Tituss Burgess
After conquering Broadway, Tituss Burgess set his sights on TV. Performing in various theater productions in high school before heading to the University of Georgia, where he graduated with a BA in Music, he followed the bright lights to New York City to be at the heart of theaterland. Making his Broadway debut in Beach Boys musical "Good Vibrations" (2005), he then leaped to the Four Seasons musical "Jersey Boys" (2005), appearing on the Original Cast Recording released the same year. Burgess also pursued his own recording career, releasing his first studio album, Here's to You, in 2006. He was the first actor to take on the role of Sebastian the Crab in the original stage adaptation of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" (2007). An ambassador for musical theater, Burgess performed at several high profile benefit concerts including "Broadway After Dark" and "Broadway for Obama" in 2008. After appearing in web series "The Battery's Down" (2009), Burgess landed his first television role in "A Gifted Man" (CBS, 2011) followed by a recurring role in "30 Rock" (NBC, 2006-2013), where he first met Tina Fey. Fey was so impressed with his performance on "30 Rock" that she wrote the character of outrageous aspiring Broadway star Titus Andromedon in series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix 2015-), specifically for Burgess, incorporating elements of his own early career into the character.
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Tituss Burgess
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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45% |
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Spellbound | Oracle - Sunny (Voice) | - | 2024 |
100% |
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The Slumber Party | Mesmer (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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Best in Snow | Host | - | 2022 |
100% |
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Annie Live! | Rooster Hannigan (Character) | - | 2021 |
68% |
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Respect | Rev. James Cleveland (Character) | $24.3M | 2021 |
No Score Yet |
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Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical | Remy (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Mess Holiday | Self | - | 2021 |
94% |
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend | Titus Andromedon (Character) | - | 2020 |
46% |
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The Addams Family | Glenn (Voice) | $673.0K | 2019 |
55% |
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Then Came You | Julian (Character) | - | 2018 |
25% |
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I Hate Kids | The Amazing Fabular (Character) | - | 2018 |
41% |
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Smurfs: The Lost Village | Vanity Smurf (Voice) | $45.0M | 2017 |
74% |
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Catfight | John (Character) | - | 2016 |
44% |
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The Angry Birds Movie | Photog (Voice) | $107.5M | 2016 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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92% | 85% | Schmigadoon! | Narrator (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2023 |
97% | 76% | Central Park | Cole (Voice) | 2020-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teletubbies | Narrator | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name That Tune | Guest | 2022 |
75% | 25% | Dishmantled | Host | 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Kids Tonight Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Guest | 2021 |
68% | No Score Yet | Bachelor in Paradise | Host | 2021 |
78% | No Score Yet | Sing On! | Host | 2020 |
82% | 16% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 54% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2016 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016-2019 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View | Music Performer | 2019 |
95% | 65% | The Good Fight | Wade V (Guest Star) | 2019 |
96% | 84% | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Titus (Character) | 2015-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Elena of Avalor | Charoca (Guest Voice) | 2016 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Match Game | Guest | 2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 53% | RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
94% | 56% | 2 Dope Queens | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Julie's Greenroom | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
38% | 76% | Maya & Marty | Music Performer | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 55% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015-2016 |
94% | 78% | Royal Pains | Kristoff (Guest Star) | 2013 |
78% | 92% | 30 Rock | D'Fwan (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |