Reeve Carney
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Reeve Carney is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He appears in the Broadway
musical
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
as the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man
.
.
Carney attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles with his brother, Zane and future band mates Aiden Moore and Jon Epcar. He went on to study at the University of Southern California
Thornton School of Music
, majoring in studio jazz guitar.
in Manhattan, and later got to sing with Michael Jackson
. At the age of sixteen, he got the chance to perform at B.B King’s Blues club.
His band, Carney, consists of Reeve, Zane (on guitar), Aiden Moore on bass and Jon Epcar on drums. Carney released their debut album, "Mr. Green Vol. 1", in May 2010. The band opened for Arcade Fire and U2
in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on July 30 on the final date of the U2 360° Tour
.
Carney as of 2011 lives in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. He is starring as Spider-Man
in the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
, which began previews in November 2010. The rest of the band are performing as part of the pit orchestra
for Turn Off the Dark.
It has been announced that Carney will portray Jeff Buckley
in an untitled movie about the singer-songwriter's life, directed by Jake Scott
. On casting Carney, Buckley's mother and executive producer of the film, Mary Guibert, said, "I've seen him perform several times.. .he's been getting ready for this all his life. It certainly doesn't hurt that he looks so much like Jeff."
Carney has also been named a Givenik
Ambasador.
Live albums
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spider-Man comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, published by Marvel Comics, as well as the 2002...
as the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
.
Early life
Carney was born and raised in the West Village area of ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
.
Carney attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles with his brother, Zane and future band mates Aiden Moore and Jon Epcar. He went on to study at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premier music schools in the United States...
, majoring in studio jazz guitar.
Career
When Carney was eight years old, he sang at Avery Fisher HallAvery Fisher Hall
Avery Fisher Hall is a concert hall, in New York City and is part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic, with a capacity of 2,738 seats.-History:...
in Manhattan, and later got to sing with Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
. At the age of sixteen, he got the chance to perform at B.B King’s Blues club.
His band, Carney, consists of Reeve, Zane (on guitar), Aiden Moore on bass and Jon Epcar on drums. Carney released their debut album, "Mr. Green Vol. 1", in May 2010. The band opened for Arcade Fire and U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on July 30 on the final date of the U2 360° Tour
U2 360° Tour
The U2 360° Tour was a worldwide concert tour by rock band U2. Launched in support of the group's 2009 album No Line on the Horizon, the tour visited stadiums from 2009 through 2011. It was named for a stage configuration that allowed the audience to almost completely surround the stage...
.
Carney as of 2011 lives in the Greenwich Village area of Manhattan. He is starring as Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
in the new Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark is a rock musical with music and lyrics by U2's Bono and The Edge and a book by Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The musical is based on the Spider-Man comics created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, published by Marvel Comics, as well as the 2002...
, which began previews in November 2010. The rest of the band are performing as part of the pit orchestra
Pit orchestra
A pit orchestra is a type of orchestra that accompanies performers in musicals, operas, and other shows involving music. In performances of operas and ballets, the pit orchestra is typically similar in size to a symphony orchestra, though it may contain smaller string and brass sections, depending...
for Turn Off the Dark.
It has been announced that Carney will portray Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley , raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician...
in an untitled movie about the singer-songwriter's life, directed by Jake Scott
Jake Scott (director)
Jake Scott is a British film director who works primarily in the field of music videos. Most of his works were produced under the Ridley Scott Associates banner or RSA's music video subdivision Black Dog Films...
. On casting Carney, Buckley's mother and executive producer of the film, Mary Guibert, said, "I've seen him perform several times.. .he's been getting ready for this all his life. It certainly doesn't hurt that he looks so much like Jeff."
Carney has also been named a Givenik
Givenik
- Givenik.com :Established in 2007 by Jordan Roth , Givenik is a unique service allowing theatergoers to buy theatre tickets and give 5% of their ticket price to the charity of their choice....
Ambasador.
Discography
Studio albums- Looking Glass EP (2004)
- Nothing without You EP (2008)
- Mr. Green Vol. 1 (2010)
Live albums
- Live at Molly Malone’s (2006)
Filmography
Source: Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dave's World Dave's World Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series was based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry.-Plot:... |
Extra | TV series (episode "The Funeral") |
| 1994 | Pom Poko Pom Poko is a 1994 Japanese animated film, the eighth written and directed by Isao Takahata and animated by Studio Ghibli.Consistent with Japanese folklore, the tanuki are portrayed as a highly sociable, mischievous species, able to use "illusion science" to transform into almost anything, but too... |
Various voices | |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars Snow Falling on Cedars (film) Snow Falling on Cedars is a film directed by Scott Hicks. It is based on David Guterson's novel of the same title. It was released in 1999 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.-Plot:... |
Young Ishmael Chambers | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... for Best Performance in a Feature Film |
| 2004 | Father of the Pride Father of the Pride Father of the Pride is an American animated television series that began broadcasting on NBC on August 31, 2004 and was part of a short-lived trend of CGI series in prime-time network TV .-Overview:... |
Voice | TV series (episode "Donkey") |
| 2009 | Spread Spread Spread may refer to:*Statistical dispersion*Spread , an edible paste put on other foods*the score difference being wagered on in spread betting*the measure of line inclination in rational trigonometry... |
Lead Singer | |
| 2010 | The Tempest | Ferdinand | |
| 2011 | Jump Start Jump start Jump start may refer to:* Jump start , a method of starting an automobile* Jump Start * Jumpstart for Young Children, a nonprofit organization* JumpStart, an educational software series... Live |
Various voices | TV series (Episode dated 6 January 2011) |