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Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series Glee (2010–2015) and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018). He has also appeared on Broadway and in film and has released several musical albums. A founding member and co-owner of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Chicago, Criss first garnered attention playing the lead role of Harry Potter in, and writing most of the music and lyrics for, StarKid's musical production of A Very Potter Musical. Criss has also starred on Broadway as a replacement in both How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In 2015, Criss co-founded Elsie Fest which is touted as "New York City's first outdoor music festival celebrating tunes from the stage and screen". In March 2017, Criss debuted his indie pop band Computer Games along with his brother Chuck Criss. In addition to his music endeavors, Criss starred in the second installment of Ryan Murphy's American Crime Story. Subtitled The Assassination of Gianni Versace (2018), Criss's portrayal of spree killer Andrew Cunanan received acclaim from critics, and earned him an Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries, or Television Film.
A 2026 live action/mixed media/puppet tv show based on the mixed-media horror project “Welcome Home”. This show will follow the story both on and off-screen, documenting the findings of the Restoration Project and the goings-on of the characters themselves. On the website, it says that Welcome Home “focuses on unraveling the mysterious disappearance of a beloved 1970s children’s television show of the same name. Accompany a colorful cavalcade of puppets as their beloved neighborhood begins to skew and distort into a haunting perception of reality. Through an array of old merchandise, you will find what dwells within this home, tucked behind its beautiful wallpaper and hidden beneath its rotting foundation. So take the hand of someone familiar, as you walk down a path now long forgotten.”
