Darren Everett Criss popular by the name Darren Criss is an American actor, singer, and songwriter.
Darren Criss Wife
The 31-year-old Darren Criss is unmarried but engaged. He is engaged to Mia Swier. They got engaged in January 2018. They started their affairs in 2010.
Darren Criss Biography
Darren Criss was born on 5 February 1987. His birth name is Darren Everett Criss. His birthplace is in San Francisco, California in the United States. Darren and his brother grew up in San Francisco. They shortly lived in Honolulu, Hawaii. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He attended Roman Catholic schools and completed his elementary education at Stuart Hall for Boys.
He completed his high school from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory in 2005. He enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in Theatre Performance and minoring in Musicology and Italian.
His interest in music led him to take violin lessons at a very young age. He obtained classical training for the next fifteen years.
The 31-year-old actor stands at a height of 1.73 m i.e. 5 feet 8 inches tall. He has a body weight of 152 lbs. He has a slim body build. he has maintained his body well. He has hazel eyes and his hair colour is black.
Darren Criss holds an American nationality.
He studied theatre performance at the American Conservatory Theater.
Last year in April 2022, Darren and his partner, Mia, welcomed their daughter to the world and the actor shared the happy news with an Instagram post and adorable snap of their growing family. ‘M&D made some sweet music,’ he penned in the caption, sharing the full name of their baby girl, ‘Bluesy Belle Criss.
As of 2018, Darren Criss net worth is estimated at around $3.5 million.
He is one of the founding members and co-owners of a musical theatre company, StarKid Productions based in Chicago. He earned recognition after he played the lead role of Harry Potter in StarKid’s musical production of A Very Potter Musical.
He also wrote most of the music and lyrics for it. They made Billboard history when their original album, Me and My Dick, became the first charting student-produced musical recording. He rose to prominence for playing the role of Blaine Anderson on the Fox musical comedy-drama series, Glee.
The 31-years actor, Darren Criss has added one more award to his collection after he won the Golden Globe Award in Best Actor in a limited series or TV Movie category for his role as the serial killer Andrew Cunanan in the second season of Murphy’s anthology series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.
Accepting the award, he dedicated the recognition to his Filipino mother, Cerina Criss.
He made his professional stage debut in 42nd Street Moon’s production of Fanny in 1997. He was just 10-years old then. He has then appeared in the Do I Hear a Waltz?, Babes in Arms, A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and others.
He earned recognition for his role of Harry Potter in the musical comedies A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel, and A Very Potter Senior Year.
Darren Criss made his Broadway debut in the revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in January 2012. He replaced Daniel Radcliffe in the role of J. Pierrepont Finch.
He then appeared in the role of Hedwig in the Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Belasco Theatre from April to July 2015.
Darren Criss made his feature film debut in the comedy film Girl Most Likely in September 2012.
In 2015, he co-founded Elsie Fest, touted as “New York City’s first outdoor music festival celebrating tunes from the stage and screen”.
He has appeared on the magazine covers of Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Out, Playbill, TV Guide, Da Man, GT, Essential Homme, and Prestige.
He has a sibling, an older brother, Charles “Chuck” Criss.
Darren Criss was born to Charles William Criss and Cerina Criss.
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