By the age of 10 precocious actor Anthony Rapp had already made his Broadway debut. That was in 1981, and over the next 15 years Rapp built an impressive acting and musical resume. He
In 1996 he landed the role of a lifetime, creating the character Mark Cohen in the smash Broadway hit ”Rent.”
But as he was enjoying that personal success, Rapp was also facing a personal tragedy. His mother was dying of cancer.
The two of them had always been very close, and losing her was devastating. She died in 1997.
A couple of years later Anthony Rapp began writing a memoir of Broadway, “Rent,” and his mom. It took him 6 years, but the book was published in 2006. It was called Without You.
I met him in the spring of 2006 when his publisher sent him on a book tour. Our conversation was frank and moving.
So here now, from 2006, Anthony Rapp.
In addition to his Broadway success Anthony Rapp is also well-known to TV viewers for his seven-year role on “Star Trek: Discovery”. He is 54 now.