Rick Crom
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- Actor
- singer
- composer
- lyricist
- comedian
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Rick Crom (born March 15, 1957) is an American actor, singer, comedian, lyricist, and composer. He has appeared in numerous television shows and specials, Broadway and off-Broadway musicals, as well as written several off-Broadway revues, and has been nominated 3 times for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics.[1]
In 1993, Crom made his Broadway acting debut in The Goodbye Girl. He was an understudy in Footloose and appeared in Urinetown: The Musical as Tiny Tom/Dr. Billeaux. His off-Broadway acting credits include the 1994 revival of Merrily We Roll Along and the Encores! productions of Fiorello! and Li'l Abner.
Stand-up Comedy
As a comedian, Crom has appeared with the Chicago City Limits, and performed stand-up across the country, most frequently at New York City's Comedy Cellar. On television, he has been seen on Chappelle's Show, Caroline's Comedy Hour, and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. He also appeared on the FX sitcom Louie, starring fellow comic Louis CK, in which he schools CK on the use of a gay slur.[2][3]
Crom teaches a course in stand-up comedy at the Comedy Cellar in New York.[4]
In 2017, the documentary Oh, Rick was released, chronicling his career.[5][6] It was directed by Dustin Sussman and Aaron Rosenbloom.
