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__Background:: __
 *  Darren Everett Criss was born on February 5th, 1987 in San Francisco, California.
 * His father, Charles William Criss, was the director of the San Francisco Opera, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Stern Grove Festival and San Francisco Performances.
 * His mother, Cerina Criss, was a banker.
 * He has a brother, Charles, "Chuck" Criss who is 2 years older than him.

__ Musical and Theatrical Training:: __
 * At the age of 5, Darren began taking violin lessons, and continued through high school.
 * At the age of 10, Darren was accepted into the American Conservatory Theater, where he studied theater performance.
 * By 15, he had driven himself to mastering Violin, guitar, piano, mandolin, harmonica and the drums. He later wrote his first song which he used as the title track of his EP (extended play), Human, which was released in 2009.
 * Darren graduated Saint Ignatius in 2005, where he had immersed himself in the theatre and musical departments, starring in numerous plays//, a//nd becoming Concertmaster of the orchestra.
 *  He went on to attend the University of Michigan, majoring in theater performance and minoring in Italian and musicology.
 * In 2008, Darren spent a semester studying Italian theater abroad in Arezzo, Italy, and a year later he got his Bachelor of Fine Arts.

__ Theatre Career:: __
 * Cesario - //Fanny// (1997)
 * Mauro - //Do I Hear a Waltz?// (1998)
 * Beauregard Calhoun - //Babes in Arms// (1999)
 * He appeared in the American Conservatory's plays; //A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Voysey.//
 * He appeared in the University of Michigan's plays; //Pride and Prejudice, A Few Good Men, The Cripple of Inishmaan.//
 * <span style="color: #ff0060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5;">Founded StarKid productions, a musical theatre company, and starred as Harry Potter in, //<span style="color: #ff0060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5;">A Very Potter Musical, A Very Potter Sequel, and A Very Potter Senior Year. //
 * <span style="color: #ff0060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">He made his Broadway debut in January of 2012, replacing Daniel Radcliffe as J. Pierrepont Finch in, //<span style="color: #ff0060; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5;">How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. //