Darren Criss

Darren Criss: Biography in Details

Who is Darren Criss?

Darren Criss is an actor and a singer. He is also popular as a lyricist/songwriter.

Additionally, he is famous for starring as Harry Potter in “A Very Potter Musical”. He earned a nomination for an Emmy award for writing the song, “This Time”.

Presently, he is a prominent figure in the media as the star of an American musical comedy-drama television series, “Glee”. He portrayed the role of Blaine Anderson in the series.

Darren Criss: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Darren was born on February 5, 1987, in the city of San Francisco in the state of California.

His birth name is Darren Everett Criss. He was born to his parents, Charles William Criss(father) and Cerina Bru(mother).

Born, Darren Criss is 36 years old as of now. He grew up in his hometown, San Francisco, California. He was always interested in music from a young age.

What is the Ethnicity of Darren Criss?

His ethnicity is mixed(English, German, Northern Irish, and Scottish) and his nationality is American.

Education, School/College University

As per his education, he attended Roman Catholic schools. Afterward, he joined Saint Ignatius College Preparatory.

He graduated in 2005. Later, he attended the University of Michigan.

Darren Criss graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Additionally, he majored in majoring in Theater Performance and minoring in Musicology and Italian.

Salary and Net Worth 2024

Presently, Darren Criss earns a pretty good amount of salary and has an estimated net worth of $3.5 million.

Darren Criss: Professional Life and Career

Darren Criss started his career in his childhood. As per his theater career, he joined the cast of “Fanny” in 1997.

Afterward, he starred in other Broadway shows like, “Do I Hear a Waltz?” in 1998, “Babes in Arms” in 1999, and others.

Per his film career, he made his debut in 2005 in a short film, “I Adora You”. But it was a minor role.

Afterward, in 2009, he made his debut on TV in a TV series, “Eastwick”. He played a recurring role as Josh Burton in 5 episodes. He went on to play several minor roles in TV and films.

Additionally, Darren Criss appeared in films like, “The Chicago 8”, “Ghost Most Likely”, “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie”, and so on.

Similarly, Darren Criss also starred in TV series like, “Web Therapy”, “American Horror Story: Hotel”, and others.

His major mainstream success came after he joined the cast of the TV series, “Glee” in 2009. She portrayed the role of Will Schuester in the series from 2010 to 2015.

As a singer, he has released multiple songs and albums. In 2008, he released a single “Skin and Bone”.

Afterward, in 2011, Darren Criss released his second single, “Dress and Tie”.

Awards, Nominations

This popular actor plus singer has won and been nominated for many awards.

Recently he has won awards such as Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (Golden Globe Awards 2019), Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (Screen Actors Guild awards 2019), Best Performance in a Show (MTV Movie and TV Awards 2018), and more.

Darren Criss: Rumors, Controversy

Back in 2015, he was part of the controversy. He made a “Transphobic” joke referencing Caitlyn Jenner.

Later, Darren Criss apologized to Caitlyn for his comment. Presently, he is free of any rumors that surround his personal and professional life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Darren Criss has a height of 5 feet 8 inches. He has black hair and hazel eyes. His body weighs 69kg.

Furthermore, there are no details regarding his body measurements.

Social Media

Darren Criss is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 1.17 million followers on Facebook, 3 million followers on Instagram, and 1.8 million followers on Twitter

Darren Criss also has over 224k subscribers on Youtube.

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