unnamed) | Short |- |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- |{{center|2012}} |Astaire Award |Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show |''Lysistrata Jones'' |{{Nominated}} | |- |{{center|2018}} |Lucille Lortel Award |Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |''KPOP'' |{{Won}} |{{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lortel.org/Archives/CreditableEntity/47520|title=Jason Tam - Lortel Archives}}</ref>}} |- |{{center|2019}} | Grammy Award | Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album | ''Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert'' | {{nom}} |{{center|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards-2018|title=61st Annual GRAMMY Awards|date=2018-12-06|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-10}}</ref>}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=2037581}} *{{iBDB name}} * [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jason-Tam/ Broadway World Profile]
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