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Sean Grandillo
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| Born | December 9, 1992 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Ithaca College |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Sean Grandillo (born December 9, 1992) is an American actor, singer and musician, known for his roles as the Voice of Otto in the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening, Eli Hudson in MTV's horror series Scream, Brett Young in ABC's comedy series The Real O'Neals, and Curly McLain in the 2021-2022 national tour of Oklahoma!.
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Early life
Grandillo was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Aurora, Ohio. He was educated at Leighton Elementary School and graduated from Aurora High School. He went on to attend Ithaca College for musical theatre, before dropping out to join the cast of Spring Awakening in Los Angeles.
Career
Acting
In 2014, Grandillo auditioned for Deaf West Theatre's production of Spring Awakening while on a break from college, and moved to Los Angeles two weeks later to star in the musical. He stayed with the company as the show transferred to Broadway, playing the double bass in the band and providing the Voice of Otto, while deaf actor Miles Barbee portrays the role of Otto Lämmermeier in sign language. In 2015, he guest appeared as Cooper in two episodes of ABC's crime drama series Secrets and Lies.
..... In March 2016, he was cast in the recurring role of Eli Hudson in the second season of MTV's horror series Scream. In the same year, Grandillo appeared as Miles Brekov in the Netflix mystery series, The OA. He recurred as Kenny's boyfriend, Brett Young, in the ABC comedy series The Real O'Neals. In 2018, Grandillo starred in the role of Colin Cowher on the comedy-drama series Youth & Consequences.
Grandillo began playing the role of Curly in the national tour of Oklahoma! on November 6, 2021.
Music
Grandillo's music career began with what started as a My Chemical Romance cover band called Rumored Alone.
On October 15, 2015, Grandillo released his first single, "New." In August 2016, he released his second single, "Why Is It so Hard to Change." On September 2, 2016, Grandillo released his first EP, also titled Why Is It so Hard to Change.
On August 25, 2017, Grandillo released his debut album titled Necessarily Trouble on iTunes and Spotify.
Discography
Extended plays
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| Why Is It so Hard to Change |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Break Free / Problem" (David Levitz and Sean Grandillo) |
2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Latch / All of Me" (David Levitz and Sean Grandillo) |
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| "New" | 2015 | |
| "Why Is It so Hard to Change" | 2016 | Why Is It so Hard to Change |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Die from a Broken Heart | Rick | Short |
| 2016 | Madtown | Young Aaron Lewis | |
| King Cobra | Caleb, Cobra Performer | ||
| 2018 | In Reality | Scott | |
| 2023 | Summoning Sylvia | P.B. |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Secrets and Lies | Cooper | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | Chris Roberts | Episode: "A Misunderstanding" |
| Scream | Eli Hudson | 9 episodes | |
| The OA | Miles Brekov | Episode: "Homecoming" | |
| 2016–2017 | The Real O'Neals | Brett Young | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Youth & Consequences | Colin Cowher | 8 episodes |
| Rise | Jeremy Travers | Recurring role | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Charlie Landry | Episode: "Risk Assessment" | |
| 2019 | Indoor Boys | Blaine | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Blue Bloods | Charles Morrow | Episode: "The First 100 Days" |
| Condor | Anders Crane | 5 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Location |
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| 2014 | Spring Awakening | Voice of Otto | Deaf West Theatre |
| 2015 | Wallis Annenberg Center | ||
| 2015–2016 | Brooks Atkinson Theatre | ||
| 2021-2022 | Oklahoma! | Curly | N/A |
See also
In Spanish: Sean Grandillo para niños In Spanish: Sean Grandillo para niños
