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Skylar Astin

Skylar Astin Lipstein (born September 23, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He became known for portraying Jesse Swanson in the musical films Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015). He originated the role of Georg in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, and has since appeared in films such as Hamlet 2 (2008), Taking Woodstock (2009), Cavemen (2013), and 21 & Over (2013). He played the role of Greg Serrano on the last season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, a role originally played by Santino Fontana, and Max in the musical dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020). He played the eponymous role of Todd in the television drama So Help Me Todd, which premiered in September 2022 and concluded on May 16, 2024.

Infobox

Born
Skylar Astin Lipstein (1987-09-23) September 23, 1987 (age 38)New York City, U.S.
Occupation
Actor • Singer
Years active
2006–present
Spouse
mw- Anna Camp (m. 2016; div. 2019)

Tables

· Discography › Singles
2021
"Without You"
Role(s)
TBA
"When You're Not There"
2022
"Chills"
"Something in the Air"(with burnboy)
"I Wanna Dance with You"
"Helium"
"Save My Words"
"Enemy"
2023
"Gravity"(with Valerie Broussard)
"EASY"
Year
Title
Album
2021
"Without You"
TBA
"When You're Not There"
2022
"Chills"
"Something in the Air"(with burnboy)
"I Wanna Dance with You"
"Helium"
"Save My Words"
"Enemy"
2023
"Gravity"(with Valerie Broussard)
"EASY"
· Filmography › Film
2008
Hamlet 2
Role(s)
Rand Posin
2009
Taking Woodstock
Role(s)
John P. Roberts
2012
Love Written in Blood
Role(s)
Henderson
Pitch Perfect
Role(s)
Jesse Swanson
Wreck-It Ralph
Role(s)
Roy (voice)
2013
21 & Over
Role(s)
Casey Altman
2014
Cavemen
Role(s)
Dean Parker
2015
Pitch Perfect 2
Role(s)
Jesse Swanson
2016
Monkey Up
Role(s)
Monty (voice)
Flock of Dudes
Role(s)
David
2017
Speech & Debate
Role(s)
Walter Healy
2018
Hot Air
Role(s)
Gareth Whitely
2020
Ghosts of War
Role(s)
Eugene
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
Role(s)
Professor James Morrow
2021
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Role(s)
Max Richman
TBA
Role(s)
F*ck Valentine's Day
Notes
TBA
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008
Hamlet 2
Rand Posin
2009
Taking Woodstock
John P. Roberts
2012
Love Written in Blood
Henderson
Pitch Perfect
Jesse Swanson
Wreck-It Ralph
Roy (voice)
2013
21 & Over
Casey Altman
2014
Cavemen
Dean Parker
2015
Pitch Perfect 2
Jesse Swanson
2016
Monkey Up
Monty (voice)
Flock of Dudes
David
2017
Speech & Debate
Walter Healy
2018
Hot Air
Gareth Whitely
2020
Ghosts of War
Eugene
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
Professor James Morrow
2021
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Max Richman
TBA
F*ck Valentine's Day
TBA
Filming
· Filmography › Television
2011
Love Bites
Role(s)
Ben
Notes
Episode: "Boys to Men"
2012
Girls
Role(s)
Matt Kornstein
Notes
Episode: "Hannah's Diary"
House
Role(s)
Derrick
Notes
Episode: "Holding On"
2013–2015
Role(s)
Ground Floor
Notes
Brody Moyer
2014
Glee
Role(s)
Jean Baptiste
Notes
Episode: "City of Angels"
2015
Halt and Catch Fire
Role(s)
Jessie Evans
Notes
3 episodes
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Skylar Astin Wears Blue Jeans and Weathered Brown Desert Boots"
2016–2017
Role(s)
Graves
Notes
Isaiah Miller
2017
Lip Sync Battle
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Skylar Astin vs. Metta World Peace"
2018–2019
Role(s)
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Notes
Branch (voice)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Role(s)
Greg Serrano
Notes
Main role (10 episodes)
2019
Vampirina
Role(s)
Frankenstein (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Franken-Wedding"
2020
Match Game
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Joel McHale, Jane Krakowski, Jermaine Fowler, Caroline Rhea, Skylar Astin, Retta"
2020–2021
Role(s)
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Notes
Max Richman
2020–2022
Role(s)
Trolls: TrollsTopia
Notes
Branch (voice)
2022
Grey's Anatomy
Role(s)
Todd Eames
Notes
4 episodes
2022–2024
Role(s)
So Help Me Todd
Notes
Todd Wright
2024
American Dad!
Role(s)
Pastor (voice)
Notes
Episode: "An Adult Woman"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Love Bites
Ben
Episode: "Boys to Men"
2012
Girls
Matt Kornstein
Episode: "Hannah's Diary"
House
Derrick
Episode: "Holding On"
2013–2015
Ground Floor
Brody Moyer
Main role (20 episodes)
2014
Glee
Jean Baptiste
Episode: "City of Angels"
2015
Halt and Catch Fire
Jessie Evans
3 episodes
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Himself
Episode: "Skylar Astin Wears Blue Jeans and Weathered Brown Desert Boots"
2016–2017
Graves
Isaiah Miller
Main role (20 episodes)
2017
Lip Sync Battle
Himself
Episode: "Skylar Astin vs. Metta World Peace"
2018–2019
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Branch (voice)
Main role (48 episodes)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Greg Serrano
Main role (10 episodes)
2019
Vampirina
Frankenstein (voice)
Episode: "Franken-Wedding"
2020
Match Game
Himself
Episode: "Joel McHale, Jane Krakowski, Jermaine Fowler, Caroline Rhea, Skylar Astin, Retta"
2020–2021
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Max Richman
Main role (25 episodes)
2020–2022
Trolls: TrollsTopia
Branch (voice)
Main role (23 episodes)
2022
Grey's Anatomy
Todd Eames
4 episodes
2022–2024
So Help Me Todd
Todd Wright
Main role (31 episodes)
2024
American Dad!
Pastor (voice)
Episode: "An Adult Woman"
· Filmography › Web
2011
The Online Gamer
Role(s)
Mikey
Notes
3 episodes
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
The Online Gamer
Mikey
3 episodes
· Stage
2010
Rent
Role(s)
Mark Cohen
Notes
Hollywood Bowl
2016
West Side Story
Role(s)
Tony
Notes
Carnegie Hall
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Role(s)
Norman Mushari
Notes
New York City Center Encores! Off-Center
2017
What We're Up Against
Role(s)
Weber
Notes
WP Theater McGinn/Cazale Theater
2018
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Role(s)
J. Pierrepont Finch
Notes
Kennedy Center
2019
Into the Woods
Role(s)
The Baker
Notes
Hollywood Bowl
2021
Spring Awakening
Role(s)
Georg Zirschnitz
Notes
Broadway Concert
2022
Little Shop of Horrors
Role(s)
Seymour Krelborn
Notes
Off-Broadway
2023
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Role(s)
The Producer
Notes
Broadway
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006–2008
Spring Awakening
Georg Zirschnitz
Broadway
2010
Rent
Mark Cohen
Hollywood Bowl
2016
West Side Story
Tony
Carnegie Hall
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Norman Mushari
New York City Center Encores! Off-Center
2017
What We're Up Against
Weber
WP Theater McGinn/Cazale Theater
2018
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
J. Pierrepont Finch
Kennedy Center
2019
Into the Woods
The Baker
Hollywood Bowl
2021
Spring Awakening
Georg Zirschnitz
Broadway Concert
2022
Little Shop of Horrors
Seymour Krelborn
Off-Broadway
2023
Gutenberg! The Musical!
The Producer
Broadway

References

  1. "Skylar Astin interview"
    http://movieline.com/2012/09/28/pitch-perfect-skylar-astin-interview
  2. Astin mentions his birthday on Twitter
    https://mobile.twitter.com/SkylarAstin/status/249960961694371840?p=v
  3. Astin is stated as being 25, in October 2012 at People
    https://people.com/movies/pitch-perfects-skylar-astin-5-things-to-know/
  4. Jackson, Brian Keith. "Broadways new teen heroes: Our own cast bios of the 'Spring Awakening' kids", New York 40 (9): 15
  5. "Skylar Astin and Barry Lipstein | the Journal News | lohud.com | lohud.com"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20141213142657/http://archive.lohud.com/article/20130615/LIFESTYLE/306150106/Skylar-Astin-Barry-Lipstein
  6. "Summer Awakening for Skylar?"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120601042210/http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/16639/Summer_Awakening__for_Skylar_/
  7. [1] was it supposed to be this? [2] Archived October 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
    http://www.lohud.com/article/20121002/ENTERTAINMENT/310020032/Tuesday-Q-Rockland-s-Skylar-Astin-gets-roll-Hollywood
  8. "Putting NYU on hold for Broadway"
    https://archive.today/20130130174353/http://www.nyunews.com/2.6087/putting-nyu-on-hold-for-broadway-1.637967
  9. playbill.com
    https://archive.today/20120910054532/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109174-PHOTO_CALL_New_Spring_Awakening_Billboard_Blooms_Outside_the_O'Neill_Theatre
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    http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080828/ENTERTAINMENT0702/808280331/-1/SHOWCASE
  11. accessmylibrary.com
    http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15932962_ITM
  12. Spring Awakening
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090115125917/http://www.broadway.com/Past-Present-and-Future-Spring-Awakening-Stars-Say-Goodbye-and-Hello/broadway_photos/568907
  13. mlive.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081122133145/http://www.mlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2008/08/hamlet_2_hey_kids_lets_put_on.html
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    http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=122B9FB928613438&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
  15. Goldstein, Gregg; and Simmons, Leslie (February 7, 2008). "Seems Sundance did have deals", The Hollywood Reporter 403: 3
  16. Andreeva, Nellie (March 30, 2009). "Big Three cast leads on comedy", The Hollywood Reporter 409: 4.
  17. serienjunkies.de
    http://www.serienjunkies.de/news/ace-the-21645.html
  18. Brady, Tveit, Astin And Thoms Join RENT At Hollywood Bowl, broadwayworld.com; accessed May 17, 2015.
    http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Brady_Tveit_Astin_And_Thoms_To_Lead_RENT_At_Hollywood_Bowl_20100430
  19. The Hollywood Reporter
    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/skylar-astin-star-abcs-nba-774506
  20. TheaterMania
    https://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles-theater/news/sutton-foster-and-skylar-astin-into-the-woods_88903.html
  21. Variety
    https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/greys-anatomy-skylar-astin-pitch-perfect-1235195136/
  22. cbsnews.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231226195300/https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/cbs-presents-dick-van-dyke-98-years-of-magic/
  23. "Backstage at "Spring Awakening" with Jonathan Groff"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZZZHn1J89M
  24. Co-Stars Anna Camp and Skylar Astin Are in Perfect Harmony, ABCNews.go.com; accessed May 17, 2015.
    https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/stars-anna-camp-skylar-astin-perfect-harmony/story?id=24487299
  25. Huffington Post
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/skylar-astin-anna-camp_n_3872437.html
  26. People
    https://people.com/celebrity/anna-camp-and-skylar-astin-engaged/
  27. Entertainment Weekly
    https://ew.com/article/2016/09/11/anna-camp-skylar-astin-married-wedding/
  28. Us Weekly
    https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/anna-camp-files-for-divorce-from-husband-skylar-astin
  29. People
    https://people.com/movies/anna-camp-skylar-astin-finalize-divorce/
  30. Pitch Perfect' Star Skylar Astin Trip Away Goes Awry. Home Hit By Thieves, TMZ January 29, 2023
  31. Apple Music
    https://music.apple.com/au/album/without-you-single/1569750578
  32. Apple Music
    https://music.apple.com/au/album/when-youre-not-there-single/1579428245
  33. d23.com
    https://d23.com/meet-the-characters-of-secret-society-of-second-born-royals/
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