Sean Grandillo facts for kids

Sean Grandillo is an American actor, singer, and musician. He was born on December 9, 1992. Sean is well-known for his roles in popular shows and musicals. He played the Voice of Otto in the Broadway show Spring Awakening. He was also Eli Hudson in MTV's series Scream. You might also know him as Brett Young from ABC's comedy The Real O'Neals. More recently, he played Curly McLain in the national tour of Oklahoma!.

Early Life and Education

Sean Grandillo grew up in Aurora, Ohio, after being born in Cleveland, Ohio. He went to Leighton Elementary School and later graduated from Aurora High School. After high school, he started studying musical theatre at Ithaca College. However, he left college early to join the cast of the musical Spring Awakening in Los Angeles.

Acting Career

Sean's acting journey began in 2014. He tried out for a special production of Spring Awakening by Deaf West Theatre. This show was unique because it used both spoken words and sign language. Sean moved to Los Angeles to be part of it. He continued with the show when it moved to Broadway. In the show, he played the double bass in the band. He also provided the Voice of Otto, while a deaf actor, Miles Barbee, played Otto using sign language.

In 2015, Sean appeared in two episodes of the ABC crime show Secrets and Lies. He played a character named Cooper. The next year, in January 2016, he was a guest star in an episode of NBC's show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He played Chris Roberts, a high school student.

Sean also appeared in the film King Cobra in 2016. Later that year, he joined the second season of MTV's horror series Scream as Eli Hudson. He was in nine episodes of the show. He also played Miles Brekov in the Netflix mystery series The OA. From 2016 to 2017, Sean had a recurring role as Brett Young, Kenny's boyfriend, in the ABC comedy series The Real O'Neals. In 2018, Sean starred as Colin Cowher in the series Youth & Consequences.

From November 2021 to 2022, Sean Grandillo toured the country playing the main role of Curly in the musical Oklahoma!.

Music Journey

Sean Grandillo's music career started when he was part of a band called Rumored Alone. This band used to play cover songs by the group My Chemical Romance.

On October 15, 2015, Sean released his very first song, which was called "New." In August 2016, he released his second song, "Why Is It so Hard to Change." Soon after, on September 2, 2016, he released his first collection of songs, known as an EP, also titled Why Is It so Hard to Change.

On August 25, 2017, Sean released his first full album. It was called Necessary Trouble and became available on music platforms like iTunes and Spotify.

Discography

Extended Plays

Singles

Filmography

Film Roles

Television Roles

Stage Performances

See also

In Spanish: Sean Grandillo para niños