Ramin Karimloo was born on September 19, 1978 in Iran. He is an actor, known for The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) and Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010). He is married to Mandy. They have two children.
WhatsOnStage Award for Best Takeover in a Role, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actor in a Musical, WhatsOnStage Award for Best Ensemble Performance, New York, NY, United States
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, New York, NY, United States
Movies
Vendetta, The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary, The Phantom of the Opera, New York, NY, United States
TV Shows
The Spa
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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[on Sierra Boggess] It's not a case of wanting to work with her anymore. I don't want to. I need to.
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Fact
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His sons' names are Jaiden and Hadley. The youngest, Hadley, is named after Hadley Fraser.
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He is a close friend of Hadley Fraser. The two started Sheytoons, a folk rock band together in 2010.
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His entire part in The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is a picture of him in character and a single shot, lasting less than thirty seconds, of Gustave on his deathbed.
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He and Hadley Fraser appeared in the 25th anniversary concerts of both "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Les Misérables".
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He was the first actor to play all three of Christine's loves in "The Phantom of the Opera": he has played Raoul and the Phantom on stage, and makes a cameo as Christine's father in The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
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Won the 2011 Whatsonstage.com Award, The EMG Best Actor in a Musical, for his portrayal as the Phantom in "Love Never Dies". [February 2011]
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Last name is pronounced "Karim-loo". (Karim is pronounced quickly and rhymes with 'Karen'/'Karyn' - 'Kar' as in 'CARE', and 'rim' with a short i vowel).
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Became the youngest ever Phantom at age 28 in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera musical. (September 10, 2007 at Her Majesty's Theatre, London).
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Met his wife, an East Londoner, on a cruise ship.
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First name is pronounced "Rah-MEEN".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Life's Too Short
2011
TV Series
Scientologist
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
2011
The Phantom
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
2010
TV Movie
Enjolras
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
Christine's Father
Flipside
2001
Short
Paul
Cleveland.
2017
pre-production
Thomas
Blue Bloods
2015
TV Series
Barry Hamidi
Show People with Paul Wontorek
2014
TV Series
Vendetta
2013
New York Thug
The Spa
2013
TV Series
Costas
The Rain
2012
Short
Sam
The Royal Variety Performance 2011
2011
TV Movie
The Phantom
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 68th Annual Tony Awards
2014
TV Special performer: "One Day More"
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
2010
TV Movie performer: "Look Down", "The ABC Café/Red and Black", "Do You Hear the People Sing?", "One Day More", "Building the Barricade Upon These Stones", "At the Barricade Upon These Stones", "Javert's Arrival/Little People", "Night of Anguish", "The First Attack", "Drink with Me", "The Final Battle", "One Day More Encore" uncredited
The Michael Ball Show
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
CBS News Up to the Minute
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Concert for America
2017
TV Special
Himself
Working in the Theatre
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Broadway.com Show
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself
The 68th Annual Tony Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Katie
2014
TV Series
Himself
Vlogger 24601: Backstage at 'Les Miserables' with Ramin Karimloo
2014
TV Series
Himself
Show People with Paul Wontorek
2013
TV Series
Himself
Miss World 2011
2011
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
The Michael Ball Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2010
TV Series
Himself - Actor
Loose Women
2010
TV Series
Himself
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
TV Series
Himself / The Phantom
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
CBS News Up to the Minute
2009
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) as Christine's Father
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) as The Phantom
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) as Enjolras
$1.3 Million
