Andrew Kober

Andrew Kober
Kober at the stage door of Les Misérables
Born Andrew William Kober
(1984-02-20) February 20, 1984
Residence New York City, New York, U.S.
Other names Andrew Rebecca Kober
Education Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation Actor, musician
Years active 2008–present
Home town Shaker Heights, Ohio
Spouse(s)
Farra Kober (m. 2012)
Children 1
Family Arthur Kober (granduncle)
Website andrewkoberonline.com

Andrew Kober is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role of Margaret Mead in the 2009 Broadway revival of Hair.[1]

Early life and education

Kober grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

He attended college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Carnegie Mellon University, graduating with a degree in Acting in 2006. He moved to New York City later in the year, and continues to reside there today.

Career

Theatre

In 2008, Kober was cast in the Off-Broadway Revival of Hair, in the featured role of Margaret Mead. He stayed with the production in its 2009 transfer to Broadway, as well as its 2010 transfer to the West End.

Following Hair, Kober was cast in multiple small roles in the Second Broadway Revival of Les Misérables, and performed with the company until late 2015. After that, he was cast in the ensemble of the She Loves Me Broadway Revival, which had the distinction of being the first Broadway show to be live-streamed internationally online.[2]

Kober also performed in regional productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Ken Ludwig's Baskerville, National Pastime, Sense & Sensibility, and Spamalot.[3]

Kober performed in a musical adaption of Twelfth Night from September 2–5, 2016 at the Delacorte Theatre.[4]

In 2017, Kober appeared in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George and the Los Angeles premier of Roman Holiday. In October of 2017, began performing on Broadway in the cast of School of Rock.[5] Kober took a hiatus from School of Rock in summer 2018 in order to perform as Malvolio in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night. Following the show's closing, he returned to the cast of School of Rock.

Film and TV work

Kober has also made multiple guest appearances on popular television shows, such as Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, Blue Bloods, and Pam Am. He has been featured in the short film Chin Up, and can be seen in the filmed performance of She Loves Me.[6]

Other work

Kober is also a part of the comedy group, The (M)orons, along with three fellow Broadway actors and writers: Drew Gasparini, F. Michael Haynie, and Alex Brightman.[7]

Personal life

Kober is married to Farra Kober, the director of social media and community for MSNBC.[8] They married in 2012, and have a son born in 2016.[9][10][11]

Credits

New York and West End theatre

Year Production Role Category Location
2008 Hair Margaret Mead; Father Off-Broadway The Public Theater
2009 Broadway Al Hirshfeld Theatre
2010 West End Gielgud Theatre
2014 Les Misérables Innkeeper; Babet Broadway Imperial Theatre
2016 She Loves Me Ensemble Studio 54
Twelfth Night Malvolio Off-Broadway Delacorte Theatre
2017 Sunday in the Park with George Ensemble Broadway Hudson Theatre
Roman Holiday Ensemble Regional Golden Gate Theatre
2017–present School of Rock Ensemble, u/s Dewey Broadway Winter Garden Theatre
2018 Twelfth Night Malvolio Off-Broadway Shakespeare in the Park

Filmography

Year Title Role Category Notes
2011 Boardwalk Empire Waiter TV Series Episode: A Dangerous Maid
Pan Am Bob Operations Clerk Episode: Unscheduled Departure
2013 House of Cards Joe Taminini Episode: Chapter 7
2012-13 City of Dreams Tyler 2 episodes
2013 Blue Bloods Joey Marsh Episode: Growing Boys
2016 She Loves Me Various TV Movie Live Performance

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Kober Theatre Credits". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. ↑ Romano, Aja (2016-06-30). "Tonight, Broadway will make history by live-streaming She Loves Me direct from the stage". Vox. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Kober". Andrew Kober. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. ↑ Desk, BWW News. "Nikki M. James, Jose Llana and Andrew Kober to Lead the Public's TWELFTH NIGHT Musical Adaptation". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. ↑ Kober, Andrew (13 Sep 2017). "We've been practicing... I'm thrilled to be joining the Broadway company of @SoRmusical at the beginning of October. Cannot wait.pic.twitter.com/SXAPD498ck". @andrewkober. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  6. ↑ "Andrew Kober". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  7. ↑ "The (M)orons". www.wearethemorons.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  8. ↑ "Farra Kober | MSNBC". MSNBC. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  9. ↑ "Andrew Kober on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  10. ↑ "Farra Kober (@Farrashley) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  11. ↑ "Broadway's Andrew Kober and His Wife Are Expecting! | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2016-07-18.

Further reading

  • "Andrew Kober, Hair". Gothamist. August 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  • "Come to the Koberet, Old Chum! Andrew Kober Welcomes His Les Miz Pals & More to 54 Below". Broadway.com. August 19, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  • Gambino, Joe (July 30, 2015). "Broadway's Andrew Kober and His Wife Are Expecting!". Playbill. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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