Jeff Trachta
Encyclopedia
Jeff Trachta is an American
actor
, recording artist, comedian, and Las Vegas headliner.
star Thorne Forrester
on the CBS show The Bold & The Beautiful. Trachta held the role for eight years.
Trachta’s debut album "Bold and Beautiful Duets", with Bobbie Eakes
, soared to the top of the European charts within one month of its release. "Duets" was the first of his three albums, all of which have achieved triple platinum sales worldwide. Trachta has performed sold-out concerts in stadiums and arenas around the world including Holland, Switzerland, Italy, India, Finland, Germany, Belgium and South Africa.
Trachta’s other stage credits include: The Phantom in Phantom Of The Opera, Birdie in Bye, Bye, Birdie with Rue McClanahan, The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, Andy in Love Letters, Prince Charming in Cinderella, with television legends Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows and Rose Marie, Mr. Newman’s father in the world premiere of The Education of Randy Newman and Joseph in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at ArtPark in New York. In the fall of 2000, Trachta performed in a national tour of Nuncrackers playing Father Virgil.
Trachta has played opposite some of the comedic greats of our time, including Bob Hope
, Phyllis Diller, Carol Channing, and Robert Klein.
' feature Poison, in Royal Oaks Entertainment's Fatal Passion, and as J.J. in Robby Benson's directorial debut Do It Up.
Trachta’s other television roles include guest appearances on Pamela Anderson Lee’s international hit V.I.P., Here Come The Munsters
for FOX Television, Comedy Central’s Strip Mall with Julie Brown, ABC’s Loving as Hunter Belden, and Boyce McDonald on ABC's One Life to Live
. Trachta has appeared on numerous talk and news shows from LIVE with Regis and Kathy Lee, to Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight. His hosting credits include The Miss World Pageant.
In 2010, he performed on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
In 2008, Trachta brought the show to the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs, California, making history as the town's first permanent headliner. The show opened to the public September 26, 2008. In December 2008, he was named ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR by Southern California theater review.
On October 7th and 8th, 2011, Trachta will be Liza Minnelli's special guest at the Las Vegas Hilton.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, recording artist, comedian, and Las Vegas headliner.
Music
Trachta’s break in Hollywood was as the soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
star Thorne Forrester
Thorne Forrester
Thorne Forrester is a fictional character on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The character has been played by Winsor Harmon since December 1996; previously, the role was played by Clayton Norcross from the show's premier in 1987 until 1989, then by Jeff Trachta from 1989 until 1996.-The...
on the CBS show The Bold & The Beautiful. Trachta held the role for eight years.
Trachta’s debut album "Bold and Beautiful Duets", with Bobbie Eakes
Bobbie Eakes
Bobbie Eakes is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Macy Alexander Forrester Chambers Sharpe on The Bold and the Beautiful and for her role as Krystal Carey Chandler Martin Hayward on All My Children .- Personal life :She is the youngest...
, soared to the top of the European charts within one month of its release. "Duets" was the first of his three albums, all of which have achieved triple platinum sales worldwide. Trachta has performed sold-out concerts in stadiums and arenas around the world including Holland, Switzerland, Italy, India, Finland, Germany, Belgium and South Africa.
Stage
Trachta made his Broadway debut starring as Danny Zuko in Tommy Tune’s revival of Grease at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. He also starred in the award-winning one-man play Agency, which ran for over a year in Los Angeles. Trachta received rave reviews and won the coveted Robby Award and Los Angeles Critic Choice Award for Best Performance in a Solo Comedy Play. The show, which Trachta co-wrote, was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment. Trachta received an Ovation nomination and won the 1998 Dramalogue Award for Best Comedy Performance for his role as Kenny Brewster in the Los Angeles premiere of Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down. The Los Angeles Times states, “Trachta’s Kenny is a subversive, tragicomic tour-de-force. Whether he’s playing a Chihuahua in hysterics, singing a heartfelt ballad, or charting the crackup of a comic genius, Trachta is superb.”Trachta’s other stage credits include: The Phantom in Phantom Of The Opera, Birdie in Bye, Bye, Birdie with Rue McClanahan, The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, Andy in Love Letters, Prince Charming in Cinderella, with television legends Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows and Rose Marie, Mr. Newman’s father in the world premiere of The Education of Randy Newman and Joseph in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at ArtPark in New York. In the fall of 2000, Trachta performed in a national tour of Nuncrackers playing Father Virgil.
Trachta has played opposite some of the comedic greats of our time, including Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
, Phyllis Diller, Carol Channing, and Robert Klein.
Television & Film
Trachta co-produced and starred in the film Interlocked (a.k.a. Bold Affair). He also starred as the lead in the Franchise PicturesFranchise Pictures
Franchise Pictures LLC was an independent motion picture production and distribution company founded by Elie Samaha and Andrew Stevens. They were known for their production in the action film genre...
' feature Poison, in Royal Oaks Entertainment's Fatal Passion, and as J.J. in Robby Benson's directorial debut Do It Up.
Trachta’s other television roles include guest appearances on Pamela Anderson Lee’s international hit V.I.P., Here Come The Munsters
Here Come the Munsters
Here Come the Munsters is a telefilm that aired on Fox October 31, 1995. It starred Edward Herrmann, Christine Taylor and Veronica Hamel. It included cameos from original Munsters surviving cast members Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Pat Priest...
for FOX Television, Comedy Central’s Strip Mall with Julie Brown, ABC’s Loving as Hunter Belden, and Boyce McDonald on ABC's One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
. Trachta has appeared on numerous talk and news shows from LIVE with Regis and Kathy Lee, to Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight. His hosting credits include The Miss World Pageant.
In 2010, he performed on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
Live Performances
Trachta headlined for two years at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, with the hit Jeff Trachta Live!, an inimitable variety show that features his comic genius, inspired impersonations, vocal versatility, and slickly choreographed footwork. From the initial notes of the opening number, a rousing rendition of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” -- in which he is backed on myriad immense video screens by a choir of 117 gospel singers, all of whom are Trachta in brilliantly conceived costumes and characters—it becomes clear that Jeff Trachta Live! is guaranteed to bring the house down with dynamic impressions and resonating special effects. The production also includes an uproarious homage to boy bands such as *NSYNC as well as a classic TV tribute in which Trachta is transformed into characters from such favorites as Gilligan’s Island, Green Acres and Bewitched. Las Vegas magazine calls the show, "A seamlessly staged comic tour de force."In 2008, Trachta brought the show to the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs, California, making history as the town's first permanent headliner. The show opened to the public September 26, 2008. In December 2008, he was named ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR by Southern California theater review.
On October 7th and 8th, 2011, Trachta will be Liza Minnelli's special guest at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Television
- The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
- Here Come the MunstersHere Come the MunstersHere Come the Munsters is a telefilm that aired on Fox October 31, 1995. It starred Edward Herrmann, Christine Taylor and Veronica Hamel. It included cameos from original Munsters surviving cast members Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, and Pat Priest...
- One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
Stage
- The Education of Randy Newman (2002)
- Little Shop of HorrorsLittle Shop of Horrors (musical)Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman...
External links
- www.newssite4jefftrachta.com
- http://www.myspace.com/jefftrachta