Rob McClure
Rob McClure
Rob McClureis an American actor. He has appeared in theatre in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area and also on Broadway. He received a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, for his first starring role on Broadway in the musical Chaplin, as Charlie Chaplin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth15 June 1982
CountryUnited States of America
art extent fan form growing huge knowledge loved muppet puppet
I was a huge Muppet fan growing up, but that was the extent of my puppet knowledge. I really loved the art form and the whole Henson universe.
dreamed huge saw waited
I was a huge fan of 'Avenue Q' long before I ever dreamed of being a part of it. I saw it off-Broadway at the Vineyard and waited at the stage door for autographs!
I get teased a lot for my optimism.
changing chaplin characters lose pixar similar stories
I would say that Pixar is doing for animation what Chaplin did for film, infusing it with heart and characters that you care about and stories that you lose yourself in. They are similar revolutionaries and changing a medium.
advise artists aspiring basement matter parts shows theater wherever
I would advise young aspiring theater artists to do as many shows as possible. It doesn't matter if it's in the basement of a church, in school, or in community theater. Do them wherever you can; big parts or small, it doesn't matter.
age came hugely running town
When I was a kid, I was hugely impacted by 'Jurassic Park.' I think I was just the right age when that movie came out, and I remember running around my town like a Velociraptor.
admired performers realized stopped until work
I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.
theater wife
I live in Philadelphia, and my wife and I do a lot of theater out in the Philadelphia community.
good love stuff
I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.
fell funniest love seen time
I had seen 'Avenue Q' off-Broadway back in 2003 and fell in love with it. I just thought it was the smartest, funniest thing I'd seen in a long time.
annoying customers dreamed musical recipes turn wise wrote
I never dreamed that the little ditties I wrote about annoying customers or bagel recipes would turn into a full-length musical comedy. But a very wise person told me to 'write what you know'. So I did.
chaplin charlie
I'm not Charlie Chaplin and will never, ever claim to be. But when I become the 'Tramp,' I can feel the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
cameras happening hard insanity mouth muppet people piano playing underneath
If you think hard enough about it, Rowlf the dog playing the piano on 'The Muppet Show' - what kind of insanity was happening underneath the cameras to make that happen? His mouth is moving, and he's got two hands playing the piano. That's two people under there!
sort
The very first audition, you just go in and sing. The second one, they give you this sort of cheapy, Walmart-looking puppet - before they give you the $6,500 'Avenue Q' puppet.