JEREMY POPE, is an American actor and singer born on this date. Pope is the sixth person in Tony Award history to be nominated in two categories for separate performances during the same year, when he received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his role as “Pharus Jonathan Young” in Choir Boy and Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his role as Eddie Kendricks in Ain’t Too Proud in 2019, the latter of which also earned him a nomination for a 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

In 2020, Pope starred in the Netflix miniseries Hollywood, which earned him a nomination for a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. His most recent work is as the young gay man who joins the Marines, based on (and directed by) the book by Elegance Bratton.