Terrence Mann Movies and Career Information

Terrence Vaughan Mann (born July 1, 1951) is an American actor, singer and dancer who has been prominent on the Broadway stage for the past three decades. Mann was born Terrence Vaughan Mann in Ashland, Kentucky and grew up in Largo, Florida. He is a 1969 graduate of Largo High School,as well as the North Carolina School of the Arts. He is a distinguished professor in musical theater at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He is mainly recognised as the Bounty Hunter 'Ug' from the Critters movies but has worked mainly on the stage and with musicals. Mann made his Broadway debut in 1982 in the Tony Award-winning musical, Barnum at the St. James Theatre. He played the supporting role of Chester Lyman. However, he made his true break-through performance in the original Broadway cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats. He created the memorable lead role of the "playful" cat Rum Tum Tugger. In 1985, Mann played assistant choreographer Larry in Richard Attenborough's film version of A Chorus Line. In 1987, he won the role of Inspector Javert in the original Broadway cast of Les Misérables. His portrayal of Javert earned him his first Tony Award nomination for Best Actor