Brian Love is an African American

African American

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 actor

Actor

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, singer, and martial artist. Originally from Lorain, Ohio

Lorain, Ohio

Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....

 he currently resides in both Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

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 and New York City

New York City

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. He has performed in the Kodak Theatre

Kodak Theatre

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 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, on Broadway

Broadway theatre

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, on National and International Tours, and regionally.

Brian Love is a race car driver at Concord Speedway he has won over 10 races in the past 3 years.

On Broadway, he is currently a swing and Simba

Simba

Simba is a lion character and the protagonist of Disney's most successful animated feature film, The Lion King. He is the son of Mufasa and Sarabi, nephew of Scar, mate of Nala, and father of Kiara. He has golden fur and when he grows into an adult, he has an auburn mane...

 understudy

Understudy

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 in The Lion King

The Lion King (musical)

The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well...

. He also originated the same role on the Gazelle National Tour. He has played the role of Benjamin Coffin III in both the First and Second National Tours of RENT

Rent (musical)

Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...

, where he performed both in the United States

United States

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 and in Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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. In addition, he was a featured ensemble member in The Ten Commandments: The Musical

The Ten Commandments: The Musical

The Ten Commandments: The Musical is a musical with music by Patrick Leonard and lyrics by Maribeth Derry. The book is adapted from the French musical Les dix commandements created by Élie Chouraqui from an idea by Albert Cohen....

 at the Kodak Theater, starring Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Val Edward Kilmer is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! , then the cult classic Real Genius , as well as blockbuster action films, including a supporting role in Top Gun and a...

,fitness star Shaun T

Shaun T (fitness trainer)

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, Nita Whitaker, and Adam Lambert

Adam Lambert

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. Regionally, he has been a Guest Artist with the Great Lakes Theater Festival

Great Lakes Theater Festival

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 in the show Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", also sung as "Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?", is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression. Written in 1931 by lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was part of the 1932 musical New Americana; the...

, played Jim in Big River

Big River (musical)

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a musical with a book by William Hauptman and music and lyrics by Roger Miller.Based on Mark Twain's classic 1884 novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it features music in the bluegrass and country styles in keeping with the setting of the novel...

 at Cain Park Theater, been a swing with the cabaret

Cabaret

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 show The All Night Strut, and has played Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman (musical)

Kiss of the Spider Woman is a musical with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, with the book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the Manuel Puig novel El Beso de la Mujer Araña...

and the Ken Page

Ken Page (actor)

Ken Page is an American cabaret singer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri, best known as the voice of the evil bag of bugs Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Kingdom Hearts series, and for playing Old Deuteronomy in the original Broadway and video cast of Cats.Ken...

 role in Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin'

Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr., music by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller, and lyrics by various writers...

at the Beck Center for the Arts

Beck Center for the Arts

The Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio, is a non-profit, performing arts and arts education organization. It is the largest theater and arts center on Cleveland's West Shore, educating and entertaining over 65,000 people per year...

 in Lakewood, Ohio

Lakewood, Ohio

Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area, and borders the city of Cleveland. The population was 52,131 at the 2010 making it the third largest city in Cuyahoga County, behind Cleveland and Parma .Lakewood, one of Cleveland's...

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Other theatrical credits

• The Ten Commandements, 2004 (The Kodak Theater), Ensemble (Original Cast)
• The Lion King
  The Lion King
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  , Ensemble (Original Gazelle Tour)
• RENT
  Rent
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  , Benjamin Coffin III (Replacement, Benny and Angel National Tours)
• Brother Can You Spare A Dime, 1997 (Great Lakes Theater Festival), Guest Artist

Martial arts

Love holds belts in 3 different martial arts, including Taekwondo - of which he is a second degree black belt - Okinawan Karate, and Kung Fu. He is also proficient in Self-Defense, Weapons Training, and Hapkido, a Korean martial art similar to that of Aikido. Love is a former California State Champion (2004) in Taekwondo in both sparring and forms with USA Taekwondo

USA Taekwondo

USA Taekwondo is the national governing body of Taekwondo for the United States Olympic Committee and as such is the official Member National Association of the World Taekwondo Federation in the USA. It began in the 1970s as the AAU National Taekwondo Association, and later broke away from AAU...

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